error_page and named locations

[Igor Sysoev]

On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 02:56:16PM +0100, Jean-Philippe Moal wrote:

> Igor Sysoev a ??crit :
> >>>
> >>> I'm going to implement the non_existant_request_file directive to use
> >>> in similar configurations:
> >>>
> >>>     location ~\.php$ {
> >>>         non_existant_request_file  @drupal;
> >>>
> >>>         fastcgi_pass  ..
> >>>     }
> >>>
> >>> This directive test a request file existance before passing a request
> >>> to fastcgi/proxy.
> >>>
> >>> Could someone suggest better name ?
> >> Also I want to replace typcal mongrel configuration:
> >>
> >> with something like
> >>
> >>      location / {
> >>          match  $request_filename
> >>                 $request_filename/index.html
> >>                 $request_filename.html;
> >>                 @mongrel;
> >>      }
> >>
> >> like "index" directive.
> >>
> >> Or
> >>
> >>          try    $request_filename
> >>                 $request_filename/index.html
> >>                 $request_filename.html
> >>                 /some_fallback_url;
> > 
> > The single directive can be used for Mongrel type configuration:
> > 
> >       location / {
> >           file_match  $uri  $uri/index.html  $uri.html
> >                       @mongrel;
> >       }
> > 
> >       location @mongrel {
> >           ...
> >       }
> > 
> > and Drupal/Joomla type configuration:
> > 
> >       location / {
> >           file_match  $uri  @drupal;
> >           # the same as
> >           #    error_page  404 = @drupal; log_not_found off;
> >       }
> > 
> >       location ~ \.php$ {
> >           file_match  $uri  @drupal;
> > 
> >           fastcgi_pass   ...
> >           fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_FILENAME /path/to$script_filename;
> >       }
> > 
> >       location @drupal {
> >           fastcgi_pass   ...
> >           fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_FILENAME /path/to/index.php;
> >       }
> > 
> > The file_match iterates parameters and changes URI to the first one
> > that matches filesystem. An @name matches always and is used as fallback.
> > All matches except fallback are handled in the same location context.
> 
> I think "try" is a good name for this feature (which will certainly be _really_
> useful, thanks !).

How about "try_file  $uri  $uri/index.html ..." or "test_file  $uri ..." ?


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