# Log Entire HTTP request (including body)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/log-entire-http-request-including-body/183780>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [February 19, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/log-entire-http-request-including-body/183780 "2010-02-19T23:38:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 19, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/log-entire-http-request-including-body/183780/1 "2010-02-19T23:38:10Z")

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I have flash clients POSTing file uploads to a cluster fronted by  
nginx. I see nginx logging 400 and 408 errors to these requests with a  
high frequency and would like to inspect the requests to be sure Flash  
isn’t sending malformed data.

What $http variable holds the entire request, and can I simply copy  
the buffered file easily? If there isn’t a single variable can I just  
log $http\_request\_headers and $http\_request\_body? I would setup a  
specific location for 400 and 408s so not every request would be  
logged.