Google Cloud Ubuntu 16 Install Nginx Php


Google Cloud Ubuntu 16 Install Nginx Php

1. What is Nginx?

Nginx is a powerful open source web server. It is used to serve web pages to the internet and handle large traffic. Nginx is a popular choice for web development and is used by many websites around the world. In addition to serving static files, Nginx is also used to handle dynamic content. This means that Nginx can be used to serve dynamic web pages and content to users.

Nginx is a high performance web server that runs on Unix-like operating systems. It is particularly popular on Ubuntu Linux, which is the operating system used by the Google Cloud Platform. Nginx is a powerful web server that can serve static files quickly and efficiently. It can also be used to host dynamic web applications. Nginx is easy to configure and can be used for both development and production environments.

2. How to Install Nginx on Ubuntu 16?

To install Nginx on a Google Cloud Platform instance running Ubuntu 16, use the following commands:

First, update your system packages by running the command:

sudo apt-get update

Next, install Nginx with the command:

sudo apt-get install nginx

Once the installation is complete, you can start the Nginx service with the command:

sudo service nginx start

Now that Nginx is installed and running, open your web browser and go to your server’s public IP address in order to access the Nginx welcome page.

3. How to Install PHP on Ubuntu 16?

Once Nginx is installed, you will also need to install PHP in order to run dynamic web applications on your server. To do this, use the command:

sudo apt-get install php php-fpm

Once the installation is complete, you can start the PHP-FPM service with the command:

sudo service php-fpm start

Now that PHP is also installed and running, you can start developing and deploying dynamic web applications on your server.

4. Configure Nginx For PHP

Now that you have installed both Nginx and PHP, you need to configure Nginx to use PHP. To do this, open the Nginx configuration file in a text editor with the command:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf

Add the following lines to the file:


location ~ .php$ {
try_files $uri =404;
fastcgi_pass unix:/var/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
fastcgi_index index.php;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
include fastcgi_params;
}

Save the file and exit the editor. Once the configuration is set, reload Nginx with the command:

sudo service nginx reload

Now that Nginx is configured to use PHP, you can start developing dynamic web applications on your server.

5. Testing PHP On Nginx

Now that Nginx is configured to use PHP, you can test PHP by creating a simple script. To do this, create a file called info.php in the web root directory with the command:

sudo nano /var/www/html/info.php

Add the following lines to the file:


phpinfo();
?>

Save the file and exit the editor. Now open your web browser and go to http://your-server-ip/info.php to access the info page. This page displays information about your PHP installation.

6. Troubleshooting

If you are having problems with Nginx or PHP, try the following:

  • Check the Nginx error log located at /var/log/nginx/error.log for any errors
  • Check the PHP-FPM log located at /var/log/php-fpm/fpm-error.log for any errors
  • Check the Nginx configuration for any syntax errors
  • Restart the Nginx and PHP-FPM services with the commands:
    sudo service nginx restart

    and

    sudo service php-fpm restart

Conclusion

In this article, we have seen how to install Nginx and PHP on a Google Cloud Platform instance running Ubuntu 16. We have also seen how to configure Nginx to use PHP and how to test our installation. Finally, we have seen how to troubleshoot any problems with our installation. With this knowledge, you are now ready to start developing dynamic web applications on your server.

Thank you for reading this article. Please read our other articles to learn more about Google Cloud Platform and other technologies.

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