root works, alias doesn't

[Valentin V. Bartenev]

On Wednesday 02 October 2013 20:22:17 Grant wrote:
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> 
> That's true.  Is alias or root preferred in this situation for performance?
> 

The "root" directive is better from any point of view.  It is less complicated
and bugfree ("alias" has bugs, see https://trac.nginx.org/nginx/ticket/97 ).

You should always prefer "root" over "alias" when it is possible.

  wbr, Valentin V. Bartenev