a2 like command to enable and disable nginx websites.

nginx_modsite

#!/bin/bash

##
#  File:
#    nginx_modsite
#  Description:
#    Provides a basic script to automate enabling and disabling websites found
#    in the default configuration directories:
#      /etc/nginx/sites-available and /etc/nginx/sites-enabled
#    For easy access to this script, copy it into the directory:
#      /usr/local/sbin
#    Run this script without any arguments or with -h or --help to see a basic
#    help dialog displaying all options.
##

# Copyright (C) 2010 Michael Lustfield <[email protected]>

# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
# are met:
# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
#    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
#
# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
# ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
# ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
# FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
# DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
# OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
# HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
# LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
# OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
# SUCH DAMAGE.

##
# Default Settings
##

NGINX_CONF_FILE="$(awk -F= -v RS=' ' '/conf-path/ {print $2}' <<< $(nginx -V 2>&1))"
NGINX_CONF_DIR="${NGINX_CONF_FILE%/*}"
NGINX_SITES_AVAILABLE="$NGINX_CONF_DIR/sites-available"
NGINX_SITES_ENABLED="$NGINX_CONF_DIR/sites-enabled"
SELECTED_SITE="$2"

##
# Script Functions
##

ngx_enable_site() {
	[[ ! "$SELECTED_SITE" ]] &&
		ngx_select_site "not_enabled"

	[[ ! -e "$NGINX_SITES_AVAILABLE/$SELECTED_SITE" ]] && 
		ngx_error "Site does not appear to exist."
	[[ -e "$NGINX_SITES_ENABLED/$SELECTED_SITE" ]] &&
		ngx_error "Site appears to already be enabled"

	ln -sf "$NGINX_SITES_AVAILABLE/$SELECTED_SITE" -T "$NGINX_SITES_ENABLED/$SELECTED_SITE"
	ngx_reload
}

ngx_disable_site() {
	[[ ! "$SELECTED_SITE" ]] &&
		ngx_select_site "is_enabled"

	[[ ! -e "$NGINX_SITES_AVAILABLE/$SELECTED_SITE" ]] &&
		ngx_error "Site does not appear to be \'available\'. - Not Removing"
	[[ ! -e "$NGINX_SITES_ENABLED/$SELECTED_SITE" ]] &&
		ngx_error "Site does not appear to be enabled."

	rm -f "$NGINX_SITES_ENABLED/$SELECTED_SITE"
	ngx_reload
}

ngx_list_site() {
	echo "Available sites:"
	ngx_sites "available"
	echo "Enabled Sites"
	ngx_sites "enabled"
}

##
# Helper Functions
##

ngx_select_site() {
	sites_avail=($NGINX_SITES_AVAILABLE/*)
	sa="${sites_avail[@]##*/}"
	sites_en=($NGINX_SITES_ENABLED/*)
	se="${sites_en[@]##*/}"

	case "$1" in
		not_enabled) sites=$(comm -13 <(printf "%s\n" $se) <(printf "%s\n" $sa));;
		is_enabled) sites=$(comm -12 <(printf "%s\n" $se) <(printf "%s\n" $sa));;
	esac

	ngx_prompt "$sites"
}

ngx_prompt() {
	sites=($1)
	i=0

	echo "SELECT A WEBSITE:"
	for site in ${sites[@]}; do
		echo -e "$i:\t${sites[$i]}"
		((i++))
	done

	read -p "Enter number for website: " i
	SELECTED_SITE="${sites[$i]}"
}

ngx_sites() {
	case "$1" in
		available) dir="$NGINX_SITES_AVAILABLE";;
		enabled) dir="$NGINX_SITES_ENABLED";;
	esac

	for file in $dir/*; do
		echo -e "\t${file#*$dir/}"
	done
}

ngx_reload() {
	read -p "Would you like to reload the Nginx configuration now? (Y/n) " reload
	[[ "$reload" != "n" && "$reload" != "N" ]] && invoke-rc.d nginx reload
}

ngx_error() {
	echo -e "${0##*/}: ERROR: $1"
	[[ "$2" ]] && ngx_help
	exit 1
}

ngx_help() {
	echo "Usage: ${0##*/} [options]"
	echo "Options:"
	echo -e "\t<-e|--enable> <site>\tEnable site"
	echo -e "\t<-d|--disable> <site>\tDisable site"
	echo -e "\t<-l|--list>\t\tList sites"
	echo -e "\t<-h|--help>\t\tDisplay help"
	echo -e "\n\tIf <site> is left out a selection of options will be presented."
	echo -e "\tIt is assumed you are using the default sites-enabled and"
	echo -e "\tsites-disabled located at $NGINX_CONF_DIR."
}

##
# Core Piece
##

case "$1" in
	-e|--enable)	ngx_enable_site;;
	-d|--disable)	ngx_disable_site;;
	-l|--list)	ngx_list_site;;
	-h|--help)	ngx_help;;
	*)		ngx_error "No Options Selected" 1; ngx_help;;
esac