bug or intent?: $request_uri in SSI

Sun Dec 30 02:01:54 MSK 2007

Larrytheliquid wrote:
> After re-reading the documentation page 
> (http://wiki.codemongers.com/NginxHttpCoreModule#var_request_uri), it 
> turns out that "$request_uri" is indeed supposed to be the original 
> request:
> "$request_uri, this variable is equal to the complete initial URI 
> together with the arguments;"
> 
> Is there a variable like "$request_uri" that applies to the current request?
> If not, the alternative is an "if statement" that checks to see whether 
> "$query_string" has a value. If it does, use $uri?$query_string, 
> otherwise use $uri.

$is_args evaluates to "?" or "" depending on whether $args is set. Try:

$uri$is_args$args

Evan

> 
> On Nov 10, 2007 4:04 PM, Larrytheliquid 
> <larrytheliquid at gmail.com 
> <mailto:larrytheliquid at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     When including a file with SSI that has a query string, the $uri and
>     $query_string variables are set to the included file. However, the
>     $request_uri variable remains set to the original file. Is this
>     supposed to happen, or should $request_uri change?
> 
>     An example follows, just be sure to change "root
>     /Users/larry/Sites/ngingx_request_uri/html;" to point to your local
>     copy. Once you have created these files, go to
>     http://127.0.0.1:8084/example.html?page=1
> 
>     ------------------------------------------------------
>     nginx.conf
>     ------------------------------------------------------
>     worker_processes  1;
>     events {
>         worker_connections  256;
>     }
> 
>     http {
>         server {
>             listen 8084;
> 
>             location / {
>               ssi on;
> 
>               default_type text/html;
> 
>               root /Users/larry/Sites/ngingx_request_uri;
>             }
>         }
>     }
> 
> 
>     ------------------------------------------------------
>     example.html
>     ------------------------------------------------------
>     <html>
>       <head>
>         <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html;
>     <title>$request_uri with SSI</title>
>       </head>
>       <body>
>         <h3>From example.html</h3>
>         <p>
>           <strong>$request_uri: </strong><!--# echo var="request_uri" --> ::
>           <strong>$uri: </strong><!--# echo var="uri" --> ::
>           <strong>$query_string: </strong><!--# echo var="query_string" -->
>         </p>
>         <!--# include virtual="/fragment.inc?page=1" -->
>       </body>
>     </html>
> 
>     ------------------------------------------------------
>     fragment.inc
>     ------------------------------------------------------
>     <h3>From fragment.inc</h3>
>     <p>
>       <strong>$request_uri: </strong><em><!--# echo var="request_uri"
>     --></em> ::
>       <strong>$uri: </strong><!--# echo var="uri" --> ::
>       <strong>$query_string: </strong><!--# echo var="query_string" --> 
>     </p>
>     <p>Shouldn't $request_uri be "<em>/fragment.inc?page=1</em>"?</p>
> 
>     -- 
>     Respectfully,
>     Larry Diehl
>     www.larrytheliquid.com <http://www.larrytheliquid.com> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Respectfully,
> Larry Diehl
> www.larrytheliquid.com <http://www.larrytheliquid.com>