1. introduction

After the installation of nginx source code, it will not be registered as system service by default, so you need to add system service script manually. Create a new nginx file in the / etc/init.d directory and change the permissions.

2. Create a new nginx file

vim /etc/init.d/nginx
Fill in the following (modify according to your actual directory):

#!/bin/bash
# nginx Startup script for the Nginx HTTP Server
# this script create it by caffreyxin at 2007.10.15.
# it is v.0.0.1 version.
# if you find any errors on this scripts, please contact caffreyxin.
# and send mail to xinyflove at sina dot com.
#
# chkconfig: - 85 15
# description: Nginx is a high-performance web and proxy server.
#              It has a lot of features, but it's not for everyone.
# processname: nginx
# pidfile: /var/run/nginx.pid
# config: /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf

nginxd=/usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx
nginx_config=/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf
nginx_pid=/var/run/nginx.pid

RETVAL=0
prog="nginx"

# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

# Source networking configuration.
. /etc/sysconfig/network

# Check that networking is up.
[ ${NETWORKING} = "no" ] && exit 0

[ -x $nginxd ] || exit 0


# Start nginx daemons functions.
start() {

    if [ -e $nginx_pid ];then
        echo "nginx already running...."
        exit 1
    fi

    echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
    daemon $nginxd -c ${nginx_config}
    RETVAL=$?
    echo
    [ $RETVAL = 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/nginx
    return $RETVAL
}


# Stop nginx daemons functions.
stop() {
    echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
    killproc $nginxd
    RETVAL=$?
    echo
    [ $RETVAL = 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/nginx /var/run/nginx.pid
}


# reload nginx service functions.
reload() {

    echo -n $"Reloading $prog: "
    #kill -HUP `cat ${nginx_pid}`
    killproc $nginxd -HUP
    RETVAL=$?
    echo

}

# See how we were called.
case "$1" in
start)
        start
        ;;

stop)
        stop
        ;;

reload)
        reload
        ;;

restart)
        stop
        start
        ;;

status)
        status $prog
        RETVAL=$?
        ;;
*)
        echo $"Usage: $prog {start|stop|restart|reload|status|help}"
        exit 1
esac

exit $RETVAL

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tip:
Modify these two lines according to your actual installation directory:

nginxd=/usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx
nginx_config=/usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf

3. Modify file permission

chmod 755 /etc/init.d/nginx

4. Set startup

chkconfig nginx on

5. Check the startup service

chkconfig --list

6. remarks

Start service: service nginx start

Stop service: service nginx stop

Restart service: service nginx reload