These are the steps I took to setup multiple hosts for Nginx on a 256MB Slicehost VPS running Gentoo Linux. They should work in other similar Linux environments. YMMV.
I followed this multiple hosts layout intended for a single admin/user, and adapted for Nginx this virtual host permissions setup written for Apache.
Place your user account in the web server (Nginx) group:
sudo usermod -a -G nginx myuserLogout, login again, check if you are in the “nginx” group by typing:
groupsCreate the “public_html” or “htdocs” or whatever directory that will hold all your websites:
mkdir /home/myuser/public_htmlCreate a directory for your “default” or “catch-all” website:
mkdir /home/myuser/public_html/defaultMake sure the “public_html” directory is owned by your user and belongs to the web server group:
sudo chgrp -R nginx /home/myuser/public_html
Make any files and directories created in the future under “public_html” inherit the same ownership and permissions, so you don’t have to set these permissions again:
sudo chmod -R 2750 /home/myuser/public_html
Edit Nginx’s config file:
sudo nano /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Modify the “server” section to look something like this: (source)
server { listen 80 default; server_name _ *; access_log /var/log/nginx/localhost.access_log main; error_log /var/log/nginx/localhost.error_log info; location / { index index.html,index.htm,index.php; root /home/myuser/public_html/default; } location ~ .*.php$ { include /etc/nginx/fastcgi_params; fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:1026; fastcgi_index index.php; fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME /home/myuser/public_html/default/$fastcgi_script_name; } }
Start Nginx:
sudo /etc/init.d/nginx startSet Nginx to automatically start on bootup:
sudo rc-config add nginxAnd you’re done! If you need to add another website in the future, simply add another “server” section to nginx.conf.
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(Apologies for the lack of updates; I’ve been busy playing with this Gentoo web server amongst other things.)
