NGINX Unit 1.11.0 Is Now Available, Introduces Static File Serving Hot on the heels of last month’s NGINX Unit release, we’re back with not one but two fresh versions, 1.11.0 and 1.12.0. Version 1.12.0 is mostly a bug‑fix release, but also adds support for PHP 7.4 in preparation for its general availability (scheduled for late November). NGINX Unit 1.11.0, however, brings two formidable extensions to the table: serving of static files, and application isolation. Serving Static Files Static file serving is perhaps the most eagerly awaited new feature in NGINX Unit. Almost since day one, users have been peppering us with requests to support it. The wait is over: starting with version 1.11.0, NGINX Unit can serve static files. The implementation is rather simple. Remember the routes configuration object? Of course you do – it was introduced in version 1.8.0. As you might recall, a route specifies how to process [ more… ]