# How to add virtualhosts in nginx? **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [September 22, 2010, 7:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-virtualhosts-in-nginx/195361 "2010-09-22T07:46:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![marcelo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@marcelo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marcelo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 7:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-virtualhosts-in-nginx/195361/1 "2010-09-22T07:46:10Z")
Hello All, Following the excellent guide posted in cyberciti.biz ([http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rhel-fedora-install-configure-nginx-php5/](http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/rhel-fedora-install-configure-nginx-php5/)) I istalled nginx in centos 5.5 successfully, but I fail to configure VirtualHosts. I tried different combinations but it does not work. Could someone please help me? I just need an example of a working configuration. I really appreciate it. Best Regards, Marcelo .- ---
**Author:** ![marcelo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@marcelo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marcelo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 8:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-virtualhosts-in-nginx/195361/2 "2010-09-22T08:00:48Z")
On 22 Set 2010 06h45 WEST, [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I just need an example of a working configuration. > **[GitHub - nginxinc/nginx-wiki: ARCHIVED -- Source for the now archived NGINX Wiki...](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-wiki)** > > ARCHIVED -- Source for the now archived NGINX Wiki section of https://www.nginx.com — appa ---
**Author:** ![marcelo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@marcelo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marcelo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 8:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-virtualhosts-in-nginx/195361/3 "2010-09-22T08:21:52Z")
Thank you António, I saw this example before. I saw many examples, but does not work. I get always nginx default html page or 404… 2010/9/22, António P. P. Almeida [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > > > > nginx mailing list > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx) – ¿Por qué sufrimos? [http://www.youtube.comwatch?v=FK53c2jW2VU](http://www.youtube.comwatch?v=FK53c2jW2VU) ---
**Author:** ![marcelo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@marcelo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marcelo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-virtualhosts-in-nginx/195361/4 "2010-09-22T20:34:22Z")
Hola António and everybody, Thanks for the help, I really apreciate it! The VirtualHosts configuration file is located in: /etc/nginx/conf.d/virtual.conf example: http { ### vhost1 - [www.prueba.com](http://www.prueba.com) server { listen 80; server\_name [www.prueba.com](http://www.prueba.com); access\_log logs/prueba.access.log main; index index.html; root /var/www/virtuales/prueba.com/htdocs; } 2010/09/22 13:21:22 [info] 24429#0: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok 2010/09/22 13:21:22 [emerg] 24429#0: open() “/usr/share/nginx/logs/prueba.access.log” failed (2: No such file or directory) 2010/09/22 13:21:22 [emerg] 24429#0: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed ¿the logs file must be created maually everytime I create a domain? I remove the “access\_log logs/prueba.access.log main;” line and works, but when I browse “[www.prueba.com](http://www.prueba.com)” I get nginx default html page, and when I browse “[Apache2 Ubuntu Default Page: It works](http://www.prueba.com/index.html)” the index.html placed in /var/www/virtuales/prueba.com/html is showed. is possible show index.html directly when “[prueba.com](http://prueba.com)” or “[www.prueba.com](http://www.prueba.com)” is entered in the browser? Maybe some redirection in the VirtualHost configuration file what about the error logs files? Thank you very much! 2010/9/22 António P. P. Almeida [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![marcelo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@marcelo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marcelo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 9:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-virtualhosts-in-nginx/195361/5 "2010-09-22T09:15:09Z")
On 22 Set 2010 07h21 WEST, [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Thank you António, > > I saw this example before. > > I saw many examples, but does not work. > > I get always nginx default html page or 404… Then there’s something wrong with your configuration. Perhaps the root directive or a/the location block. This is guessing. It’s much better if you place the config here, so that we can help you debug it. — appa ---
**Author:** ![marcelo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@marcelo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marcelo)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-virtualhosts-in-nginx/195361/6 "2010-09-22T21:40:32Z")
On 22 Set 2010 19h32 WEST, [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > ### vhost1 - [www.prueba.com](http://www.prueba.com) > > 2010/09/22 13:21:22 [info] 24429#0: the configuration file > /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok > 2010/09/22 13:21:22 [emerg] 24429#0: open() > “/usr/share/nginx/logs/prueba.access.log” failed (2: No such file or > directory) > 2010/09/22 13:21:22 [emerg] 24429#0: the configuration file > /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed > > ¿the logs file must be created maually everytime I create a domain? No. You can specify the log file in a server context and use the $host variable. access\_log /var/log/nginx/$host/access.log Although in the wiki such practice is discouraged: [GitHub - nginxinc/nginx-wiki: ARCHIVED -- Source for the now archived NGINX Wiki section of https://www.nginx.com · GitHub](http://wiki.nginx.org/NginxHttpLogModule#access_log) So yes the best practice is to set an access log for each domain. You have to specify a full path otherwise nginx will use a default path. You can specify a default log file in the --http-log-path configure option. > I remove the “access\_log logs/prueba.access.log main;” line and > works, but when I browse “[www.prueba.com](http://www.prueba.com)” I get nginx default html > page, and when I browse “[Apache2 Ubuntu Default Page: It works](http://www.prueba.com/index.html)” the index.html > placed in /var/www/virtuales/prueba.com/html is showed. > > is possible show index.html directly when “[prueba.com](http://prueba.com)” or > “[www.prueba.com](http://www.prueba.com)” is entered in the browser? Yes. > Maybe some redirection in the VirtualHost configuration file Nope. It’s the access log error. > what about the error logs files? See above. Fix the access log error. Nginx isn’t loading the configuration. It’s using a previous one. See [GitHub - nginxinc/nginx-wiki: ARCHIVED -- Source for the now archived NGINX Wiki section of https://www.nginx.com · GitHub](http://wiki.nginx.org/CommandLine), the HUP signal handling to be specific. — appa ---
**Author:** ![marcelo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f17d59/32.png) [@marcelo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marcelo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 7:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-virtualhosts-in-nginx/195361/7 "2010-09-23T07:54:27Z")
Hello, On Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:32:55 -0300 Marcelo [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > ### vhost1 - [www.prueba.com](http://www.prueba.com) > > 2010/09/22 13:21:22 [info] 24429#0: the configuration file > /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok > 2010/09/22 13:21:22 [emerg] 24429#0: open() > “/usr/share/nginx/logs/prueba.access.log” failed (2: No such file or > directory) > 2010/09/22 13:21:22 [emerg] 24429#0: the configuration file > /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed > > ¿the logs file must be created maually everytime I create a domain? is the directory really existing ? Nginx will only create the file, not the path. Cheers, C.