location "default" documentation

[Igor Sysoev]

On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 08:33:47AM -0800, James Byers wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 6:01 AM, Igor Sysoev <is at rambler-co.ru> wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 09:40:10PM -0800, James Byers wrote:
> >
> >       server {
> >           listen       1.2.3.4:80;
> >           server_name  one;
> >       }
> >
> >       server {
> >           listen       1.2.3.4:80 default;
> >           server_name  two;
> >       }
> 
> "server_name" suggests the first server block in configuration file
> order will be used for non-matching hostnames.  In the above listing
> (modified to include "default" in the second server), will a request
> for hostname "three" / IP 1.2.3.4 be handled by the second server
> block or the first?

Non-matching hostnames are handled in server which has "listen" marked
as "default" for given address:port, i.e. hostname "three" / IP 1.2.3.4
will be handled by the second server block.

> >> And I'm left wondering how to set all sockets to deferred.
> >
> > You need to set
> >
> >     listen ADDRESS:PORT default deffered;
> >
> > once for each ADDRESS:PORT.
> >
> 
> Thanks for the clarification.  Will update the wiki for both cases.


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