# Problem with double slashes in URL when using nginx as proxy **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [July 27, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-double-slashes-in-url-when-using-nginx-as-proxy/192273 "2010-07-27T14:38:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@alexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexk)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-double-slashes-in-url-when-using-nginx-as-proxy/192273/1 "2010-07-27T14:38:41Z")
Hi all, I have web server where nginx is using as proxy for PHP scripts and web server for static files. I use the following configuration: server { listen 80; server\_name _**.com; access\_log /var/log/nginx/**_.com.access\_log; location ~\* .(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|css|js|zip|tgz|gz|rar|bz2|doc|xls|exe|pdf|ppt|tar|wav|bmp|rtf|swf|ico|flv|txt|xml|docx|xlsx)(?.+)?$ { root /var/www/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.com/public/; index index.html index.php; expires max; access\_log off; } location ~ /.ht { deny all; } location / { proxy\_pass [http://127.0.0.1:8080/](http://127.0.0.1:8080/); proxy\_set\_header X-Real-IP $remote\_addr; proxy\_set\_header X-Forwarded-for $remote\_addr; proxy\_set\_header Host $host; proxy\_connect\_timeout 60; proxy\_send\_timeout 90; proxy\_read\_timeout 90; proxy\_redirect off; proxy\_set\_header Connection close; proxy\_pass\_header Content-Type; proxy\_pass\_header Content-Disposition; proxy\_pass\_header Content-Length; } } Also there is apache2 running on port 8080 and process all non static requests. The problem in following - when I request /en/all/all/filtered/246/1/date///-1//0 in logs of apache I see: **.**._._\*\* - - [27/Jul/2010:12:33:48 +0000] “GET /en/all/all/filtered/246/1/date/-1/0 HTTP/1.0” 200 11548 “-” “Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.6; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100722 Firefox/3.6.8 GTB7.1” Please notice that there is no double slashes already. Apache gets “/en/all/all/filtered/246/1/date/-1/0” instead of requested “/en/all/all/filtered/246/1/date///-1//0”. And it creates problems in the code. And when I request Apache directly with :8080/en/all/all/filtered/246/1/date///-1//0 it just works Ok. So I suppose double slashes are missed somewhere in nginx. I have nginx/0.7.67 installed. Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks! Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Problem with double slashes in URL when using nginx as proxy](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,113427,113427#msg-113427)** > > Hi all, I have web server where nginx is using as proxy for PHP scripts and web server for static files. I use the following configuration: server { listen 80; server\_name \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.com; access\_log /var/log/nginx/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.co ---
**Author:** ![alexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@alexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexk)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-double-slashes-in-url-when-using-nginx-as-proxy/192273/2 "2010-07-27T14:42:47Z")
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 08:37:15AM -0400, alexk wrote: > .(jpg|jpeg|gif|png|css|js|zip|tgz|gz|rar|bz2|doc|xls|exe|pdf|ppt|tar|wav|bmp|rtf|swf|ico|flv|txt|xml|docx|xlsx)(?.+)?$ > proxy\_pass [http://127.0.0.1:8080/](http://127.0.0.1:8080/); - ``` proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080/; ``` - ``` proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080; ``` > ``` > proxy_pass_header Content-Length; > > ``` > > /en/all/all/filtered/246/1/date/-1/0 HTTP/1.0" 200 11548 “-” > suppose double slashes are missed somewhere in nginx. > > I have nginx/0.7.67 installed. > > Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks! – Igor S. > **[Igor Sysoev](http://sysoev.ru/en/)** ---
**Author:** ![alexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@alexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexk)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-double-slashes-in-url-when-using-nginx-as-proxy/192273/3 "2010-07-27T16:34:37Z")
Strange but it fixed the problem. Thanks a lot! Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: Problem with double slashes in URL when using nginx as proxy](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,113427,113455#msg-113455)** > > Hi all, I have web server where nginx is using as proxy for PHP scripts and web server for static files. I use the following configuration: server { listen 80; server\_name \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.com; access\_log /var/log/nginx/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.co ---
**Author:** ![alexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@alexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexk)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-double-slashes-in-url-when-using-nginx-as-proxy/192273/4 "2010-09-10T14:06:10Z")
Strange, When post is specified in listen directive: server { listen 80; … } it works well with double slashes. But when using domain name in listen directive server { listen \*\*\*\*\*.com; … } it removes double slashes. Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: Problem with double slashes in URL when using nginx as proxy](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,113427,129135#msg-129135)** > > Hi all, I have web server where nginx is using as proxy for PHP scripts and web server for static files. I use the following configuration: server { listen 80; server\_name \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.com; access\_log /var/log/nginx/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.co ---
**Author:** ![alexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@alexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexk)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-double-slashes-in-url-when-using-nginx-as-proxy/192273/5 "2010-09-10T14:13:12Z")
Sorry vice versa 🙂 With domain name it works well. But when port is specified in listen it removes double slashes. Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: Problem with double slashes in URL when using nginx as proxy](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,113427,129139#msg-129139)** > > Hi all, I have web server where nginx is using as proxy for PHP scripts and web server for static files. I use the following configuration: server { listen 80; server\_name \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.com; access\_log /var/log/nginx/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.co ---
**Author:** ![alexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@alexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexk)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-double-slashes-in-url-when-using-nginx-as-proxy/192273/6 "2010-09-10T14:17:18Z")
On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 08:05:13AM -0400, alexk wrote: > But when using domain name in listen directive > > server { > listen \*\*\*\*\*.com; > … > } > > it removes double slashes. You probably proxy using ``` location / { proxy_pass http://backend/; } ``` You need ot remove the last “/”, then nginx will use a client original request with double slashes: ``` location / { proxy_pass http://backend; } ``` – Igor S. > **[Igor Sysoev](http://sysoev.ru/en/)** ---
**Author:** ![alexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@alexk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexk)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-double-slashes-in-url-when-using-nginx-as-proxy/192273/7 "2010-09-17T01:03:09Z")
Igor, I’ve already replaced it to proxy\_pass [http://127.0.0.1:8080](http://127.0.0.1:8080); after your first post. And now when I change it to: server { listen 80; … } It removes double slashes. With domain name it works just well. Thanks, Alex Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[Re: Problem with double slashes in URL when using nginx as proxy](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,113427,131146#msg-131146)** > > Hi all, I have web server where nginx is using as proxy for PHP scripts and web server for static files. I use the following configuration: server { listen 80; server\_name \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.com; access\_log /var/log/nginx/\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.co