Set location based on query arg

[Francis Daly]

On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 06:46:10PM -0500, ulik wrote:

Hi there,

> Here is what I want to do, in nginx conf language:

>     # root when path query arg is present
>     if ($arg_path) {
>         root /var/www/example/$arg_path;
>     }
>     
>     # root when path query arg is not present (default)
>     if (!$arg_path) {
>         root /var/www/example/default;
>     }

You can use "map" to set a variable, and then use that variable in the
"root" directive. That way you can avoid trying to have "root" within
"if".

Something like

  map $arg_path $root_bit {
    default $arg_path;
    "" default;
  }

and then later

  root /var/www/example/$root_bit;

Cheers,

	f
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Francis Daly        francis at daoine.org