root@dnnp:~/software/nginx-1.2.3# vim /etc/init.d/nginx

root@dnnp:~/software/nginx-1.2.3# chmod +x /etc/init.d/nginx
root@dnnp:~/software/nginx-1.2.3# /etc/init.d/nginx start
Starting nginx: nginx.
root@dnnp:~/software/nginx-1.2.3# ps -aux | grep nginx
Warning: bad ps syntax, perhaps a bogus '-'? See http://procps.sf.net/faq.html
root   25078 0.0 0.0  4596  700 ?    Ss  14:20  0:00 nginx: master process /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx
nobody  25079 0.0 0.1  4820 1056 ?    S  14:20  0:00 nginx: worker process
root   25081 0.0 0.0  3304  768 pts/0  S+  14:20  0:00 grep nginx
root@dnnp:~/software/nginx-1.2.3#

#! /bin/sh
 
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:     nginx
# Required-Start:  $all
# Required-Stop:   $all
# Default-Start:   2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:   0 1 6
# Short-Description: starts the nginx web server
# Description:    starts nginx using start-stop-daemon
### END INIT INFO
 
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
DAEMON=/usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx
NAME=nginx
DESC=nginx
 
test -x $DAEMON || exit 0
 
# Include nginx defaults if available
if [ -f /etc/default/nginx ] ; then
  . /etc/default/nginx
#    . /usr/local/nginx/conf
fi
 
set -e
 
. /lib/lsb/init-functions
 
case "$1" in
 start)
  echo -n "Starting $DESC: "
  start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /usr/local/nginx/logs/$NAME.pid \
    --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_OPTS || true
  echo "$NAME."
  ;;
 stop)
  echo -n "Stopping $DESC: "
  start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /usr/local/nginx/logs/$NAME.pid \
    --exec $DAEMON || true
  echo "$NAME."
  ;;
 restart|force-reload)
  echo -n "Restarting $DESC: "
  start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile \
    /usr/local/nginx/logs/$NAME.pid --exec $DAEMON || true
  sleep 1
  start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile \
    /usr/local/nginx/logs/$NAME.pid --exec $DAEMON -- $DAEMON_OPTS || true
  echo "$NAME."
  ;;
 reload)
   echo -n "Reloading $DESC configuration: "
   start-stop-daemon --stop --signal HUP --quiet --pidfile /usr/local/nginx/logs/$NAME.pid \
     --exec $DAEMON || true
   echo "$NAME."
   ;;
 status)
   status_of_proc -p /usr/local/nginx/logs/$NAME.pid "$DAEMON" nginx && exit 0 || exit $?
   ;;
 *)
  N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
  echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|status}" >&2
  exit 1
  ;;
esac
 
exit 0