# Can i pass $time\_local to backend server?

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**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [September 5, 2011, 7:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-i-pass-time-local-to-backend-server/211468 "2011-09-05T07:40:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 7:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-i-pass-time-local-to-backend-server/211468/1 "2011-09-05T07:40:36Z")

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hi, i want set the variable $time\_local in log to the header , and then  
the backend server can got it  
like: proxy\_set\_header MY\_TIME $time\_local  
but i got error : unknown “time\_local” variable  
if i can set a variable about time to the header? many thanks!

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> **[can i pass $time\_local to backend server?](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,214774,214774#msg-214774)**
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> hi, i want set the variable $time\_local in log to the header , and then the backend server can got it like: proxy\_set\_header MY\_TIME $time\_local but i got error : unknown "time\_local" variable if i can set a variable about time to the...