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How to override content type with Nginx web server

last updated January 21, 2019 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Linux, Nginx, RedHat and Friends, Suse, UNIX

I configured Nginx server. However, it is sending the wrong content type. I need to force Nginx to send specific “Content-Type: text/xml; charset=UTF-8“. How do I configure Nginx to override content type for given URL location?

How to redirect non-www to www HTTP / TLS /SSL traffic on Nginx

last updated June 17, 2017 in Linux, Nginx, UNIX

I want ALL cyberciti.biz to go to www.cyberciti.biz for SEO and other reasons. I want ALL HTTP traffic to go to HTTPS. How do I redirect all HTTP/HTTPS non-www (e.g. domain name cyberciti.biz) traffic to www (e.g. domain name www.cyberciti.biz) when using Nginx web server?

HowTo: Create a Self-Signed SSL Certificate on Nginx For CentOS / RHEL

last updated May 3, 2017 in CentOS, Cryptography, Nginx, openssl, RedHat and Friends

I operate a small web site on Cloud server powered by CentOS Linux v6.4. I would like to encrypt my site’s information and create a more secure connection. How do I create a self-signed SSL certificate on Nginx for CentOS/Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux based server?

Nginx: Block URL Access (wp-admin/wp-login.php) To All Except One IP Address

last updated April 14, 2013 in Linux, Nginx, Security, UNIX, Wordpress

I am the small business owner and runs my own web-site. I have noticed increased cracking activity against by blog. What’s the best way to block WordPress URLs such as example.com/blog/wp-login.php and example.com/blog/wp-admin/ in the nginx web-server?

HowTo: Nginx Webserver Send Charset utf-8 Under Unix

last updated November 11, 2012 in Nginx

I was told that to improve resource download parallelization in IE8 I need to send the character set to the HTTP Content-Type response header. How do I set charset utf-8 under nginx web server running on Unix like operating systems?

Nginx Redirect (Rewrite) Old Domain To New Domain With HTTP 301

last updated October 28, 2012 in Nginx

I‘ve changed the domain name from long-domain-name-example.com to example.com which is shorter and easy to remember. How do I redirect old domain to new domain with “HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently” status code under nginx web server running on Unix like operating systems?

HowTo: Nginx Block User Agent

last updated June 27, 2012 in Nginx

How do I block a http user agent or a software agent using Nginx web server under Linux or Unix like operating systems?