SSL redirect from non www to www and http to https

Chuman · Aug 5, 2015

I am not able to properly redirect from non www to www and from http to https

there are two conf files domain.conf and domain.ssl.conf
I have uncommented the lines to redirect from non www to www
It works but I am not able to redirect the site from http to https://
Please help
I want both www and without www version redirected to https://
Conf

Code:

# Centmin Mod Getting Started Guide
# must read http://centminmod.com/getstarted.html

# redirect from non-www to www
# uncomment, save file and restart Nginx to enable
# if unsure use return 302 before using return 301
server {
            listen   80;
            server_name mydomain.com;
            return 301 $scheme://www.mydomain.com$request_uri;
        }

server {
            server_name www.mydomain.com;

# ngx_pagespeed & ngx_pagespeed handler
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeed.conf;
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeedhandler.conf;
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeedstatslog.conf;

  # limit_conn limit_per_ip 16;
  # ssi  on;

  access_log /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/log/access.log combined buffer=256k flush=60m;
  error_log /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/log/error.log;

  root /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public;

  # prevent access to ./directories and files
  location ~ (?:^|/)\. {
   deny all;
  }

  location / {

SSL Conf

Code:

# Centmin Mod Getting Started Guide
# must read http://centminmod.com/getstarted.html
# For SPDY SSL Setup
# read http://centminmod.com/nginx_configure_https_ssl_spdy.html

# redirect from www to non-www  forced SSL
# uncomment, save file and restart Nginx to enable
# if unsure use return 302 before using return 301
# server {
#   server_name mydomain.com www.mydomain.com;
#   return 302 https://$server_name$request_uri;
#}

server {
  listen 443 ssl spdy;
  server_name mydomain.com www.mydomain.com;

  ## redirect non www to www
  if ($host = 'mydomain.com' ) {
  rewrite  ^/(.*)$  https://www.mydomain.com/$1  permanent;
  }

  ssl_dhparam /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl/mydomain.com/dhparam.pem;
  ssl_certificate      /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl/mydomain.com/mydomain.com.crt;
  ssl_certificate_key  /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl/mydomain.com/mydomain.com.key;
  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl_include.conf;

eva2000 · Aug 5, 2015

change in non-ssl config file
Code:
server {
            listen   80;
            server_name mydomain.com;
            return 301 $scheme://www.mydomain.com$request_uri;
        }
to
Code:
server {
            listen   80;
            server_name www.mydomain.com;
            return 301 https://www.mydomain.com$request_uri;
        }
and add
Code:
   ##  redirect https non-www to https www
      if ($host = 'mydomain.com' ) {
         return 302 https://www.mydomain.com$request_uri;
      }
so that non-https www.mydomain.com access redirects to https based https://www.mydomain.com and so that any access via non-www mydomain.com redirects to https based https://www.mydomain.com

in ssl config file replace
Code:
server {
  listen 443 ssl spdy;
  server_name mydomain.com www.mydomain.com;

  ## redirect non www to www
  if ($host = 'mydomain.com' ) {
  rewrite  ^/(.*)$  https://www.mydomain.com/$1  permanent;
  }
with the following - replace 302 temp redirect with 301 permanent redirect after you confirm it works.
Code:
server {
  listen 443 ssl spdy;
  server_name mydomain.com www.mydomain.com;

   ##  redirect https non-www to https www
      if ($host = 'mydomain.com' ) {
         return 302 https://www.mydomain.com$request_uri;
      }
restart nginx

Do all tests in incognito/private browser session so 301 permanent redirects are NOT cached in browser

Chuman · Aug 5, 2015

Sir

Thank you very much for your wonderful clarification and help, it worked like a charm,

eva2000 · Aug 5, 2015

Chuman said: ↑

Sir

Thank you very much for your wonderful clarification and help, it worked like a charm,
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excellent glad to hear it worked

Chuman · Aug 6, 2015

Thank you Sir,
I created a WordPress Virtual Host but it didn't prompt me for SSL configuration
I checked Nginx Wordpress Configuration - CentminMod.com LEMP Nginx web stack for CentOS but since I am not familiar in understanding is there an automated process that could configure the SSL Virtual Host for my already configured WordPress domain

Kindly help !

eva2000 · Aug 6, 2015

Centmin Mod 1.2.3-eva2000.08 stable has centmin.sh menu option 22 for auto setup of wordpress + wp super cache at Beta Branch - Preview: Wordpress + WP Super Cache installer - centmin.sh option 22 | Centmin Mod Community

So you can delete the wordpress vhost setup you made via centmin.sh menu option 2 using steps outlined at Nginx Vhost & NSD DNS Setup - CentminMod.com LEMP Nginx web stack for CentOS and then use centmin.sh menu option 22. You might want to backup the old wordpress vhost conf file you created via centmin.sh menu option 2 as you can compare it to the auto generated ones from centmin.sh menu option 22 and learn what changes where made so you know what to do manually if you ever need to

However, Centmin Mod is provide as is, so short of scripted related bugs or issues, any further optimisation to the web stack components - nginx, php-fpm, mariadb mysql, csf firewall etc or web app specific configurations are left to the Centmin Mod user to deal with. So I do not provide any free support for such.

However, Centmin Mod users are free to help each other out and ask questions or give answers on this community forum. My hopes are that this community forum evolves so that more veteran long time Centmin Mod users help new Centmin Mod users out

Chuman said: ↑

I created a WordPress Virtual Host but it didn't prompt me for SSL configuration
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you mean via centmin.sh menu option 22 ?

what version of Centmin Mod you using 1.2.3-eva2000.07 stable or .08 stable ? centmin.sh menu 22 is only in 08 stable. So need to update first Upgrade Centmin Mod - CentminMod.com LEMP Nginx web stack for CentOS

Chuman · Aug 6, 2015

Also I was getting cached pages when I browse MyDomain | Domain Names, Web Hosting, and Free Domain Services I get the Centmin Mod Nginx Test page
For www it is working

eva2000 · Aug 6, 2015

Chuman said: ↑

Also I was getting cached pages when I browse MyDomain | Domain Names, Web Hosting, and Free Domain Services I get the Centmin Mod Nginx Test page
For www it is working
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need to clear your browser cache, history and restart browser and/or pc

Chuman · Aug 6, 2015

Thank you very much for the great replies
Yes I was using 22 option for the WordPress nginx Vhost +wp super cache
I am using Centmin Mod 1.2.3-eva2000.08

Thank you I will follow your guidelines

Chuman · Sep 13, 2015

I have done a fresh installation of CentmindMod and I still have problems redirection the site from http to https and from non www to www https and from https non www to https www

When I browse the site in http:// it gives me the Apache page, only when I browse in https:// I get the site

Plese help !

eva2000 · Sep 13, 2015

Apache or Nginx ? Centmin Mod only installs Nginx. You can see instructions now on site at Nginx Vhost & NSD DNS Setup - CentminMod.com LEMP Nginx web stack for CentOS

Chuman · Sep 13, 2015

Sir yes nginx..
I disabled the http configuration

Code:

mv /usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/newdomain.com.conf /usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/newdomain.com.conf-disabled

Then
or to (for redirecting http://newdomain.com and http://www.newdomain.com to https://www.newdomain.com)

Code:

server {
    server_name mydomain.com www.mydomain.com;
    return 302 https://www.$server_name$request_uri;
 }

restarted nginx
got the following warnings

Code:

service nginx restart
nginx: [warn] conflicting server name "mydomain.com" on 0.0.0.0:80, ignored
nginx: [warn] conflicting server name "www.mydomain.com" on 0.0.0.0:80, ignored
nginx: [warn] conflicting server name "mydomain.com" on 0.0.0.0:80, ignored
nginx: [warn] conflicting server name "www.mydomain.com" on 0.0.0.0:80, ignored
nginx: [warn] conflicting server name "mydomain.com" on 0.0.0.0:80, ignored
nginx: [warn] conflicting server name "www.mydomain.com" on 0.0.0.0:80, ignored
nginx: the configuration file /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf syntax is ok
nginx: configuration file /usr/local/nginx/conf/nginx.conf test is successful

So how can I resolve this.

eva2000 · Sep 13, 2015

backup /usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/newdomain.com.conf-disabled locally and delete the /usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/newdomain.com.conf-disabled and restart nginx server does that work ?

Chuman · Sep 13, 2015

Sir deleted the disabled conf file from /usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d
and restarted nginx but didn't help !

The page still loads the Nginx welcome page

eva2000 · Sep 13, 2015

also post contents of your config files for

/usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/mydomain.com.conf-disabled

/usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/mydomain.com.conf

/usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/mydomain.com.ssl.conf

/usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/virtual.conf

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and ensure mydomain.com DNS is working properly and has A record pointing to main server's IP address

Chuman · Sep 13, 2015

Sir,
here are the conf files you wanted

/usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/mydomain.com.conf-disabled

Code:

# Centmin Mod Getting Started Guide
# must read http://centminmod.com/getstarted.html

# redirect from non-www to www 
# uncomment, save file and restart Nginx to enable
# if unsure use return 302 before using return 301
server {
            listen   80;
            server_name www.mydomain.com;
            #return 301 $scheme://www.mydomain.com$request_uri;
	    return 301 https://www.mydomain.com$request_uri;
      	    ##  redirect https non-www to https www
      if ($host = 'mydomain.com' ) {
         return 302 https://www.mydomain.com$request_uri;
      		}
	}

server {
  server_name mydomain.com www.mydomain.com;
# ngx_pagespeed & ngx_pagespeed handler
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeed.conf;
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeedhandler.conf;
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeedstatslog.conf;

  # limit_conn limit_per_ip 16;
  # ssi  on;

  access_log /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/log/access.log combined buffer=256k flush=60m;
  error_log /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/log/error.log;

  root /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public;

  # prevent access to ./directories and files
  location ~ (?:^|/)\. {
   deny all;
  }

include /usr/local/nginx/conf/wpsupercache_mydomain.com.conf;  

  location / {

  # Enables directory listings when index file not found
  #autoindex  on;

  # for wordpress super cache plugin
  try_files /wp-content/cache/supercache/$http_host/$cache_uri/index.html $uri $uri/ /index.php?q=$uri&$args;

  # Wordpress Permalinks
  #try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?q=$uri&$args;  

  }

location ~* /(wp-login\.php) {
    limit_req zone=xwplogin burst=1 nodelay;
    #limit_conn xwpconlimit 30;
    auth_basic "Private";
    auth_basic_user_file /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/htpasswd_wplogin;    
    include /usr/local/nginx/conf/php-wpsc.conf;
}

location ~* /(xmlrpc\.php) {
    limit_req zone=xwplogin burst=2 nodelay;
    #limit_conn xwpconlimit 30;
    include /usr/local/nginx/conf/php-wpsc.conf;
}

  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/wpsecure_mydomain.com.conf;
  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/php-wpsc.conf;
  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/staticfiles.conf;
  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/drop.conf;
  #include /usr/local/nginx/conf/errorpage.conf;
  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/vts_server.conf;
}

/usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/mydomain.com.ssl.conf

Code:

# Centmin Mod Getting Started Guide
# must read http://centminmod.com/getstarted.html
# For SPDY SSL Setup
# read http://centminmod.com/nginx_configure_https_ssl_spdy.html

# redirect from www to non-www  forced SSL
# uncomment, save file and restart Nginx to enable
# if unsure use return 302 before using return 301
# server {
#   server_name mydomain.com www.mydomain.com;
#    return 302 https://$server_name$request_uri;
# }
server {
    server_name mydomain.com www.mydomain.com;
    return 302 https://www.$server_name$request_uri;
 }

server {
  server_name mydomain.com www.mydomain.com;

  ##  redirect https non-www to https www
      if ($host = 'mydomain.com' ) {
         return 302 https://www.mydomain.com$request_uri;
  }

  ssl_dhparam /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl/mydomain.com/dhparam.pem;
  ssl_certificate      /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl/mydomain.com/mydomain.com.crt;
  ssl_certificate_key  /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl/mydomain.com/mydomain.com.key;
  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl_include.conf;

  # mozilla recommended
  ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-DSS-AES128-GCM-SHA256:kEDH+AESGCM:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:DHE-DSS-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256:DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:AES128-GCM-SHA256:AES256-GCM-SHA384:AES128-SHA256:AES256-SHA256:AES128-SHA:AES256-SHA:AES:CAMELLIA:DES-CBC3-SHA:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!DES:!RC4:!MD5:!PSK:!aECDH:!EDH-DSS-DES-CBC3-SHA:!EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:!KRB5-DES-CBC3-SHA:!CAMELLIA;
  ssl_prefer_server_ciphers   on;
  add_header Alternate-Protocol  443:npn-spdy/3;
  #add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubdomains;";
  #add_header  X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff";
  #add_header X-Frame-Options DENY;
  spdy_headers_comp 5;
  ssl_buffer_size 1400;
  ssl_session_tickets on;
  
  # enable ocsp stapling
  #resolver 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 valid=10m;
  #resolver_timeout 10s;
  #ssl_stapling on;
  #ssl_stapling_verify on;
  #ssl_trusted_certificate /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl/mydomain.com/mydomain.com-trusted.crt;  

# ngx_pagespeed & ngx_pagespeed handler
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeed.conf;
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeedhandler.conf;
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeedstatslog.conf;

  # limit_conn limit_per_ip 16;
  # ssi  on;

  access_log /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/log/access.log combined buffer=256k flush=60m;
  error_log /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/log/error.log;

  root /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public;

  # prevent access to ./directories and files
  location ~ (?:^|/)\. {
   deny all;
  }

include /usr/local/nginx/conf/wpsupercache_mydomain.com.conf;  

  location / {

  # Enables directory listings when index file not found
  #autoindex  on;

  # for wordpress super cache plugin
  try_files /wp-content/cache/supercache/$http_host/$cache_uri/index.html $uri $uri/ /index.php?q=$uri&$args;

  # Wordpress Permalinks
  #try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?q=$uri&$args;  

  }

location ~* /(wp-login\.php) {
    limit_req zone=xwplogin burst=1 nodelay;
    #limit_conn xwpconlimit 30;
    auth_basic "Private";
    auth_basic_user_file /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/htpasswd_wplogin;    
    include /usr/local/nginx/conf/php-wpsc.conf;
}

location ~* /(xmlrpc\.php) {
    limit_req zone=xwplogin burst=2 nodelay;
    #limit_conn xwpconlimit 30;
    include /usr/local/nginx/conf/php-wpsc.conf;
}

  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/wpsecure_mydomain.com.conf;
  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/php-wpsc.conf;
  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/staticfiles.conf;
  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/drop.conf;
  #include /usr/local/nginx/conf/errorpage.conf;
  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/vts_server.conf;
}

/usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/virtual.conf

Code:

server {
#         listen   80;
            listen   80 default_server backlog=2048 reuseport;
            server_name mydomain.com;
            root   html;

        access_log              /var/log/nginx/localhost.access.log     main buffer=256k flush=5m;
        error_log               /var/log/nginx/localhost.error.log      error;

# ngx_pagespeed & ngx_pagespeed handler
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeed.conf;
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeedhandler.conf;
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeedstatslog.conf;

# limit_conn limit_per_ip 16;
# ssi  on;

        location /nginx_status {
        stub_status on;
        access_log   off;
        allow 127.0.0.1;
        #allow youripaddress;
        deny all;
        }

            location / {

# block common exploits, sql injections etc
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/block.conf;

# 		Enables directory listings when index file not found
#		autoindex  on;

#		Shows file listing times as local time
#		autoindex_localtime on;

#		Enable for vBulletin usage WITHOUT vbSEO installed
#		try_files		$uri $uri/ /index.php;
            
            }

        # example nginx-http-concat
        # /csstest/??one.css,two.css
        #location /csstest {
        #concat on;
        #concat_max_files 20;
        #}

include /usr/local/nginx/conf/staticfiles.conf;
include /usr/local/nginx/conf/include_opcache.conf;
include /usr/local/nginx/conf/php.conf;
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/phpstatus.conf;
include /usr/local/nginx/conf/drop.conf;
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/errorpage.conf;
include /usr/local/nginx/conf/vts_mainserver.conf;

       }

eva2000 · Sep 13, 2015

/usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/mydomain.com.conf-disabled is incorrectly configured but deleting it should solve that

/usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/mydomain.com.ssl.conf is also incorrectly configured as you removed the ssl spdy listen directive and duplicated listen 80 directives hence warn on restart

duplicates when no listen directive is set it defaults to listen 80;
Code:
server {
    server_name mydomain.com www.mydomain.com;
    return 302 https://www.$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
  server_name mydomain.com www.mydomain.com;
corrected /usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/mydomain.com.ssl.conf
Code:
server {
    server_name mydomain.com www.mydomain.com;
    return 302 https://www.$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
  listen 443 ssl spdy;
  server_name mydomain.com www.mydomain.com;

  ##  redirect https non-www to https www
      if ($host = 'mydomain.com' ) {
         return 302 https://www.mydomain.com$request_uri;
  }

  ssl_dhparam /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl/mydomain.com/dhparam.pem;
  ssl_certificate      /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl/mydomain.com/mydomain.com.crt;
  ssl_certificate_key  /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl/mydomain.com/mydomain.com.key;
  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl_include.conf;

  # mozilla recommended
  ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-DSS-AES128-GCM-SHA256:kEDH+AESGCM:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:DHE-DSS-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256:DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:AES128-GCM-SHA256:AES256-GCM-SHA384:AES128-SHA256:AES256-SHA256:AES128-SHA:AES256-SHA:AES:CAMELLIA:DES-CBC3-SHA:!aNULL:!eNULL:!EXPORT:!DES:!RC4:!MD5:!PSK:!aECDH:!EDH-DSS-DES-CBC3-SHA:!EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:!KRB5-DES-CBC3-SHA:!CAMELLIA;
  ssl_prefer_server_ciphers   on;
  add_header Alternate-Protocol  443:npn-spdy/3;
  #add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000; includeSubdomains;";
  #add_header  X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff";
  #add_header X-Frame-Options DENY;
  spdy_headers_comp 5;
  ssl_buffer_size 1400;
  ssl_session_tickets on;

  # enable ocsp stapling
  #resolver 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 valid=10m;
  #resolver_timeout 10s;
  #ssl_stapling on;
  #ssl_stapling_verify on;
  #ssl_trusted_certificate /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl/mydomain.com/mydomain.com-trusted.crt;

# ngx_pagespeed & ngx_pagespeed handler
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeed.conf;
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeedhandler.conf;
#include /usr/local/nginx/conf/pagespeedstatslog.conf;

  # limit_conn limit_per_ip 16;
  # ssi  on;

  access_log /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/log/access.log combined buffer=256k flush=60m;
  error_log /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/log/error.log;

  root /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/public;

  # prevent access to ./directories and files
  location ~ (?:^|/)\. {
   deny all;
  }

include /usr/local/nginx/conf/wpsupercache_mydomain.com.conf;

  location / {

  # Enables directory listings when index file not found
  #autoindex  on;

  # for wordpress super cache plugin
  try_files /wp-content/cache/supercache/$http_host/$cache_uri/index.html $uri $uri/ /index.php?q=$uri&$args;

