Mastering Nginx

Chapter 1

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Option Explanation

--with-http_imagefilter
module

This module is able to act as a filter on images,

processing them before handing them over to

the client. (Requires the

libgd library.)

--with-http_geoip_module With this module, you are able to set various
variables to use in configuration blocks to make
decisions based on the geographic location
found for a client's IP address. (Requires the
MaxMind GeoIP library and the corresponding
precompiled database files.)

--with-http_sub_module This module implements a substitution filter,
replacing one string in the response with
another.

--with-http_dav_module Enabling this module will activate the

configuration directives for using WebDAV.

Note that this module should only be enabled

on a need-to-use basis, as it could present

security problems if configured incorrectly.

--with-http_flv_module If you need to be able to stream Flash video
files, this module will provide for pseudo-
streaming.

--with-http_mp4_module This module supports pseudo-streaming for

H.264/AAC files.

--with-http_gzipstatic
module

Use this module if you would like to support

sending pre-compressed versions of static files

when the resource is called without the .gz

ending.

--with-http_gunzip_module This module will decompress pre-compressed
content for clients that do not support gzip
encoding.

--with-http_randomindex
module

If you would like to serve an index file chosen

at random from the files in a directory, then this

module needs to be enabled.

--with-http_securelink
module

This module provides a mechanism to hash a

link to a URL, so that only those with the proper

password would be able to calculate the link.

--with-http_stubstatus
module

Enabling this module will help you gather

statistics from NGINX itself. The output can be

graphed using RRDtool or something similar.