# Headers More module is not working in nginx-devel **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [April 6, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/headers-more-module-is-not-working-in-nginx-devel/244410 "2016-04-06T02:43:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/958977/32.png) [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/headers-more-module-is-not-working-in-nginx-devel/244410/1 "2016-04-06T02:43:42Z")
Hi All, I’m using FreeBSD with nginx-devel. It seems that this problem is lasting for a long time (at least start from nginx 1.9.10 ). Even though I built the source with this module, this module is still not working. After add below configuration into http {}, more\_set\_headers “Server: my\_server”; If try to start nginx, will always get error : nginx: [emerg] unknown directive “more\_set\_headers” in /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf Not sure which forum should I report this bug to, nginx forum or FreeBSD forum? Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Headers More module is not working in nginx-devel](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,265939,265939#msg-265939)** > > Hi All, I'm using FreeBSD with nginx-devel. It seems that this problem is lasting for a long time (at least start from nginx 1.9.10 ). Even though I built the source with this module, this module is still not working. After add below configuration... ---
**Author:** ![meteor8488](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@meteor8488](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/meteor8488)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 2:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/headers-more-module-is-not-working-in-nginx-devel/244410/2 "2016-04-06T02:53:38Z")
Hello, Jim O. > After add below configuration into http {}, > more\_set\_headers “Server: my\_server”; > > If try to start nginx, will always get error : > > nginx: [emerg] unknown directive “more\_set\_headers” in > /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf I’m guessing that you need to add: load\_module modules/ngx\_http\_headers\_more\_filter\_module.so; to the main section of nginx. conf. ---
**Author:** ![meteor8488](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@meteor8488](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/meteor8488)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 2:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/headers-more-module-is-not-working-in-nginx-devel/244410/3 "2016-04-06T02:53:39Z")
On Tue, Apr 5, 2016, at 05:43 PM, meteor8488 wrote: > If try to start nginx, will always get error : > > nginx: [emerg] unknown directive “more\_set\_headers” in > /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf > > Not sure which forum should I report this bug to, nginx forum or FreeBSD > forum? It’s never not worked for me as long as I’ve been using it. Currently I’ve nginx v1.9.14, and it’s fine. Post the output of your `nginx -V`. Show how you configure & build the module, or where you’re getting it from. Jim ---
**Author:** ![meteor8488](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@meteor8488](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/meteor8488)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/headers-more-module-is-not-working-in-nginx-devel/244410/4 "2016-04-06T15:43:34Z")
Hello, On 4/6/16 8:53 AM, meteor8488 wrote: > geoip and lua module, even though I didn’t load them, they are still > working. > > So is there any differences between these modules? Why some of them need to > be loaded before use, some are not? Most likely you are not using those modules in your configuration. You will only get a complaint from nginx if they are referenced in your configuration file(s) and not loaded. Since you built nginx from FreeBSD ports, you can look at /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf-dist and it will show all the modules that have been built and need to be loaded dynamically if used. – Jim O. “Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.” - Mark Twain ---
**Author:** ![meteor8488](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@meteor8488](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/meteor8488)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/headers-more-module-is-not-working-in-nginx-devel/244410/5 "2016-04-06T14:53:54Z")
Thanks. You’re right. After I load the module, it works. Another question is for now I have 3 modules -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 17K 4 6 07:27 ngx\_http\_geoip\_module.so\* -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 25K 4 6 07:27 ngx\_http\_headers\_more\_filter\_module.so\* -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 328K 4 6 07:27 ngx\_http\_lua\_module.so\* But it seems I only need to load ngx\_http\_headers\_more\_filter\_module.so. For geoip and lua module, even though I didn’t load them, they are still working. So is there any differences between these modules? Why some of them need to be loaded before use, some are not? Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: Headers More module is not working in nginx-devel](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,265939,265952#msg-265952)** > > Hi All, I'm using FreeBSD with nginx-devel. It seems that this problem is lasting for a long time (at least start from nginx 1.9.10 ). Even though I built the source with this module, this module is still not working. After add below configuration...