hemendra26 Wrote:
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> I was using nginx x-accel-redirect as an authentication frontend for
> an external db resource.
>
> In my python code I would do the following:
>
> /getresource/
>
> def view(self, req, resp):
> name = get_dbname(req.user.id)
> resp.set_header('X-Accel-Redirect', '/resource/%s/' %name )
>
> This would forward the HTTP method as well until nginx 1.10
> Since nginx 1.10 all x-accel-redirects are forwarded as GET methods.
>
> From this thread:
> https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,271372,271380#msg-271380
>
> I understand that the correct way to forward the HTTP method is to use
> named location.
> I am unable to find documentation on how this should be done.
> I tried the following:
>
> def view(self, req, resp):
> name = get_dbname(req.user.id)
> resp.set_header('X-Accel-Redirect', '@resource' )
>
> but this redirects to @resource /
> I would like to redirect to @resource /name

Edit:

Posting configs for nginx, hope someone can help.

location /getresource {
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8000;
}

location /resource {
internal;
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8888;
}

location @resource {
internal;
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8888;
}