server_name "";

[Igor Sysoev]

On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 02:15:55PM -0500, Sean Allen wrote:

> 2009/12/19 Igor Sysoev <igor at sysoev.ru>:
> > On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 10:59:39AM -0500, Sean Allen wrote:
> >
> >> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 8:38 PM, merlin corey <merlincorey at dc949.org> wrote:
> >> > On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Sean Allen <sean at monkeysnatchbanana.com> wrote:
> >> >> On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 5:51 PM, Peter Leonov <gojpeg at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>> On 19.12.2009, at 1:14, Sean Allen wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>>> we are running 0.7.64
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> have this as a server:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> server
> >> >>>> {
> >> >>>>     server_name "";
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>     location /
> >> >>>>     {
> >> >>>>         return 404;
> >> >>>>     }
> >> >>>> }
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> when we try to startup we get:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>  [emerg]: the first server name must not be empty in
> >> >>>> /ah/conf/nginx/default_server.conf:4
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> wiki says:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Since nginx 0.7.12, an empty server name is supported, to catch the
> >> >>>> requests without "Host" header:
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> server {
> >> >>>>  server_name "";
> >> >>>> }
> >> >>>
> >> >>> We use the underscore + listen default.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> server
> >> >>> {
> >> >>>        server_name _;
> >> >>>        listen 80 default;
> >> >>>        location / { return 404; }
> >> >>> }
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >> That works except, it is getting blocked by another and I'm not sure why.
> >> >> I'm doing this on a local network right now and m.example.com is 192.16.8.1.125
> >> >> if m.example.com is setup then this doesn't get used.
> >> >>
> >> >> m.example.com has:
> >> >>
> >> >> server
> >> >> {
> >> >>    listen m.example.com;
> >> >>    server_name m.example.com;
> >> >> }
> >> >>
> >> >> So from the wiki,
> >> >> if I do a request not to m.example.com but 192.168.1.125
> >> >> shouldnt the listen 80 default server block be the one that handles
> >> >> the response?
> >> >>
> >> >> _______________________________________________
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> >> >> http://nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > FYI Igor's latest documents at:
> >> > http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/request_processing.html suggest the
> >> > following configuration:
> >> >
> >> > server {
> >> >    listen       80  default_server;
> >> >    server_name  _;
> >> >    return       444;
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> > You will note that now we use default_server, the server_name _, and
> >> > no need for a location to hold the return code.
> >>
> >> I'm running 0.7.64 and after switching 'default_server' to default per
> >> the wiki doc you referenced,
> >> this still doesnt work. It doesnt respond as the default server
> >>
> >> i have
> >>
> >> m.example.com is still answering when you
> >>
> >> wget http://192.168.1.125/
> >
> > Have you looked this:
> > http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/server_names.html#miscellaneous_names
> > http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/request_processing.html
> >
> 
> Yes.
> 
> Question as this isnt clear to me.
> 
> If I have a server
> 
> server
> {
> listen m.example.com;
> server_name m.example.com;
> }
> 
> and m.example.com is 192.168.1.125
> 
> and i also have
> 
> server
> {
> listen 80
> server_name _;
> }
> 
> which one should handle a request w/o a hostname to 192.168.1.125?

It will be handled by default server.


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Igor Sysoev
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