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changeset 13:ce71d57f0590
Adding the FAQ page itself
author | Igor Sysoev <igor@sysoev.ru> |
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date | Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:34:35 +0000 |
parents | 66659eaf045e |
children | 22b3cd717e55 |
files | xml/en/docs/welcome_nginx_facebook.xml |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) [+] |
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new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/en/docs/welcome_nginx_facebook.xml @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +<!DOCTYPE digest SYSTEM "../../../dtd/article.dtd"> + +<article title="When I am trying to open Facebook instead I am getting + “Welcome to nginx!” page" + link="/en/docs/welcome_nginx_facebook.html" + lang="en"> + + +<section> + +<para> +<b>Q:</b> +I am trying to open Facebook (Yahoo!, Google, etc.) or some +other well known web site and instead I am getting a blank web page +with a message referring to nginx “Welcome to nginx!” or +“404 Not Found / nginx”. +</para> + +<para> +I suspect something is wrong and there is probably a malicious attempt here +to direct me to a rogue web page (for hacking my computer, phishing etc.). +Why is that and what nginx has to do with my attempts to connect +to Facebook (Yahoo!, Google, etc.) ? +</para> + +<para> + +</para> + +<para> +<b>A:</b> +nginx is among the 3 most popular web servers in the world. +It is a free open source software which is absolutely legitimate and +has nothing to do with any kind of threatening or malicious activity per se. +A web page saying “Welcome to nginx!” is one of the diagnostics responses +that can be produced by a server running nginx. +</para> + +<para> +However, you are right in your assumption that something must be wrong +with your computer or operating system setup when you are trying to access +a well known web site and instead of a familiar page you get +“Welcome to nginx!”. This should not happen if your computer is clean and safe. +We recommend you to check and verify your operating system setup +(possibly with the help of your ISP or support staff), +but also it would be a good idea to install and run an anti-virus software +on your computer. It may happen that some malign entity is trying +to intercept the traffic from your computer and potentially cause +significant harm to you and the other users on the Internet. +</para> + +</section> + +</article>