# Custom 502 error page is ignored **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [November 25, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-502-error-page-is-ignored/224765 "2012-11-25T15:53:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2012, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-502-error-page-is-ignored/224765/1 "2012-11-25T15:53:10Z")
Dear all, I’m currently wondering why nginx ignores my custom 502 Bad Gateway page and instead serves the internal 502 error page. I’m using nginx version 1.2.4 and php-fpm 5.4.8 The behaivior occures every time and is reproducible: If I stop php-fpm and request an existing php file my custom 502 error page is shown, so everything is fine. But if I request a non existing php file nginx shows me the nginx internal 502 error page. I don’t know why my custom 502 error page is ignored, because it’s a static html file. Do you have any tipps for me? Part from the debug log: 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http script var: “/index2.php” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 trying to use file: “/index2.php” “/usr/share/nginx/html/index2.php” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 trying to use file: “=404” “/usr/share/nginx/html=404” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http finalize request: 404, “/index2.php?” a:1, c:1 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http special response: 404, “/index2.php?” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 internal redirect: “/404.html?” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 rewrite phase: 0 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 test location: “/” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 test location: “502.html” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 test location: “404.html” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 using configuration “=/404.html” … http run request: “/404.html?” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http upstream check client, write event:1, “/404.html” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http upstream recv(): -1 (11: Resource temporarily unavailable) 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http upstream request: “/404.html?” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http upstream process header 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [error] 10777#0: \*26 connect() failed (111: Connection refused) while connecting to upstream, client: 10.0.2.2, server: localhost, request: “GET /index2.php HTTP/1.1”, upstream: “fastcgi://127.0.0.1:9000”, host: “127.0.0.1” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http next upstream, 2 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 free rr peer 1 4 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 finalize http upstream request: 502 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 finalize http fastcgi request 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 free rr peer 0 0 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 close http upstream connection: 8 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 free: 0000000001F7C560, unused: 48 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 event timer del: 8: 1353853809503 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 reusable connection: 0 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http finalize request: 502, “/404.html?” a:1, c:1 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http special response: 502, “/404.html?” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http set discard body 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 HTTP/1.1 502 Bad Gateway Server: nginx/1.2.4 Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:29:09 GMT Content-Type: text/html Content-Length: 172 Connection: keep-alive 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 write new buf t:1 f:0 0000000001F385A8, pos 0000000001F385A8, size: 156 file: 0, size: 0 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http write filter: l:0 f:0 s:156 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http output filter “/404.html?” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http copy filter: “/404.html?” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http postpone filter “/404.html?” 0000000001F38778 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 write old buf t:1 f:0 0000000001F385A8, pos 0000000001F385A8, size: 156 file: 0, size: 0 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 write new buf t:0 f:0 0000000000000000, pos 000000000069B3E0, size: 120 file: 0, size: 0 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 write new buf t:0 f:0 0000000000000000, pos 000000000069A1A0, size: 52 file: 0, size: 0 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http write filter: l:1 f:0 s:328 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http write filter limit 0 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 writev: 328 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http write filter 0000000000000000 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http copy filter: 0 “/404.html?” 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http finalize request: 0, “/404.html?” a:1, c:1 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 set http keepalive handler 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http close request 2012/11/25 15:29:09 [debug] 10777#0: \*26 http log handler Example configuration: upstream php\_fpm { server 127.0.0.1:9000; } server { listen 80; server\_name localhost; root /usr/share/nginx/html; error\_log /var/log/nginx/default.log debug; location / { index index.php index.html index.htm; } error\_page 404 /404.html; error\_page 502 /502.html; location = /404.html { fastcgi\_intercept\_errors on; include /etc/nginx/fastcgi\_params; fastcgi\_param SCRIPT\_FILENAME $document\_root/404.php; fastcgi\_index index.php; fastcgi\_pass php\_fpm; } location = /502.html { } location ~\* .php$ { try\_files $uri =404; fastcgi\_intercept\_errors on; include /etc/nginx/fastcgi\_params; fastcgi\_param SCRIPT\_FILENAME $document\_root$fastcgi\_script\_name; fastcgi\_index index.php; fastcgi\_pass php\_fpm; } } Best regards, Gus Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[custom 502 error page is ignored](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,233209,233209#msg-233209)** > > Dear all, I'm currently wondering why nginx ignores my custom 502 Bad Gateway page and instead serves the internal 502 error page. I'm using nginx version 1.2.4 and php-fpm 5.4.8 The behaivior occures every time and is reproducible: If I stop php-fpm... ---
**Author:** ![gus0253](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/dc4da7/32.png) [@gus0253](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gus0253)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 9:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-502-error-page-is-ignored/224765/2 "2012-11-26T09:36:47Z")
Hello! On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 09:52:43AM -0500, gus0253 wrote: > 502 error page. > > I don’t know why my custom 502 error page is ignored, because it’s a static > html file. > Do you have any tipps for me? […] The 502 error happens while processing 404 error, and by default nginx won’t do another error\_page redirection after first one. If you really want nginx to handle multiple error\_page redirections, use the “recursive\_error\_pages” directive, see here: [http://nginx.org/r/recursive\_error\_pages](http://nginx.org/r/recursive_error_pages) You should be careful to avoid loops though. – Maxim D. > **[Technical Support for NGINX and NGINX Plus Software](https://www.nginx.com/support/)** > > Get the help you need with support directly from the authors and maintainers of NGINX Open Source and NGINX Plus. ---
**Author:** ![gus0253](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/dc4da7/32.png) [@gus0253](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gus0253)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2012, 9:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-502-error-page-is-ignored/224765/3 "2012-11-26T09:42:03Z")
On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 09:52:43AM -0500, gus0253 wrote: > 502 error page. > > I don’t know why my custom 502 error page is ignored, because it’s a static > html file. > Do you have any tipps for me? Querying index2.php results in error 404 handled by location “/404.html” which in turn results in (recursive) error 502 if php-fpm is stopped. [http://nginx.org/r/recursive\_error\_pages](http://nginx.org/r/recursive_error_pages) (Turn it on in the location “~\* .php$”.)