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nginx-0.8.49-uri_percent.patch	1.1 KB	open | download	Matthieu Tourne	09/28/2010	Read message

Glad to do so!

from nginx.conf
upstream backendcms {
server 172.26.161.230;
}

from my location specific conf
location ~* ^/us(.*)? {
proxy_set_header Host xxx.xxx.xxx;
proxy_pass http://backendcms$1;
subs_filter .....
}

It truly is the white-space causing the issue because I copied the "Member Images" folder to "Member-Images". Trying the URI with the hypen works and with the %20 does not.