How to install Nginx 1.17.0 v on CentOS 7.6
Installation of Nginx 1.17.0 v On CentOS 7.6
Installation
Nginx Repository Package:
[nginx]
name=nginx repo
baseurl=http://nginx.org/packages/mainline/centos/7/$basearch/
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1
Add the repository of nginx server by executing the following command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# vim /etc/yum.repos.d/nginx.repo
[nginx]
name=nginx repo
baseurl=http://nginx.org/packages/mainline/centos/7/$basearch/
gpgcheck=0
enabled=1
Install the nginx after the successful addition of repository
[root@linuxhelp ~]# yum install nginx -y
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: repos.del.extreme-ix.org
* epel: repos.del.extreme-ix.org
* extras: repos.del.extreme-ix.org
* remi-php72: mirror.neolabs.kz
* remi-safe: mirror.neolabs.kz
* updates: repos.del.extreme-ix.org
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package nginx.x86_64 1:1.17.0-1.el7.ngx will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
nginx x86_64 1:1.17.0-1.el7.ngx nginx 767 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package
Total download size: 767 k
Installed size: 2.7 M
Downloading packages:
nginx-1.17.0-1.el7.ngx.x86_64.rpm | 767 kB 00:00:05
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Installing : 1:nginx-1.17.0-1.el7.ngx.x86_64 1/1
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Verifying : 1:nginx-1.17.0-1.el7.ngx.x86_64 1/1
Installed:
nginx.x86_64 1:1.17.0-1.el7.ngx
Complete!
Enable the service of nginx server
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl enable nginx
Created symlink from /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/nginx.service to /usr/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service.
And then start the service of nginx server.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl start nginx
Stop the service of nginx server
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl stop nginx
Now restart the service of nginx server
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl restart nginx
[root@linuxhelp ~]# systemctl status nginx
● nginx.service - nginx - high performance web server
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2019-06-04 10:10:44 IST; 14s ago
Docs: http://nginx.org/en/docs/
Process: 31701 ExecStop=/bin/kill -s TERM $MAINPID (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 31728 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nginx -c /etc/nginx/nginx.conf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 31729 (nginx)
Check the port number that has been allotted to nginx server using grep as follows
[root@linuxhelp ~]# netstat -tulpn | grep nginx
tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 32430/nginx: master
Check the version of nginx as follows
[root@linuxhelp ~]# nginx -v
nginx version: nginx/1.17.0
Open the browser and enter the ip address of the system or simply as localhost to test the nginx welcome page
Q
Which architecture does Nginx server use?
A
Nginx server uses event-driven architecture specifically to address the performance and scalability of issues.
Q
Does the Nginx server has the ability to process dynamic content internally?
A
Nginx server lacks the ability to process dynamic content internally.
Q
How is Nginx server different from Apache?
A
Nginx server is a high-performance asynchronous web server and reverses proxy server whereas Apache is an open-source HTTP server.
Q
Is an nginx server faster than Apache?
A
yes, Nginx server is two times faster than Apache.
Q
What is a nginx server?
A
Nginx server is a free,open source,high performance HTTP server and reverse proxy. as well as an IMAP/POP3 proxy server which is well known for its high performance,stability,rich feature set,simple configuration and low resource consumption.
$ sudo yum remove nginx-mod*
The install the modules provided by the official repository:
$ sudo yum install nginx-module-*
If you don’t want to install all the modules replace the wildcard with the specific module(s) you want. The modules can be found using sudo yum search nginx-module
And restart the server:
$ sudo systemctl restart nginx
without this actions nginx was failed when restart