It would be very nice if someone would add the following variable to Nginx:

$request_path

Right now, we have $request_uri which includes the query string of the original request. We also have the $uri which is the path portion of the $request_uri, but it is the path AFTER the rewrites. What would be very useful is the $request_path, which would be the original path portion of the $request_uri.

I use a very efficient TSV access log that can be imported and parsed VERY quickly by our analytics software. The problem with logging the $uri is that for requests that generate a 500 error, we lose the original request path since the error_page directed rewrites the $uri.

Thoughts?

Adam