# Conditional error\_log capability? **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [September 20, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conditional-error-log-capability/149082 "2008-09-20T02:14:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@mike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mike)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conditional-error-log-capability/149082/1 "2008-09-20T02:14:56Z")
Our new ISP’s load balancer is going crazy, and is apparently issuing partial HTTP requests constantly or something. This is flooding the error log, and I’m wondering if there is a way to disable the error\_log conditionally? Or any other ideas? Thanks. 2008/09/19 16:58:25 [info] 6950#0: \*184 client closed prematurely connection while reading client request line, client: 10.122.1.254, server: [foo.com](http://foo.com) 2008/09/19 16:58:25 [info] 6950#0: \*185 client closed prematurely connection while reading client request line, client: 10.122.1.254, server: [foo.com](http://foo.com) 2008/09/19 16:58:27 [info] 6950#0: \*186 client closed prematurely connection while reading client request line, client: 10.122.1.254, server: [foo.com](http://foo.com) 2008/09/19 16:58:27 [info] 6950#0: \*187 client closed prematurely connection while reading client request line, client: 10.122.1.254, server: [foo.com](http://foo.com) 2008/09/19 16:58:27 [info] 6950#0: \*188 client closed prematurely connection while reading client request line, client: 10.122.1.254, server: [foo.com](http://foo.com) 2008/09/19 16:58:28 [info] 6950#0: \*189 client closed prematurely connection while reading client request line, client: 10.122.1.254, server: [foo.com](http://foo.com) ---
**Author:** ![mike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@mike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mike)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 6:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conditional-error-log-capability/149082/2 "2008-09-21T06:05:27Z")
I think something like this: [http://wiki.codemongers.com/HWLoadbalancerCheckErrors](http://wiki.codemongers.com/HWLoadbalancerCheckErrors) However, error\_log can’t be inside of a conditional block due to the fact it can’t be in a location {} or possibly even server {} (I tried something I thought would work and it told me it was invalid) Anyone got any ideas? I am not sure if it’s the SYN-ACT-RST issue. I think it’s just doing a quick port 80 check and not a proper http request. I don’t want my logfiles to fill up because of this stuff… ---
**Author:** ![mike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@mike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mike)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 9:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conditional-error-log-capability/149082/3 "2008-09-21T09:40:38Z")
On Sam 20.09.2008 20:51, mike wrote: > I think something like this: > [http://wiki.codemongers.com/HWLoadbalancerCheckErrors](http://wiki.codemongers.com/HWLoadbalancerCheckErrors) pay attention this does not work anymore. BR Aleks ---
**Author:** ![mike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@mike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mike)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2008, 10:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conditional-error-log-capability/149082/4 "2008-09-21T10:11:41Z")
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 12:31 AM, Aleksandar L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > pay attention this does not work anymore. Sorry, if it doesn’t work why isn’t the wiki updated? I can only know what is given in documentation without reading every line of code, and can’t review every single changelog out there. I read each changelog I get nowadays, but don’t remember seeing anything about this. Anyway, this does not help me with my issue, either way.