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no package nginx available
- Posted June 26, 2013
Trying to install Nginx on my new droplet and I’m getting the following error: “no package nginx available”. How can I fix this?
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…now all I have to do is learn to configure and I should be set for a little bit.
@Matteo that worked man. Thanks! <br> <br>@everyone…thank you for your help. <br> <br>
-> Gavin, you’re giving wrong tips about CentOS <- <br> <br>No, don’t remove Apache: uncorrect, you can have problems with PHP & Co in the future <br> <br>Correct: <br>$ service httpd stop <br>$ service nginx start <br> <br>If you receive following response: <br>[ok] <br> <br>Do that: <br>$ chkconfig httpd off <br>
looks like nginx isn’t even running. i’m a little confused (and slow) :) <br> <br>Last login: Wed Jun 26 16:39:57 2013 from xx.xxx.xxx.x <br>root@ny1 [~]# netstat -plutn <br>Active Internet connections (only servers) <br>Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:587 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 20313/exim <br>tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:783 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 20361/spamd.pid --m <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:2095 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1685/cpsrvd (SSL) - <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:80 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 4142/httpd <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:2096 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1685/cpsrvd (SSL) - <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:465 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 20313/exim <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:21 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1611/pure-ftpd (SER <br>tcp 0 0 xxx.xxx.xx.xxx:53 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1012/named <br>tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:53 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1012/named <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1375/sshd <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:25 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 20313/exim <br>tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:953 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1012/named <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:443 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 4142/httpd <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:2077 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 24376/cpdavd - acce <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:2078 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 24376/cpdavd - acce <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:2082 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1685/cpsrvd (SSL) - <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:2083 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1685/cpsrvd (SSL) - <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:2086 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1685/cpsrvd (SSL) - <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:2087 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1685/cpsrvd (SSL) - <br>tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:3306 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 1504/mysqld <br>tcp 0 0 :::587 :::* LISTEN 20313/exim <br>tcp 0 0 :::465 :::* LISTEN 20313/exim <br>tcp 0 0 :::21 :::* LISTEN 1611/pure-ftpd (SER <br>tcp 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN 1375/sshd <br>tcp 0 0 :::25 :::* LISTEN 20313/exim <br>udp 0 0 xxx.xxx.xx.xxx:53 0.0.0.0:* 1012/named <br>udp 0 0 127.0.0.1:53 0.0.0.0:* 1012/named <br>root@ny1 [~]#
Ah, the way I have it running is nginx only, sorry for the confusion. If you’re using nginx as a cache, then yes, you need both running, but then you run apache on a different port from nginx you use nginx as the front end server, and apache to run anything scripted by passing it through nginx. <br> <br>See: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-configure-nginx-as-a-front-end-proxy-for-apache
@Nestor: you can check if nginx is running by running the following command: <br> <br>netstat -plutn <br> <br>and looking for the port nginx should listen on.
How can I check if nginx is running?
Why delete Apache? Aren’t they supposed to run together?
Thank you Gavin. I received the following, is this right? <br> <br>root@ny1 [~]# service httpd stop <br>root@ny1 [~]# service nginx start <br>Starting nginx: [ OK ] <br>root@ny1 [~]# sudo /etc/init.d/nginx start <br>root@ny1 [~]# yum remove httpd <br>Loaded plugins: fastestmirror <br>Setting up Remove Process <br>No Match for argument: httpd <br>Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile <br> * base: centos.mirror.constant.com <br> * extras: mirror.ash.fastserv.com <br> * updates: mirror.trouble-free.net <br>No Packages marked for removal <br>root@ny1 [~]# yum remove httpd* <br>Loaded plugins: fastestmirror <br>Setting up Remove Process <br>No Match for argument: httpd* <br>Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile <br> * base: centos.mirror.constant.com <br> * extras: mirror.ash.fastserv.com <br> * updates: mirror.trouble-free.net <br>No Packages marked for removal <br>root@ny1 [~]# <br>
You probably have Apache already installed. <br> <br>Try this <br> <br>$ service httpd sttop <br>$ service nginx start <br> <br>If that works, remove apache <br> <br>$ yum remove httpd* <br> <br>That’ll fix it.