Preferred method for location blocks

[Gena Makhomed]

On 01.04.2015 23:55, Daniel Miller wrote:

> What is the difference between:
>
> location /admin {
> }
>
> vs.
>
> location ~ /admin(/.*) {
> }
>
>
> The first seems cleaner, and I assume runs faster - but do they process
> differently?

Yes, they process differently.

http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#location

http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/request_processing.html

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Best regards,
  Gena