Category Archives: Nginx

Install Deki Wiki on Nginx Ubuntu - Nginx Conf File Included

Deki Wiki is cool but Apache is really too bloated.

Here’s how to get it working on Nginx Ubuntu.

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Google App Engine SDK Nginx Proxy Pass proxy_pass Ubuntu

Here’s a quick set up for Google App Engine’s SDK on Nginx.

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Nginx SuperCache WP Super Cache Plugin Rewrites WordPress Mu

Nginx combined with WP Super Cache for WordPress Mu is an interesting idea. However, you can potentially set up a simpler, and superior caching system using internal Nginx features that replaces the need for Super Cache.

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Multiple FastCgi PHP Servers Nginx Load Balancing

Update: Do not use this config for php.  Instead use php-fpm with xcache.

To configure Nginx to load balance multiple FastCgi servers use this type of configuration:

upstream servercom {
server 127.0.0.1:44440;
server 127.0.0.1:44441;
server 127.0.0.1:44442;
server 127.0.0.1:44443;
server 127.0.0.1:44444;
}

location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass servercom;
fastcgi_index stream.app;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME /var/www/htdocs$fastcgi_script_name;
include /etc/nginx/fastcgi.conf;
}

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The plain HTTP request was sent to HTTPS port

“The plain HTTP request was sent to HTTPS port” is an Nginx error you can some times get when using applications that are set to redirect to https.

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