Easily rotate Nginx logs using rename, truncate, then restart

The scripts below is probably one of the simplest way to keep a few days worth of logs (up to you) and still keep all logs organized enough without loosing track.

What the scripts below do:

1. change directory to /log/nginx  (this is where I keep my Nginx logs - yours may be different)
2. move (rename) a log file ie: access.log to access_YYYYMMDD.log
3. create a new log file (using touch) with zero bytes.
4. change permission of new log file to 777 (allow everything).
5. restart nginx process so that it will use newly created log files.

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cd /log/nginx

mv access.log access_`date +"%Y%m%d"`.log
touch /log/nginx/access.log
chmod 777 /log/nginx/access.log

mv error.log error_`date +"%Y%m%d"`.log
touch /log/nginx/error.log
chmod 777 /log/nginx/error.log

mv api-access.log api-access_`date +"%Y%m%d"`.log
touch /log/nginx/api-access.log
chmod 777 /log/nginx/api-access.log

mv api-error.log api-error_`date +"%Y%m%d"`.log
touch /log/nginx/api-error.log
chmod 777 /log/nginx/api-error.log

mv default-access.log default-access_`date +"%Y%m%d"`.log
touch /log/nginx/default-access.log
chmod 777 /log/nginx/default-access.log

mv default-error.log default-error_`date +"%Y%m%d"`.log
touch /log/nginx/default-error.log
chmod 777 /log/nginx/default-error.log

mv default-ssl-access.log default-ssl-access_`date +"%Y%m%d"`.log
touch /log/nginx/default-ssl-access.log
chmod 777 /log/nginx/default-ssl-access.log

mv default-ssl-error.log default-ssl-error_`date +"%Y%m%d"`.log
touch /log/nginx/default-ssl-error.log
chmod 777 /log/nginx/default-ssl-error.log

mv rockmongo-access.log rockmongo-access_`date +"%Y%m%d"`.log
touch /log/nginx/rockmongo-access.log
chmod 777 /log/nginx/rockmongo-access.log

mv rockmongo-error.log rockmongo-error_`date +"%Y%m%d"`.log
touch /log/nginx/rockmongo-error.log
chmod 777 /log/nginx/rockmongo-error.log

kill -USR1 $( cat /var/run/nginx.pid )

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What to do with all those files created with YYYYMMDD?

Well you can then remove them using the following crontab lines at your liking:

here is a line from my crontab that removes every file in my /log/ directory recursive that is older than 10 days:

19 4 * * * find /log/ -type f -mtime +10 | xargs rm

My most up to date PHP development stack

A few people have asked me about which development tools, libraries, and technologies I am using. I want to create this blog to help current and new PHP developers get up to speed and hopefully not spend as much time as I had trying out different tools (or worst wrong tools) :-)

Computer:

In 2015 I ditched my Mac Pro for a Macbook Pro and good thunderbolt dock that can drive my 4K monitor. I did this so that I can be mobile and most importantly so that I do not sit on my a** all day.

Yes, sorry I do not recommend Windows, for web development (PHP, Python, Ruby, etc... ) Macs are much better choice.

Text Editor:

Sublime Text 3

Server OS:

Ubuntu LTS versions, currently 14.04

Web Server:

Nginx + FPM

Database Server:

MongoDB + ElasticSearch

I have developed my own DB framework which utilizes Redis > MongoDB > ElasticSearch all together in harmony.

PHP Framework:

Laravel + Composer

I used to be a code igniter fan, however Laravel is king today.

(Node JS sometime)

Javascript:

jQuery + Angular

HTML:

Bootstrap 3.x

I waited too long to jumped to Laravel.

In 2015, I have been blessed with TONS of work, so much work that I have not had a chance to re-factor my base codes to Laravel.  I wish I would have switch since version 4.  Anyways... make sure you checkout Laravel, it is almost as good as the next 'daily bread' for PHP.

I hope this article help someone new or even PHP veterans to compare with tools they are using.