Hi, a strange thing, I found try_files won't work in the server context, only work in the location context.

I have a sample like this
try_files /maintenance.html $uri $uri/
location / {
XXXX
}

then it won't work, but if I move the try_files into the location

location / {
try_files /maintenance.html $uri $uri/
XXXX
}

then it works for root directory.

and it's a trouble that I have to put the try_files in each location, as I have .php, .jpg location.
location ~ \.php$ {
fastcgi_pass 127.0.0.1:9000;
fastcgi_index index.php;
include fastcgi_params;
}

And I have to add the try_files in each of the location, is there any better solution.

I try to put the try_files out of the location, restarting nginx won't have any error, but it won't work when I access the site in the web browser.


On Apr 7, 2011, at 4:34 PM, Pascal Nitsche wrote:

> No not really.
>
> First you could send the status code by dynamic (ex. php) maintrance file (I think this is a bad idea through...) Second you could do something like this:
>
> try_files /www/maintenance.html $uri $uri/ @maintrance;
>
> location @maintrance {
> return 503;
> }
>
>
> Am 07.04.2011 10:19, schrieb Space Lee:
>>
>> So each time, if I want to change to a maintained status, I have to add this line to the nginx configuration file and then restart the config? Is there a simpler way, so that I don't need to change the settings of the server.
>>
>> On Apr 7, 2011, at 4:15 PM, Pascal Nitsche wrote:
>>
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> To return a http status simply add "return STATUS_CODE;" to your config location. So to return a 503 type:
>>>
>>> return 503;
>>>
>>> MfG
>>>
>>> Am 07.04.2011 10:13, schrieb Spacelee:
>>>>
>>>> thanks, it works using try_files, and I put it in the location / { }
>>>> I try to setup 503 as you suggest, but I don't know how to trigger the 503 status?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 11:39 PM, Vitaly Tskhovrebov <vt@chgk.info> wrote:
>>>> On 3/23/2011 6:35 PM, Space Lee wrote:
>>>> I have a question, if I want to use nginx to main the maintenance file, and what's the easiest way for me to change a web to maintained status when it's in emergency?
>>>>
>>>> try_files /www/maintenance.html $uri $uri/
>>>>
>>>> It will be better to return 503 in that case as well.
>>>>
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