nginx : access.log and error.log file empty

Question

I have just installed nginx on Ubuntu 14.04 using the command

sudo apt-get install nginx

Now, when I open my browser and type in the address

Answer 1

I had the same issue after reinstalling nginx to newer version. Seems like log files ownership changed and new nginx couldn't save anything there.

Removing log files and reloading nginx worked for me:

$ sudo rm -f /var/log/nginx/*
$ sudo nginx -s reload