# NGINX

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## [Nginx reverse proxy sizing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-reverse-proxy-sizing/234390)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
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**Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-reverse-proxy-sizing/234390 "2015-03-01T18:06:38Z")

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Hi Guys, This is my first forum and I am pretty new to nginx. What I am going to do here is planning to setup nginx as a reverse proxy for my certain websites on suse enterprise linux and I do have certain questions…

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## [OpenResty 1.7.10.1 released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/openresty-1-7-10-1-released/234386)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
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**Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 9:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/openresty-1-7-10-1-released/234386 "2015-03-01T09:25:40Z")

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Hi folks! I am pleased to announce the new formal release, 1.7.10.1, of the OpenResty bundle: http://openresty.org/#Download Special thanks go to all our contributors and users for making this happen! Below is the …

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## [SNI: ssl\_error\_bad\_cert\_domain on https://\<IP\>](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sni-ssl-error-bad-cert-domain-on-https-ip/234385)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
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**Last updated:** [February 28, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sni-ssl-error-bad-cert-domain-on-https-ip/234385 "2015-02-28T18:52:34Z")

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premisses nginx version: nginx/1.7.10 TLS SNI support enabled Serving vhosts each vhost has own registered certificate each vhost works as expected task Obtain 444 from \[http|https\]://. case http:// configurati…

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## [The Future of Open Source Survey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-future-of-open-source-survey/234366)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
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**Last updated:** [February 27, 2015, 6:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-future-of-open-source-survey/234366 "2015-02-27T06:49:41Z")

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TL;DR Participate in the Future of Open Source! Complete this survey today. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FoOS-Nginx In long form, NGINX is a sponsor of the Blackduck Future of Open Source Survey. This is an annua…

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## [Gzip a PUT request + automatic deflate by ngx\_http\_dav\_module](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gzip-a-put-request-automatic-deflate-by-ngx-http-dav-module/234361)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
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**Last updated:** [February 26, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gzip-a-put-request-automatic-deflate-by-ngx-http-dav-module/234361 "2015-02-26T18:39:09Z")

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Hi all. I am using Nginx with the ngx\_http\_dav\_module (i.e WebDav). I use the PUT method of Webdav to upload files to my Nginx server. Unfortunately, it is quite slow when files are big, and I would like to enable gz…

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## [Access SSL only with key p12 $ssl\_client\_verify not works](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/access-ssl-only-with-key-p12-ssl-client-verify-not-works/234358)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/access-ssl-only-with-key-p12-ssl-client-verify-not-works/234358 "2015-02-26T13:32:13Z")

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I’m trying to make access SSL only with key p12 you don’t have key = access denied Restarting nginx: nginx: \[emerg\] unknown directive “if($ssl\_client\_verify” in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default:144 nginx: confi…

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## [Upstream Keepalive connection close](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upstream-keepalive-connection-close/233722)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upstream-keepalive-connection-close/233722 "2015-02-25T15:41:01Z")

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I have Nginx server configured with couple of backend servers with keepalive connections enabled. I am trying to understand what will be the Nginx’s behaviour in case the connection is closed by an upstream server le…

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## [Required Help on satisfy any setup](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/required-help-on-satisfy-any-setup/234329)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/required-help-on-satisfy-any-setup/234329 "2015-02-24T22:00:31Z")

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I am using 2 layer NGINX. Fist layer NGINX works as a load balancer and forwards all HTTP traffic another NGINX based on HTTP or HTTPS. When i setup below conditions its not working. location / { satisfy any; allow …

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## [Nginx module dev help: nginx http subrequest of type POST (including POST params)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-module-dev-help-nginx-http-subrequest-of-type-post-including-post-params/234305)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
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**Last updated:** [February 23, 2015, 8:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-module-dev-help-nginx-http-subrequest-of-type-post-including-post-params/234305 "2015-02-23T08:44:03Z")

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Hi nginx experts! This is my first post in this forum - I’m hoping you folks can throw some light on a problem I’m facing. I’m trying to develop a module very similar to the ngx\_http\_auth\_request\_module (Module ngx…

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## [How to $POST variables to php-fpm with nginx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-post-variables-to-php-fpm-with-nginx/234289)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2015, 5:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-post-variables-to-php-fpm-with-nginx/234289 "2015-02-23T05:03:20Z")

