Tag Archives: nginx

Where does PHP get $_SERVER[‘SERVER_NAME’] – Apache versus NGINX

Posted on 11 October 2012 by fisharebest

Have you ever wondered where PHP gets the domain name of its server?  I know, the answer is $_SERVER[‘SERVER_NAME’] – but where does that value actually come from?

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Understanding NGINX location rules

Posted on 19 May 2012 by fisharebest

NGINX is great. Fast, efficient, etc. But the “location” rules are a bit cryptic and not very well explained in the manuals. There are 4 types of location rule, and are applied with the following priorities:

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