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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone out there using nginx?

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone out there using nginx?
  • From: Rob Echlin <rob [ at ] echlin [ dot ] ca>
  • Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:14:33 -0800 (PST)
HI
Is there anyone in the group who uses nginx?
I looked at some of the docs and it seems to be similar to Apache in the design of the config files. 

Is that right?

Rob





>________________________________
> From: Mark Little <marklittle [ at ] koallo [ dot ] com>
>To: linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca 
>Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 5:10:47 PM
>Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] anyone out there using nginx?
> 
>Hey,
>
>It's not just the second most popular open source.. it's the second 
>most used web server IN THE WORLD (for active sites).
>
>It overtook IIS earlier this year: 
>http://www.infoworld.com/t/application-servers/nginx-overtakes-microsoft-no-2-web-server-183079
>
>You can view the stats here: 
>http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2012/02/07/february-2012-web-server-survey.html#more-5478
>(There are more IIS 'websites' but when they count active/real content 
>sites, Nginx wins)
>
>So yeah.. there is definitely a market but I would say your rep is 
>behind the ball and there are already going to be a bunch of them coming 
>out in the near future.
>
>
>Cheers,
>Mark
>
>On 2012-02-10 05:55 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>> are you or anyone you know using the nginx web server,
>> http://nginx.com/?  i ask since one of my publishing reps is trying 
>> to
>> decide if there's a market for a nginx book.  (i'm not the person who
>> would be writing it, i just offered to look into the market share.)
>>
>>   according to that web page, it's the 2nd most popular open source
>> web server on the net, but that still puts it at just under 10% 
>> (which
>> is actually higher than i thought it would be).
>>
>>   so ... do you run across it during your travels?
>>
>> rday
>
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