Default virtual server & server sequence in nginx.conf

#1

Hello :slight_smile:

I have been trying to wrap my head around this, read a lot of docs, but
I just cant seem to understand, so if anyone could enlighten me.

My example:

I want to set up a default virtual server (vhost) and a spesific vhost.

  1. Does the sequence of these two server blocks in the nginx.conf
    matter?

  2. I tried something like this:

server {
listen 80;
server_name mydomain.com;
index mydomain.html;
}

server {
listen 80 default;
server_name _;
index default.html;
}

but now mydomain.com allways shows default.html. if i remove “default”
and put that same (the second) server on the top it all works fine…

I would really like to know what is really going on here behind the
scenes, any info much apresiated.

alf :slight_smile:

Posted at Nginx Forum:
http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,1013,1013#msg-1013

#2

If the HOST header is OK when you do your test, then please try 0.7.51.
There is a bug of server_name issue fixed in 0.7.51

2009/4/13 alf removed_email_address@domain.invalid

#3

I have always created seperate config file for each url. Have found this
easier to manage and less errors

Posted at Nginx Forum:
http://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,1013,1021#msg-1021