When I first started delving into the world of web development I was stumped with the seemingly simplest of things - finding hidden files on my PowerBook (yes, I know it's old) running OSX Tiger. This hit me hard when, for example, I had to find a configuration file or directory in the deepest darkest region of my system. However, like anyone with at least one eighth of a brain, I consulted my friend Mr Google.
I am a big fan of Helvetica. You will find that previous statement is evident in my graphic design work. I feel joy when working with a well thought out grid coupled with an appropriately set baseline, and if that grid and baseline has a friend called Helvetica, then that is a golden moment.
In part one of setting up Nginx with a Mongrel cluster we set up the appropriate Nginx directories and configured our nginx.conf file.
In this article, part one of setting up Nginx with a Mongrel cluster, I will walk through how I install and set up a basic Nginx configuration on my web servers.
Please note that for this article I will be working with Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon on my Slice and Mac OSX Tiger on my localhost. The article also assumes that you have Rubygems installed.