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 > >_______________________________________________ >Linux mailing list >Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca >http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > > >