configure determines the features of system and, in particular, the methods, which nginx can use for handling connections. Finally it creates the Makefile.

configure supports the following options:

–prefix=<path> – The path relative to which all other Nginx paths will resolve. If not specified, defaults to /usr/local/nginx.

–sbin-path=<path> – The path to the nginx executable. Only used for installation. If not specified defaults to <prefix>/sbin/nginx.

–conf-path=<path> – The default location of nginx.conf if no -c parameter is provided. If not provided, defaults to <prefix>/conf/nginx.conf.

–pid-path=<path> – The path to nginx.pid, if… Read the rest