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Re: Ngnix Failed

 

Hi Gerald

What I'm guessing has happened here is that you have download the dhis2
nginx config embedded in github (you can see the doctype there)

Please try this url instead:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dhis2/dhis2-tools/master/dhis2-tools/dhis2-tools/usr/share/dhis2-tools/samples/nginx/dhis2

-- 
Morten Olav Hansen
Senior Engineer, DHIS 2
University of Oslo
http://www.dhis2.org

On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 3:17 PM, gerald thomas <gerald17006@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Dear Bob,
>
> This is the error:
>
> inveneo@NMCP:~$ sudo nginx -t
> nginx: [emerg] unknown directive "<!DOCTYPE" in
> /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/dhis2:41
> nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed
>
>
> On 7/26/16, Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > What error?
> >
> > On 26 July 2016 at 10:46, gerald thomas <gerald17006@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Yes Morten it returns an error stating nginx failed.
> >>
> >> On Jul 26, 2016 9:21 AM, "Morten Olav Hansen" <morten@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> If it's config related, it can also be good to run "nginx -t" which
> will
> >>> test the config and return any errors it can see
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Morten Olav Hansen
> >>> Senior Engineer, DHIS 2
> >>> University of Oslo
> >>> http://www.dhis2.org
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 11:15 AM, Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Hi Gerald
> >>>>
> >>>> You should not touch /etc/nginx/nginx.conf at all.  All customisation
> >>>> is done under sites-enabled.
> >>>>
> >>>> If your nginx is failing to start the chances are that
> >>>> /var/log/nginx/error.log will tell you what the problem is.
> >>>>
> >>>> Bob
> >>>>
> >>>> On 25 July 2016 at 21:08, gerald thomas <gerald17006@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >>>> > Dear Bob,
> >>>> > I am still having issue with the dhis2-tool. After replacing the
> file
> >>>> > /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/dhis2
> >>>> > with the link you provided nginx failed to start:
> >>>> >
> >>>> > wget
> >>>> >
> https://github.com/dhis2/dhis2-tools/blob/master/dhis2-tools/dhis2-tools/usr/share/dhis2-tools/samples/nginx/dhis2
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Kindly note that i replaced all dhis with hmis on
> >>>> > /etc/nginx/nginx.conf file but i am still having issues.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Please i need help. This is the only procedure I had NOT
> successfully
> >>>> > create an instance on.
> >>>> > --
> >>>> > Regards,
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Gerald
> >>>> >
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> >
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Gerald
>

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