# $http\_HEADER

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/http-header/212187>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [September 25, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/http-header/212187 "2011-09-25T02:40:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/http-header/212187/1 "2011-09-25T02:40:30Z")

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Does the $http\_HEADER have custom headers?

example  
X-Auth-Token=0123456789

does $http\_x\_auth\_token is it defined and have a value?

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**Author:** ![Shaun\_savage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@Shaun\_savage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shaun_savage)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/http-header/212187/2 "2011-09-25T02:43:35Z")

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On 25 September 2011 01:39, Shaun savage [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Does the $http\_HEADER have custom headers?
> 
> example  
> X-Auth-Token=0123456789
> 
> does $http\_x\_auth\_token is it defined and have a value?

> **[GitHub - nginxinc/nginx-wiki: ARCHIVED -- Source for the now archived NGINX Wiki...](https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-wiki)**
>
> ARCHIVED -- Source for the now archived NGINX Wiki section of https://www.nginx.com

## HTH, Jonathan

Jonathan M.  
London, UK

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**Author:** ![Shaun\_savage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@Shaun\_savage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shaun_savage)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/http-header/212187/3 "2011-09-25T03:39:05Z")

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I was using curl and the header was formated wrong, my bad.  
It works as expected.
