Nginx -t

• nginx -t
• nginx: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok
• nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test is successful

Restart

• nginx -t && systemctl restart nginx && systemctl status nginx

Outputs

nginx: [emerg] pcre_compile() failed: unrecognized character after (? or (?- in "^(?XXX.+)\.domain\.com$" at "XXX.+)\.domain\.com$" in /etc/nginx/sites- enabled/default:75
nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed

Related terms

• sshd -T or sshd -t
• Named-checkconf
• monit -t
• php-fpm7.4 -t

See also

• Test mode: nginx -t, sshd -T, crontab -e, visudo, Named-checkconf, dnsmasq --test, validate:
• Nginx: nginx -t, nginx.conf, /etc/nginx/fastcgi.conf, Nginx Sample Configurations, server, ssl_certificate, redirect, return, rewrite, sendfile, request_uri, server_name, listen, /etc/nginx/snippets/, /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
• Web server: Nginx: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf, nginx -t, Nginx logs, Nginx change log, PHP, php-fpm, Let's encrypt, Nginx directives, Reverse Proxy, Configure HTTP redirection Nginx, Return, proxy_pass (Reverse proxy), ngx_http_rewrite_module, /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/, error.log, access.log, /nginx status, AIO