Can I proxy_pass to a variable?

[Igor Sysoev]

On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 11:54:45AM +0800, 任晓磊 wrote:

> config:
> server {
>         listen [::]:80 default;
>         server_name _ ;
>         server_name_in_redirect off;
>         resolver 74.207.241.5;
> 
>         access_log  off;
> 
>         auth_basic      "Private proxy";
>         auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/auth_basic_user;
> 
>         location /{
>                 proxy_pass http://$http_host;
>                 proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
>                 proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
>         }
> }
> 
> error.log:
> 2010/05/10 11:02:25 [error] 31032#0: *45 zero length URI to proxy,
> client: ::ffff:124.205.200.99, server: _, request: "GET
> http://www.whatismyip.com/ HTTP/1.1", host: "www.whatismyip.com"
> 
> 
> If a specify an IP address or a domain name in proxy_pass, it worked.
> I use $http_host, it doesnt work. How can I do?
> # /usr/sbin/nginx -V
> nginx version: nginx/0.7.64

You have to write:

     proxy_pass http://$http_host$request_uri;

Since 0.8.25 and 0.7.65, you may write:

     proxy_pass http://$http_host;


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