try_files... don't think I'm doing it right.

[Igor Sysoev]

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 08:25:51AM +0000, Phillip B Oldham wrote:

> Hey all.
> 
> I'm trying to set-up an installation of zine, the python wordpress 
> clone. I've set it to run as fast-cgi through a socket, but after a 
> while it just flakes out. I'll get around to fixing that soon, but in 
> the meantime I'd like nginx to fallback to showing a "maintenance" html 
> page.
> 
> Here's my config:
> 
> server {
>       listen 80;
>       server_name mysite.com;
>       error_page 500 502 503 504  /maintenance.html;
>       location / {
>               try_files @zine @fallback;
>       }
>       location @zine {
>                include conf/fastcgi_params;
>                fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_script_name;
>                fastcgi_param SCRIPT_NAME "";
>                fastcgi_pass unix:/tmp/mysite.socket;
>       }
>       location @fallback {
>               root /var/www/mysite;
>               index maintenance.html;
>       }
> }
> 
> This automatically falls-back, even though the instance is running.
> 
> What am I doing wrong?

The try_files test files existance and fallback to last parameter.
As there is no @zine file it always goes to @fallback.
You config should be

server {
      listen 80;
      server_name mysite.com;

      error_page 500 502 503 504  /maintenance.html;

      location / {
               include conf/fastcgi_params;
               fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_script_name;
               fastcgi_param SCRIPT_NAME "";
               fastcgi_pass unix:/tmp/mysite.socket;

               fastcgi_intercept_errors  on;
      }

      location = /maintenance.html {
              root /var/www/mysite;
      }
}


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