Is nginx.conf file dynamically updatable

[Michael Shadle]

the syntax right now is great. very structured and simple. (my only
complaint is how location blocks work, partly is syntax and partly is
just how it works) otherwise i think it is great.

anything can be scripted and anything can have a UI thrown onto it.

i don't see how inf or xml or anything would make it any easier to
have to make a UI for different location blocks, rewrite rules, other
complex, and other freeform, non-cookie-cutter kind of configuration
items.

besides, infs are one-dimensional, creating a hierarchy on that would
be ugly and hard to read.

On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 3:48 AM, Ziyad Saeed <myschizobuddy at gmail.com> wrote:
> nginx.conf file in inf format or any other template based format would have
> been the easiest thing to do. perhaps future version of nginx can go down
> this route.
>
> On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Michael Shadle <mike503 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I have a php command line script that builds separate conf files in one of
>> my servers and does simple string replacement.
>> Also remember you can use includes so you can leave the main nginx.conf
>> alone and have it include stuff from another directory you write out..
>>
>> On May 3, 2010, at 6:24 AM, Luca De Marinis <loop at interact.it> wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Ziyad Saeed <myschizobuddy at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> So I store the configuration in a database or xml file or whatever, and
>>> then generate the conf file from it.
>>> thank you.
>>
>> Also, using a templating system with a scripting language (say, erb + ruby
>> or whatever you're comfortable with) or the good old m4 may be viable, and
>> probably simpler to use and implement. This is very easy and very convenient
>> if you have to generate lots of different configurations (say, for n virtual
>> hosts, or n virtual hosts on n servers) but which all share a limited number
>> of prototype configurations.
>> Bye
>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 3:14 AM, Gabriel Evans <me at gabevans.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> There's no API that I know of, unless you want to make your own module.
>>>> You could try having a separate directory for virtual hosts included and use
>>>> a database to store and generate the configuration. It'd be a lot easier
>>>> than trying to interpret the configuration as well.
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 4:21 AM, Ziyad Saeed <myschizobuddy at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Inorder to make a simple UI for editing nginx.conf. I need a way to
>>>>> edit nginx.conf without having to open it up in a text editor. Does nginx
>>>>> have an api that i can use to edit information that is inside nginx.conf.
>>>>> This will help newbies add virtual host information and edit parameters via
>>>>> a UI.
>>
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