RHEL v6.x user type the following command:
# wget http://nginx.org/packages/rhel/6/noarch/RPMS/nginx-release-rhel-6-0.el6.ngx.noarch.rpm
# rpm -ivh nginx-release-rhel-6-0.el6.ngx.noarch.rpm
Sample outputs:
warning: nginx-release-rhel-6-0.el6.ngx.noarch.rpm: Header V4 RSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 7bd9bf62: NOKEY Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:nginx-release-rhel ########################################### [100%]
Step #2: Install nginx web-server
Type the following yum command to install nginx web-server:
# yum install nginx
Step #3: Turn on nginx service
Type the following command:
# chkconfig nginx on
How do I start / stop / restart nginx web-server?
Type the following commands:
# service nginx start
# service nginx stop
# service nginx restart
# service nginx status
# service nginx reload
Step #4: Configuration files
- Default configuration directory: /etc/nginx/
- Default SSL and vhost config directory: /etc/nginx/conf.d/
- Default log file directory: /var/log/nginx/
- Default document root directory: /usr/share/nginx/html
- Default configuration file: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
- Default server access log file: /var/log/nginx/access.log
- Default server access log file: /var/log/nginx/error.log
To edit the nginx configuration file, enter:
# vi /etc/nginx/nginx.conf