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MichaelLustfield: /* Server Block Examples */

2012-02-17T14:13:11Z

‎Server Block Examples

MichaelLustfield: moved VirtualHostExample to ServerBlockExample

2012-02-17T14:05:14Z

moved VirtualHostExample to ServerBlockExample

Ensiferous: /* A Default Catchall Virtual Host */ Updated for newer versions and clarity.

2011-11-11T01:16:32Z

‎A Default Catchall Virtual Host: Updated for newer versions and clarity.

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= Virtual Hosts Examples =

== Two Virtual Hosts, Serving Static Files ==
<geshi lang=nginx>

http {
index index.html;

server {
server_name www.domain1.com;
access_log logs/domain1.access.log main;

root /var/www/domain1.com/htdocs;
}

server {
server_name www.domain2.com;
access_log logs/domain2.access.log main;

root /var/www/domain2.com/htdocs;
}
}

</geshi>

== A Default Catchall Virtual Host ==

<geshi lang=nginx>

http {
index index.html;

server {
listen 80 default_server;
server_name _; # This is just an invalid value which will never trigger on a real hostname.
access_log logs/default.access.log main;

server_name_in_redirect off;

root /var/www/default/htdocs;
}
}

</geshi>

== Wildcard Subdomains in a Parent Folder ==

This is just a really easy way to keep adding new subdomains, or to add new domains automatically when DNS records are pointed at the server. Note that I have included FCGI here as well. If you want to just serve static files, strip out the FCGI config and change the default document to index.html. Rather than creating a new vhost.conf file for every domain, just create one of these:
<geshi lang=nginx>

server {
# Replace this port with the right one for your requirements
listen 80 [default|default_server]; #could also be 1.2.3.4:80

# Multiple hostnames separated by spaces. Replace these as well.
server_name star.yourdomain.com *.yourdomain.com; # Alternately: _

root /PATH/TO/WEBROOT/$host;

error_page 404 errors/404.html;
access_log logs/star.yourdomain.com.access.log;

index index.php index.html index.htm;

# serve static files directly
location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|gif|css|png|js|ico|html)$ {
access_log off;
expires max;
}

location ~ \.php$ {
include fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_intercept_errors on;
# By all means use a different server for the fcgi processes if you need to
fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:YOURFCGIPORTHERE;
}

location ~ /\.ht {
deny all;
}
}

</geshi>

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-= Virtual Hosts Examples =
+= Server Block Examples =
-== Two Virtual Hosts, Serving Static Files ==
+Note: "VirtualHost" is an Apache term. Nginx does not have Virtual hosts, it has "Server Blocks" that use the server_name and listen directives to bind to tcp sockets.
 <geshi lang=nginx>
@@ Line 24: / Line 26: @@
 </geshi>
-== A Default Catchall Virtual Host ==
+== A Default "Catch All" Server Block ==
 <geshi lang=nginx>
@@ Line 51: / Line 53: @@
 server {
    # Replace this port with the right one for your requirements
-   listen 80 [default|default_server];  #could also be 1.2.3.4:80
+   listen 80 default_server;  #could also be 1.2.3.4:80
    # Multiple hostnames separated by spaces.  Replace these as well.
    server_name star.yourdomain.com *.yourdomain.com; # Alternately: _
-   root /PATH/TO/WEBROOT/$host;
+   root /PATH/TO/WEBROOT;
    error_page 404 errors/404.html;
@@ Line 63: / Line 65: @@
    index index.php index.html index.htm;
-   # serve static files directly
+   # static file 404's aren't logged and expires header is set to maximum age
    location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|gif|css|png|js|ico|html)$ {
      access_log off;