  # Wordpress Permalinks
  #try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?q=$uri&$args;

  }

location ~* /(wp-login\.php) {
    limit_req zone=xwplogin burst=1 nodelay;
    #limit_conn xwpconlimit 30;
    auth_basic "Private";
    auth_basic_user_file /home/nginx/domains/mydomain.com/htpasswd_wplogin;
    include /usr/local/nginx/conf/php-wpsc.conf;
}

location ~* /(xmlrpc\.php) {
    limit_req zone=xwplogin burst=2 nodelay;
    #limit_conn xwpconlimit 30;
    include /usr/local/nginx/conf/php-wpsc.conf;
}

  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/wpsecure_mydomain.com.conf;
  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/php-wpsc.conf;
  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/staticfiles.conf;
  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/drop.conf;
  #include /usr/local/nginx/conf/errorpage.conf;
  include /usr/local/nginx/conf/vts_server.conf;
}
/usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/virtual.conf is also incorrectly setup

as per Getting Started Guide step 1 you need to configure main host nginx vhost properly

Your default server hostname is usually the hostname used to purchase the VPS or dedicated server in the first place. It's basically a subdomain that links your order so would usually be something like hostname.newdomain.com where subdomain = hostname - it can be any name you like if you have a particular naming theme. I like to have an hostname name that lets me differentiate between web hosts I use as I use many different web hosts. So if on my order form with web host I specified my hostname as hostname.newdomain.com. Then your VPS or dedicated server's hostname is hostname.newdomain.com.
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To be able to properly resolve your server's hostname.newdomain.com you need to add a DNS A record entry pointing to your server's main IP address for your newdomain.com's DNS via your domain registrar's domain DNS manager or if DNS is local via NSD (see step 3 below). You can either use a CNAME DNS entry or my prefered is an A record pointing to your server's IP address. This way if you have 3x VPS servers with main hostnames like hostname1.newdomain.com ,hostname2.newdomain.com, hostname3.newdomain.com, I would add 3 separate A records for newdomain.com for hostname1, hostname2 and hostname3 pointing to 3 separate VPS servers' IP addresses.
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you have in virtual.conf
Code:
server_name mydomain.com;
that is why your mydomain.com access is going to nginx welcome page and not your web site

change it to
Code:
server_name host.mydomain.com;
and add a valid DNS A record for host.mydomain.com to your server IP

Gettings Started Step 1 has other instructions including changing or setting system hostname if not set

you can find your default hostname if it's already set when server was provisioned (at order time set hostname) using command
Code:
hostname
and
Code:
uname -n
that hostname should be the one usually set in /usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/virtual.conf for server_name and shouldn't be the same as any site you add via centmin.sh menu option 2

Getting Started Guide step 18 summary Getting Started Guide - CentminMod.com LEMP Nginx web stack for CentOS

End result is that visiting:

hostname.newdomain.com should have a valid working DNS entry (either an A record pointing to server's IP address or CNAME entry) and should go to default Nginx setup page which is controlled via Nginx vhost configuration file at /usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/virtual.conf with document root at /usr/local/nginx/html

newdomain.com should also have a valid DNS entry preferably A record pointing to server IP address and go to your site's pages controlled via Nginx vhost configuration file at /usr/local/nginx/conf/conf.d/newdomain.com.conf with document root at /home/nginx/domains/newdomain.com/public

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Chuman · Sep 13, 2015

Thank you very much Sir for your wonderful support and detailed help.. I made the changes accordingly and now it's working properly.

rdan · Sep 13, 2015

Chuman said: ↑

Thank you very much Sir for your wonderful support and detailed help.. I made the changes accordingly and now it's working properly.
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Thank you for the suggestion.. I will surely think of it.

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