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Where do I want to install Nginx when I am using RVM. It defaults to the system version 1.8.7. I need it to use 1.9.3
Where do you want to install Nginx to?
Please specify a prefix directory [/opt/nginx]:
First of all, specify your ruby version.
rvm install 1.9.3 (if you don’t already have it)
rvm use 1.9.3 (–default)
Then you need:
gem install passenger
cd /your gems dir (such as ~/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p0/gems)/passenger/bin
./passenger-install-nginx-module
What about destination directory? All to your decision:
if it’s developer’s/learning machine – recommend to install in ~/nginx
if it’s something like ‘production’ – create user for web application, cut him rights, install rvm and all rails enviroments for him, nginx install to common directory (/opt/nginx) for access to nginx from several accounts simultaneously.
General rule: RVM & Rails (web app) is for one user => nginx may be for one user. In a different way => global