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Hi all, In one of my sites, sks.disunitedstates.com, I have a single index page–index.html–which has a number of forms, one of which calls a php script named server-lookup.php. It means to pass a $POST variable to th…

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## [Redirecting existing links to a sub-folder to a new subdomain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redirecting-existing-links-to-a-sub-folder-to-a-new-subdomain/234296)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redirecting-existing-links-to-a-sub-folder-to-a-new-subdomain/234296 "2015-02-22T19:28:21Z")

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If I want to transform links from http://exampledomain.com/sub-folder/some-article to http://subdomain.exampledomain.com/some-article where subdomain has the same name as the subfolder, do I need a rewrite or a redir…

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## [Pretty URLs in subfolders](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pretty-urls-in-subfolders/234284)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2015, 12:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pretty-urls-in-subfolders/234284 "2015-02-21T12:06:02Z")

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Hi, I’m very new to nginx and I’m having serious problems. I have a number of applications on parts-unknown.org. Drupal, Wordpress, mediawiki (the old wiki), dokuwiki (the new wiki), an owncloud (v7), and a stikked (…

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## [Help required with configuration](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-required-with-configuration/234280)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-required-with-configuration/234280 "2015-02-20T21:26:26Z")

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Hi, I thought I knew how to configure an Nginx site, but I’ve come up with a situation that has defeated me. Ideas needed. We are attempting to move an old site to a new one. I can’t load nginx (or anything much) on …

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## [NGIX to Apache for Digest Authentication](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ngix-to-apache-for-digest-authentication/234279)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
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**Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ngix-to-apache-for-digest-authentication/234279 "2015-02-20T20:47:45Z")

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I have a NGINX in front of Apache which has both Basic and Digest authentication turned on. I’d like a set up where a user connects to NGINX (using Basic or Digest) and NGINX simply proxy the request to the Apache whe…

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## [Request entry too large!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/request-entry-too-large/234270)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 9:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/request-entry-too-large/234270 "2015-02-19T21:52:11Z")

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I have Owncloud installed behind Nginx reverse proxy. The comfiguration is: upstream hcloud { server 10.1.2.10:80 fail\_timeout=0; } Server { listen 80; return 301 https://$host$request\_uri; #} server { listen 4…

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## [Connection statuses](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/connection-statuses/234255)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/connection-statuses/234255 "2015-02-19T21:48:23Z")

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## [Request for thoughts / feedback: Guide on Nginx Monitoring](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/request-for-thoughts-feedback-guide-on-nginx-monitoring/234184)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/request-for-thoughts-feedback-guide-on-nginx-monitoring/234184 "2015-02-19T20:25:40Z")

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Hi everyone - first off, many thanks for the wealth of knowledge on the forum / mailing list. I’ve been learning the nitty gritty of Nginx over the past few months this has been a hugely valuable resource. I’ve put …

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## [Reporter looking to talk about the Silk Road Case / Special Agent Chris Tarbell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reporter-looking-to-talk-about-the-silk-road-case-special-agent-chris-tarbell/234198)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reporter-looking-to-talk-about-the-silk-road-case-special-agent-chris-tarbell/234198 "2015-02-19T19:56:12Z")

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Hey all, esteemed members of this Nginx mailing list. I’m a freelance reporter (former Onion headline writer and former chemical engineer) trying to gather some kind of technical consensus on a part of the Silk Road …

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## [$upstream\_addr containing the same ip twice](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upstream-addr-containing-the-same-ip-twice/234256)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upstream-addr-containing-the-same-ip-twice/234256 "2015-02-19T19:44:09Z")

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Hello, I have just 1 backend server being reverse-proxied through nginx. The access log lists this one request for which the $upstream\_addr has the same ip:port twice. Is this a bug ? ::ffff:10.255.255.248:51947 - - …

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## [Using Nginx as proxy mail server](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-nginx-as-proxy-mail-server/234266)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 7:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-nginx-as-proxy-mail-server/234266 "2015-02-19T19:31:19Z")

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Hello! Would it be possible to set up a Nginx server that will proxy emails to a cPanel server? For example I set up a simple VPS server with IP 10.0.0.1 and then I set my domain’s MX record to mail.mydomain.com wh…

