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Install Nginx Lua Module on CentOS VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Set up Nginx Lua Module—a scripting extension—on a CentOS VPS—install OpenResty with

yum install https://openresty.org/package/centos/openresty.repo

then

yum install openresty -y

Add Lua script in /etc/openresty/nginx conf:

location /lua { content_by_lua_block { ngx.say(\"Hello Lua\") } }

Start with

systemctl start openresty

open port:

firewall-cmd --add-service=http

On Vultr test with

curl http://ip/lua

—expect \"Hello Lua\" Enhances phpMyAdmin—dynamic VPS hosting logic