Nginx HTTP Server - Fourth Edition

Configuration sections

The following table provides a translation of Apache sections into Nginx configuration blocks. Some Apache sections have no direct Nginx equivalent, but for most cases, identical behavior can be reproduced in a slightly different syntax.

Apache section	Nginx section	Description
(default)	http	The settings placed at the root of the Apache configuration files correspond to the settings placed at the root of the Nginx configuration file and also those placed in the http block (as opposed to other blocks such as mail or imap used for mail server proxying functionality).
<VirtualHost>	server	Apache settings placed in the <VirtualHost> sections should be placed in the server blocks of the Nginx configuration ...