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Setting up Nginx with PHP and Let’s Encrypt in Ubuntu Linux – a beginner-friendly guide

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 3, 2017

I decided to write a complete guide myself on how to set up an Nginx web server on Linux, with Let’s Encrypt TLS (SSL) and PHP enabled. Nginx is a lightweight but full-featured webserver that can perform much better than Apache and other alternatives. This means you get more performance with less resources. If you don’t need the advanced features that Apache can give you, Nginx is a splendid choice!

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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