Nginx is an open source for reverse proxy server. Its light weight and high performance web server the Apache HTTP Server.

This post describe how to install NGINX server manually in your system

Download latest version from the URL :   http://wiki.nginx.org/Install

Download the nginx stable version 1.6.0 using wget command and extract that file,

#  cd /root

#  wget  http://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.6.0.tar.gz

#  tar -xf  nginx-1.6.0.tar.gz

#  cd nginx-1.6.0

I have decided to configure few modules in Nginx as below, If you have require to add more module just add continuously, 

Now, Install  Nginx
 
#  ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/nginx --with-http_ssl_module --with-http_stub_status_module --with-http_gunzip_module --without-http_geo_module

Error 1:


checking for OS

 + Linux 2.6.32-71.29.1.el6.x86_64 x86_64

checking for C compiler ... not found



./configure: error: C compiler cc is not found


Solution : This package require some package to compile gcc, glibc, gd Install it.
 
  # ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/nginx --with-http_ssl_module --with-http_stub_status_module --with-http_gunzip_module --without-http_geo_module

Error 2:


Error :

checking for PCRE library in /usr/pkg/ ... not found

checking for PCRE library in /opt/local/ ... not found



./configure: error: the HTTP rewrite module requires the PCRE library.

You can either disable the module by using --without-http_rewrite_module

option, or install the PCRE library into the system, or build the PCRE library

statically from the source with nginx by using --with-pcre= option.


Soluton :

HTTP rewrite module requires to install pcre-devel package
 
 # ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/nginx --with-http_ssl_module --with-http_stub_status_module --with-http_gunzip_module --without-http_geo_module

Error 3 :


./configure: error: SSL modules require the OpenSSL library.

You can either do not enable the modules, or install the OpenSSL library

into the system, or build the OpenSSL library statically from the source

with nginx by using --with-openssl= option.


Solution:

SSL modules require to install openSSL devel package
 
​ # ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/nginx --with-http_ssl_module --with-http_stub_status_module --with-http_gunzip_module --without-http_geo_module

Finally you get an output configuration summary and Nginx paths




Configuration summary

  + using system PCRE library

  + using system OpenSSL library

  + md5: using OpenSSL library

  + sha1: using OpenSSL library

  + using system zlib library



  nginx path prefix: "/usr/local/nginx"

  nginx binary file: "/usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx"

  nginx configuration prefix: "/usr/local/nginx/conf"

  nginx configuration file: "/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf"

  nginx pid file: "/usr/local/nginx/logs/nginx.pid"

  nginx error log file: "/usr/local/nginx/logs/error.log"

  nginx http access log file: "/usr/local/nginx/logs/access.log"

  nginx http client request body temporary files: "client_body_temp"

  nginx http proxy temporary files: "proxy_temp"

  nginx http fastcgi temporary files: "fastcgi_temp"

  nginx http uwsgi temporary files: "uwsgi_temp"

  nginx http scgi temporary files: "scgi_temp"
# make

# make install

The Nginx server has been installed under /usr/local/nginx directory
 
# cd /usr/local/nginx/

To start your NGINX service manually,
 
# /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx

Need to check whether the NGINX service is running?
 
# ps aux | grep nginx


root     18252  0.0  0.2  44912  1124 ?        Ss   20:09   0:00 nginx: master process /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx

nobody   18253  0.0  0.3  45340  1712 ?        S    20:09   0:00 nginx: worker process

root     18255  0.0  0.1 103240   868 pts/0    S+   20:09   0:00 grep nginx

To check Nginx port number is established,
 
# netstat -anp | grep nginx


tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:80                  0.0.0.0:*                   LISTEN      18252/nginx

unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     37184  18252/nginx

unix  3      [ ]         STREAM     CONNECTED     37183  18252/nginx

Find your Nginx server version,
 
# /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx -V


nginx version: nginx/1.6.0

built by gcc 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-11) (GCC)


subsystems:

Linux provides  another easy way to start service  subsystems,

Create a file and add below code,
 
vim /etc/sysconfig/nginx


## Configuration file for the nginx service.



NGINX=/usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx

CONFFILE=/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf


Create a file  /etc/init.d/nginx and add below code
 
# ​ /etc/init.d/nginx


# Source function library.

. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions



if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/nginx ]; then

    . /etc/sysconfig/nginx

fi



prog=nginx

nginx=${NGINX-/usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx}

conffile=${CONFFILE-/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf}

lockfile=${LOCKFILE-/var/lock/subsys/nginx}

pidfile=${PIDFILE-/usr/local/nginx/logs/nginx.pid}

SLEEPMSEC=100000

RETVAL=0



start() {

    echo -n $"Starting $prog: "



    daemon --pidfile=${pidfile} ${nginx} -c ${conffile}

    RETVAL=$?

    echo

    [ $RETVAL = 0 ] && touch ${lockfile}

    return $RETVAL

}



stop() {

    echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "

    killproc -p ${pidfile} ${prog}

    RETVAL=$?

    echo

    [ $RETVAL = 0 ] && rm -f ${lockfile} ${pidfile}

}



reload() {

    echo -n $"Reloading $prog: "

    killproc -p ${pidfile} ${prog} -HUP

    RETVAL=$?

    echo

}



upgrade() {

    oldbinpidfile=${pidfile}.oldbin



    configtest -q || return 6

    echo -n $"Staring new master $prog: "

    killproc -p ${pidfile} ${prog} -USR2

    RETVAL=$?

    echo

    /bin/usleep $SLEEPMSEC

    if [ -f ${oldbinpidfile} -a -f ${pidfile} ]; then

        echo -n $"Graceful shutdown of old $prog: "

        killproc -p ${oldbinpidfile} ${prog} -QUIT

        RETVAL=$?

        echo

    else

        echo $"Upgrade failed!"

        return 1

    fi

}



configtest() {

    if [ "$#" -ne 0 ] ; then

        case "$1" in

            -q)

                FLAG=$1

                ;;

            *)

                ;;

        esac

        shift

    fi

    ${nginx} -t -c ${conffile} $FLAG

    RETVAL=$?

    return $RETVAL

}



rh_status() {

    status -p ${pidfile} ${nginx}

}



# See how we were called.

case "$1" in

    start)

        rh_status >/dev/null 2>&1 && exit 0

        start

        ;;

    stop)

        stop

        ;;

    status)

        rh_status

        RETVAL=$?

        ;;

    restart)

        configtest -q || exit $RETVAL

        stop

        start

        ;;

    upgrade)

        upgrade

        ;;

    condrestart|try-restart)

        if rh_status >/dev/null 2>&1; then

            stop

            start

        fi

        ;;

    force-reload|reload)

        reload

        ;;

    configtest)

        configtest

        ;;

    *)

        echo $"Usage: $prog {start|stop|restart|condrestart|try-restart|force-reload|upgrade|reload|status|help|configtest}"

        RETVAL=2

esac

exit $RETVAL

Set executable permission,
 
# chmod +x /etc/init.d/nginx

# /etc/init.d/nginx start
Starting nginx:              [  OK  ]
 
# /etc/init.d/nginx stop
Stopping nginx:              [  OK  ]
 
# /etc/init.d/nginx status
nginx (pid  18569) is running...

find your server IP Address
 
# ifconfig eth0 | grep inet | awk '{ print $2 }' | head -1
addr:192.168.1.1


Put this IP address on your browser : http://192.168.1.1/