Forum: NGINX Allow directive with variables

I am trying to use a variable with the `allow` directive, i.e.

    set $home_ip 1.2.3.4;

    location ^~ /apc/ {
      # Allow home
      allow $home_ip;

      deny all;

      include /etc/nginx/php.conf;
    }

But I am getting an error. Does the `allow` directive allow variables?

Posted at Nginx Forum: 
http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,234600,234600#msg-234600

Hello!

On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 07:51:21PM -0500, justin wrote:

>       include /etc/nginx/php.conf;
>     }
>
> But I am getting an error. Does the `allow` directive allow variables?

No, variables are not allowed within the "allow" directive
parameters.  If a parameter can contain variables, it's indicated
in a directive description.

Note well: it's bad idea to use variables to shorten configs, see
http://nginx.org/en/docs/faq/variables_in_config.html.

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Maxim Dounin
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