Nginx HTTP Server : Make the Most of Your Infrastructure and Serve Pages Faster than Ever with Nginx /

Nginx HTTP Server : Make the Most of Your Infrastructure and Serve Pages Faster than Ever with Nginx /

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Author / Creator:Nedelcu, Clément.
Imprint:Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing, 2013.
Description:1 online resource (ix, 298 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Subject:
HTTP (Computer network protocol)
Computer networks.
Computer networks.
HTTP (Computer network protocol)
Electronic books -- Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11203271
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ISBN:9781782162339
178216233X
1782162321
9781782162322
9781782162322
9781782162339
Language / Script:Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
Notes:Includes index.
Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
Summary:This tutorial book includes detailed instructions for each of the processes it describes: downloading and installing the application, configuring and using modules, and much more. It provides a step-by-step tutorial to replace your existing web server with Nginx. With commented configuration sections and in-depth module descriptions, you will be able to make the most of the performance potential offered by Nginx. By covering both early setup stages and advanced topics this book will suit web administrators interested in solutions to optimize their infrastructure, whether they are looking into r.
Other form:Print version: Nedelcu, Clement. Nginx HTTP Server. Birmingham : Packt Publishing, ©2013 9781782162322
Table of Contents:
  • Table of Contents; Nginx HTTP Server Second Edition; Nginx HTTP Server Second Edition; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more; Why Subscribe?; Free Access for Packt account holders; Preface; What this book covers; What you need for this book; Who this book is for; Conventions; Reader feedback; Customer support; Downloading the example code; Errata; Piracy; Questions; 1. Downloading and Installing Nginx; Setting up the prerequisites; GCC
  • GNU Compiler Collection; The PCRE library; The zlib library; OpenSSL.
  • Downloading NginxWebsites and resources; Version branches; Features; Downloading and extracting; Configure options; The easy way; Path options; Prerequisites options; Module options; Modules enabled by default; Modules disabled by default; Miscellaneous options; Configuration examples; About the prefix switch; Regular HTTP and HTTPS servers; All modules enabled; Mail server proxy; Build configuration issues; Make sure you installed the prerequisites; Directories exist and are writable; Compiling and installing; Controlling the Nginx service; Daemons and services; User and group.
  • Nginx command-line switchesStarting and stopping the daemon; Testing the configuration; Other switches; Adding Nginx as a system service; System V scripts; What is an init script?; Init script for Debian-based distributions; Init script for Red Hat-based distributions; Installing the script; Debian-based distributions; Red Hat-based distributions; Summary; 2. Basic Nginx Configuration; Configuration file syntax; Configuration Directives; Organization and inclusions; Directive blocks; Advanced language rules; Directives accept specific syntaxes; Diminutives in directive values; Variables.
  • String valuesBase module directives; What are base modules?; Nginx process architecture; Core module directives; Events module; Configuration module; A configuration for your profile; Understanding the default configuration; Necessary adjustments; Adapting to your hardware; Testing your server; Creating a test server; Performance tests; Httperf; Autobench; OpenWebLoad; Upgrading Nginx gracefully; Summary; 3. HTTP Configuration; HTTP Core module; Structure blocks; Module directives; Socket and host configuration; listen; server_name; server_name_in_redirect; server_names_hash_max_size.
  • Server_names_hash_bucket_sizeport_in_redirect; tcp_nodelay; tcp_nopush; sendfile; sendfile_max_chunk; send_lowat; reset_timedout_connection; Paths and documents; root; alias; Client requests; keepalive_requests; keepalive_timeout; keepalive_disable; send_timeout; client_body_in_file_only; client_body_in_single_buffer; client_body_buffer_size; client_body_temp_path; client_body_timeout; client_header_buffer_size; client_header_timeout; client_max_body_size; large_client_header_buffers; lingering_time; lingering_timeout; lingering_close; ignore_invalid_headers; chunked_transfer_encoding.

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