# Nginx 499's returned for apache 200's

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-499s-returned-for-apache-200s/165174>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [April 9, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-499s-returned-for-apache-200s/165174 "2009-04-09T21:17:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![phaitour](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b5a626/32.png) [@phaitour](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phaitour)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-499s-returned-for-apache-200s/165174/1 "2009-04-09T21:17:42Z")

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hi all,

i’ve read through the posts regarding 499s and i know it’s meant for  
“client closed connections” but it’s happening way too often for that to  
be the case. i’m seeing it at a frequency of around 10-15% of all of my  
response (rough estimate based on access log).

i have one nginx box with several apache servers behind it.  
load on all servers (nginx, apache, db, etc) are all low  
no errors on either nginx or apache  
the only symptoms i see are the frequent 499s

i’m not too sure what to look at next. what else can cause a 499? any  
ideas?

thanks!

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**Author:** ![phaitour](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b5a626/32.png) [@phaitour](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phaitour)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 6:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-499s-returned-for-apache-200s/165174/2 "2009-06-24T06:59:07Z")

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I have the same problem.

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Re: nginx 499's returned for apache 200's](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,940,3288#msg-3288)**
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> hi all, i've read through the posts regarding 499s and i know it's meant for "client closed connections" but it's happening way too often for that to be the case. i'm seeing it at a frequency of around 10-15% of all of my response (rough...

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**Author:** ![phaitour](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/b5a626/32.png) [@phaitour](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phaitour)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2009, 9:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-499s-returned-for-apache-200s/165174/3 "2009-06-24T09:48:25Z")

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For me following option did help:

proxy\_ignore\_client\_abort on;

Don’t know if this is safe.

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Re: nginx 499's returned for apache 200's](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,940,3294#msg-3294)**
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> hi all, i've read through the posts regarding 499s and i know it's meant for "client closed connections" but it's happening way too often for that to be the case. i'm seeing it at a frequency of around 10-15% of all of my response (rough...