Linux: Howto install nginx on CentOS

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Following is a guide for howto install the nginx load balancer on CentOS...

Lets start by installing the requirements.. type:

 

sudo yum install -y pcre yum install pcre-devel zlib zlib-devel openssl openssl-devel gcc

 

Now that we got what is needed, lets fetch nginx and install it..

1. wget http://sysoev.ru/nginx/nginx-0.5.35.tar.gz

2. tar xzvf nginx-0.5.35.tar.gz

3. cd nginx-0.5.35

5. ./configure --sbin-path=/sbin/nginx --conf-path=/usr/local/nginx/nginx.conf --pid-path=/usr/local/nginx/nginx.pid --with-http_ssl_module --with-md5=auto/lib/md5 --with-sha1=auto/lib/sha1

6. make

7. make install

Now you should have nginx installed and just need to configure it...