nginx

The nginx is an HTTP and reverse proxy server, as well as a mail proxy server. The nginx is known for its high performance, stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption.

Documentation

• man 8 'nginx' [EN]

Syntax

nginx [PARAMETER ...]

Parameters

-s SIGNAL

Send SIGNAL to the master process. The argument signal can be one of: stop, quit, reopen, reload. The following table shows the corresponding system signals.

-t

Don't run, just test the configuration file. The nginx checks configuration for correct syntax and then tries to open files referred in configuration.