How to install nginx in Ubuntu
The steps for installing the nginx on Ubuntu below.
1.install the packages first.
apt-get install gcc apt-get install libpcre3 libpcre3-dev apt-get install zlib1g zlib1g-dev apt-get install openssl openssl-dev
2.download the source code of nginx from the website http://nginx.org/en/download.html
3. uncompress the downloaded nginx file.
tar zxvf nginx-1.8.0
4.install nginx.
su root #using root user to install nginx cd /home/pinxiong/pinxiong/nginx-1.8.0/ #the directory is the unpressed nginx's dictory. ./configure make make install
5.check if nginx configure is right.
root@ubuntu:/usr/local/nginx# ./sbin/nginx -t nginx: the configuration file /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf syntax is ok nginx: configuration file /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf test is successful
6.check if nginx had started.
root@ubuntu:/usr/local/nginx# ps -ax | grep nginx 17050 ? Ss 0:00 nginx: master process ./sbin/nginx 17051 ? S 0:00 nginx: worker process 17052 ? S 0:00 nginx: worker process 17053 ? S 0:00 nginx: worker process 17054 ? S 0:00 nginx: worker process 17055 ? S 0:00 nginx: worker process 17056 ? S 0:00 nginx: worker process 17057 ? S 0:00 nginx: worker process 17058 ? S 0:00 nginx: worker process 17059 ? S 0:00 nginx: worker process 17060 ? S 0:00 nginx: worker process 17062 pts/1 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto nginx
7.check if nginx can work well.
open your browser and then type the web address localhost/index.html . It's OK if you can see a webpage showing "Welcome to nginx!", or failed otherwise.