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Nginx [engine x] and you (and WordPress)
- 1. nginx [engine x] and you! (with WordPress)
- 2. Why Nginx? ● Better performance of static content ● Better scalability (non-blocking architecture) ● Ability to use as a proxy server in conjunction with another web server such as Apache https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tu torials/apache-vs-nginx-practical- considerations
- 3. Should I? Probably not: ● Local installs where Apache, ServerPress, XAMPP, or MAMP is otherwise working fine Maybe: ● New Server Instances/Installs For sure: ● Servers where performance is a must ● Situations requiring a proxy to help lighten static file requests
- 4. But Why? ● For fun! (nginx has a bright future) ● Greater understanding of “managed” WordPress hosts ● Performance/Speed Remember the “Why nots” - for many switching is a zero-sum game.
- 5. Managed WordPress Layer Cake ● Cloudflare - High Speed DNS/SSL handling ● Varnish - Caching ● CDN - Library Delivery ● Nginx - static file proxy ● Apache - dynamic content requests ● PHP - dynamic content generation ● MySQL - content data store
- 6. Simplified WordPress Layer Cake ● Nginx - Full Web Server ● PHP - FastCGI Process Manager (FPM) ● MySQL - content data store
- 7. Trying it out Basic nginx Install on Ubuntu: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tu torials/how-to-install-linux-nginx-mysql-php- lemp-stack-on-ubuntu-14-04 WordPress specific considerations: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tu torials/how-to-install-wordpress-with-nginx- on-ubuntu-14-04 More from Codex: https://codex.wordpress.org/Nginx
- 8. PHP-FPM configuration /etc/php5/fpm (configuration home) /etc/php5/fpm/php.ini # for security purposes cgi.fix_pathinfo=0
- 9. PHP-FPM configuration (cont.) /etc/php5/fpm/pool.d/www.conf # observe value for nginx configuration listen = /var/run/php5-fpm.sock
- 10. nginx configuration /etc/nginx (configuration home) /etc/nginx/sites-available (sites available) /etc/nginx/sites-enabled (sites “turned on”) /etc/nginx/includes (created by me)
- 11. Site: http://tmp.thinky64.lan /etc/nginx/sites-available/100-wp_tmp server { root /home/justin/src/tmp; server_name tmp.thinky64.lan; include includes/wp.conf; }
- 12. Standard nginx WP include /etc/nginx/includes/wp.conf listen 80; index index.php; location / { try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?q=$uri&$args; }
- 13. Standard nginx WP include (cont.) location ~ .php$ { try_files $uri =404; fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php5- fpm.sock; fastcgi_index index.php; include fastcgi.conf; }
- 14. Be Careful! ● These slide examples are simplified ● Many of the tutorials are outdated ● Follow best security practices!
- 15. MultiSite Additional configuration only needed for subdirectory multisite installations Nginx Config: https://codex.wordpress.org/Nginx#WordPres s_Multisite_Subdirectory_rules Nginx Helper - only needed for sites that started life as WP 3.4 or earlier: https://wordpress.org/plugins/nginx-helper/
- 16. Site: http://folder.thinky64.lan /etc/nginx/sites-available/100-wp_folder #only needed if using nginx-helper plugin map $http_host $blogid { default 0; include /home/justin/src/ms-folder/wp- content/uploads/nginx-helper/map.conf; }
- 17. http://folder.thinky64.lan (cont.) server { root /home/justin/src/ms-folder; server_name folder.thinky64.lan; include includes/wp-ms-subdir.conf; }
- 18. Thank you! Justin Foell Partner @ 9seeds.com / WordPress Developer justin@9seeds.com