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## [Logging to syslog](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logging-to-syslog/234260)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 11:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logging-to-syslog/234260 "2015-02-19T11:40:58Z")

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Hi all. I am logging to syslog with the following configuration: log\_format custom '$remote\_addr $remote\_user ’ '“$request” $status $body\_bytes\_sent ’ ‘“$http\_referer” “$http\_user\_agent” UPSTREAM: $upstream\_addr SSL…

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## [Second domain config does not redirect www traffic](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/second-domain-config-does-not-redirect-www-traffic/234257)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 9:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/second-domain-config-does-not-redirect-www-traffic/234257 "2015-02-19T09:48:53Z")

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Hello, I have ngnix installed to serve up to websites. The first one is behind is behind SSL and should redirect everything to https://EXAMPLE1.com. This works perfectly as for the second website, its only being hoste…

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## [Windows nginx 1.7.11.1 Gryphon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-nginx-1-7-11-1-gryphon/234259)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
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**Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 9:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-nginx-1-7-11-1-gryphon/234259 "2015-02-19T09:38:02Z")

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13:31 18-2-2015 nginx 1.7.11.1 Gryphon Based on nginx 1.7.11 (17-2-2015, last changeset 5984:3f568dd68af1) with; Documentation repository Index of /download/documentation-pdf/ Naxsi WAF v0.53-3 (upgraded 16-2-201…

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## [Nginx Upload Progress Module stops functioning once behind reverse-proxy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-upload-progress-module-stops-functioning-once-behind-reverse-proxy/234216)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
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**Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-upload-progress-module-stops-functioning-once-behind-reverse-proxy/234216 "2015-02-18T22:14:31Z")

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Hello, I’ve recently compiled nginx-1.7.10 with a third-party upload-progress tracking module, which is described at NGINX Upload Progress Module | NGINX . This module works perfectly well, until I attempt to put the…

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## [Expected Server configuration for 100 users](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/expected-server-configuration-for-100-users/234244)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/expected-server-configuration-for-100-users/234244 "2015-02-18T20:32:49Z")

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Hi, We are configuring the NGINX as a reverse proxy. We are expecting some 100 concurrent users or connections/sessions to be active at any given moment of time. Right now the server is acting as a reverse proxy for…

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## [How to force CGI cache purge on POST?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-force-cgi-cache-purge-on-post/234247)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
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**Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-force-cgi-cache-purge-on-post/234247 "2015-02-18T18:22:17Z")

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Hi, I have a very simple website which could benefit from enabling cgi caching. However, occasional updates are made to the site, exclusively via a POST request. For my simple purposes it would be sufficient to expir…

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## ['add\_header' no longer allowed inside 'if', even though document says it is?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/add-header-no-longer-allowed-inside-if-even-though-document-says-it-is/234246)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
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**Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/add-header-no-longer-allowed-inside-if-even-though-document-says-it-is/234246 "2015-02-18T18:13:17Z")

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Hi! I’m currently running 1.7.10 mainline straight from the nginx.org repository. We are hosting an application that needs to be accessible to Internet Explorer users, in addition to all other normal browsers. tl;dr…

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## [Ifdefine alternative](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ifdefine-alternative/234233)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ifdefine-alternative/234233 "2015-02-17T22:46:30Z")

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I have existing apache configuration which updates it’s allow-deny rules based on whether it’s development or production system. For example, apache gets started with ‘-D ${HOST\_ENVIRONMENT}’ parameter which is then …

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## [BoringSSL build issue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/boringssl-build-issue/234208)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/boringssl-build-issue/234208 "2015-02-15T18:52:54Z")

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Hello, I get the following error when I try to build nginx 1.7.10 against boringssl latest revision : cc -c -pipe -O -W -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wno-unused-parameter -Werror -g -I /usr/local/boringssl/include -I/usr…

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## [Converting POST into GET](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/converting-post-into-get/234205)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/converting-post-into-get/234205 "2015-02-15T16:15:52Z")

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Hi, I need (as part of a cache busting exercise) to convert a POST into a GET with the same URI parameters. ( The URL is currently a GET, but a proxy I have to subvert is mangling things :frowning: There is no true P…

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