# 404 error when %20 is in file name **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [November 27, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/404-error-when-20-is-in-file-name/214295 "2011-11-27T17:20:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/404-error-when-20-is-in-file-name/214295/1 "2011-11-27T17:20:44Z")
I’m running the latest version of nginx. When I try to serve a file with a “%20” in the name (example funny%20picture.jpg) I get a 404 error. The filename itself has the “%20” in it, not a space. But nginx refuses to serve the file. Any ideas on a configuration change I can make so that this works? Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[404 error when %20 is in file name](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,219147,219147#msg-219147)** > > I'm running the latest version of nginx. When I try to serve a file with a "%20" in the name (example funny%20picture.jpg) I get a 404 error. The filename itself has the "%20" in it, not a space. But nginx refuses to serve the... ---
**Author:** ![jstalin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jstalin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jstalin)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/404-error-when-20-is-in-file-name/214295/2 "2011-11-27T18:22:13Z")
On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 11:20:17AM -0500, jstalin wrote: > I’m running the latest version of nginx. When I try to serve a file with > a “%20” in the name (example funny%20picture.jpg) I get a 404 error. The > filename itself has the “%20” in it, not a space. But nginx refuses to > serve the file. Any ideas on a configuration change I can make so that > this works? If you want to get “funny%20picture.jpg”, you should encode “%” in request as “%25”: “funny%2520picture.jpg”. – Igor S.