# Logging a variable in a location?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logging-a-variable-in-a-location/201557>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [January 10, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logging-a-variable-in-a-location/201557 "2011-01-10T18:27:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logging-a-variable-in-a-location/201557/1 "2011-01-10T18:27:02Z")

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Is there a way to log arbitrary text and the value of a variable in a  
location directive? If so, how?

e.g.

The URI is $uri

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Robert La Ferla  
VP Engineering  
OMS SafeHarbor

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