Is NginX an actual server?

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I have my sites on a VPS linux hosting now. Is NginX something I install on there or is it a server? If it is a server where do I find then to host my sites? What do I look for?
 
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Terrance said:
I have my sites on a VPS linux hosting now. Is NginX something I install on there or is it a server? If it is a server where do I find then to host my sites? What do I look for?
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Nginx is a web server (like Apache). It can act as a reverse proxy or as an Apache replacement.
You need to install it unless your VPS provider has already included it.
It is much more different than Apache, though, so a lot of things that work with Apache won't work with Nginx - so make sure you know what you're changing before installing it.
 
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In my hosting control panel, there is an option to switch from Apache to nginx but after I changed, I could not access phpmysadmin and had to change back, this is what you are saying to?

Are there a list of software worked on Apache but not on Nginx?
 
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PHPmyAdmin does work with Nginx, are you sure it is installed?
if it is not run the following commands:
Code: 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
if it is installed but not being recognized with Nginx then run the following command (also run it if you just installed PHPmyAdmin):
Code: 
sudo ln -s /usr/share/phpmyadmin /usr/share/nginx/html
then be sure to restart:
Code: 
sudo php5enmod mcrypt
sudo service php5-fpm restart
 
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As the above post said, PHPmyAdmin does work with Nginx.
I was referring to Apache modules. Things liek your .htaccess rules will have to be converted.
Example for Apache:
Code: 
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} example.org
RewriteRule (.*)         http://www.example.org$1
The Nginx rule would be different. I'd suggest contacting your host for more help on this. It seems you're using a shared account, in which case your host should be able to help you with the PHPmyAdmin problem.
 
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@localnode pretty much nailed it.

It's just a web server like Apache, it has advantages over Apache along with a negative side.

Before you go doing anything that could have catastrophic results, switching everything from Apache to Nginx with a lot of production sites is not something you should be doing unless
you have solid linux system admin knowledge and know exactly what you are doing.
 
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Because the above publish stated, PHPmyAdmin works with Nginx.

I had been mentioning to Apache modules. Things liek your .htaccess rules must be converted.
 
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