Thanks Jacques. Author of that updated config post on rtCamp.com here.
I really think Nginx in still underestimated by large. Most article handles rewrite in nginx based on their Apache knowledge.
Nginx's try_files is magical. So does maps{..} section.
Using Nginx map, you can server static files in WordPress-multisite without PHP (much better than X-SendFile or X-Accelredirection). On large wordpress-multisite network, this can really increase Nginx's capacity by multifold.
I really think Nginx in still underestimated by large. Most article handles rewrite in nginx based on their Apache knowledge.
Nginx's try_files is magical. So does maps{..} section.
Using Nginx map, you can server static files in WordPress-multisite without PHP (much better than X-SendFile or X-Accelredirection). On large wordpress-multisite network, this can really increase Nginx's capacity by multifold.
See - http://rtcamp.com/tutorials/nginx-maps-wordpress-multisite-s...