# HG changeset patch # User Igor Sysoev # Date 1314286475 0 # Node ID ce71d57f0590a84a455c1f6d09f58deffadb6dbc # Parent 66659eaf045e55c99ff05d592bc13ee94deb5cb0 Adding the FAQ page itself diff -r 66659eaf045e -r ce71d57f0590 xml/en/docs/welcome_nginx_facebook.xml --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/xml/en/docs/welcome_nginx_facebook.xml Thu Aug 25 15:34:35 2011 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ + + +
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+ + +Q: +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”. + + + +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.) ? + + + +  + + + +A: +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. + + + +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. + + +
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