Nginx Operators.md

Start nginx

$ sudo /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx

Stop

$ sudo /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx -s stop

Options

• -c <path/to/conf> Specify which configuration file Nginx should use instead of the default.
• -g Set global directives. (version >=0.7.4)
• -t Don't run, just test the configuration file. nginx checks configuration for correct syntax and then try to open files referred in configuration.
• -s signal Send signal to a master process: stop, quit, reopen, reload. (version >= 0.7.53)
• -v Print version.
• -V Print nginx version, compiler version and configure parameters.
• -p prefix Set prefix path (default: /usr/local/nginx/). (version >= 0.7.53)
• -h,-? Print help.

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