Try_files... don't think I'm doing it right

Server NGINX
1

Hey all.

I’m trying to set-up an installation of zine, the python wordpress
clone. I’ve set it to run as fast-cgi through a socket, but after a
while it just flakes out. I’ll get around to fixing that soon, but in
the meantime I’d like nginx to fallback to showing a “maintenance” html
page.

Here’s my config:

server {
listen 80;
server_name mysite.com;
error_page 500 502 503 504 /maintenance.html;
location / {
try_files @zine @fallback;
}
location @zine {
include conf/fastcgi_params;
fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_script_name;
fastcgi_param SCRIPT_NAME “”;
fastcgi_pass unix:/tmp/mysite.socket;
}
location @fallback {
root /var/www/mysite;
index maintenance.html;
}
}

This automatically falls-back, even though the instance is running.

What am I doing wrong?

2

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 08:25:51AM +0000, Phillip B Oldham wrote:

server {
fastcgi_pass unix:/tmp/mysite.socket;
}
location @fallback {
root /var/www/mysite;
index maintenance.html;
}
}

This automatically falls-back, even though the instance is running.

What am I doing wrong?

The try_files test files existance and fallback to last parameter.
As there is no @zine file it always goes to @fallback.
You config should be

server {
listen 80;
server_name mysite.com;

  error_page 500 502 503 504  /maintenance.html;

  location / {
           include conf/fastcgi_params;
           fastcgi_param PATH_INFO $fastcgi_script_name;
           fastcgi_param SCRIPT_NAME "";
           fastcgi_pass unix:/tmp/mysite.socket;

           fastcgi_intercept_errors  on;
  }

  location = /maintenance.html {
          root /var/www/mysite;
  }

}

3

Igor S. wrote:

  location / {
  }

}

Ah ha! Didn’t spot the fastcgi_intercept_errors in the config docs when
I first tried a similar config. Is there a reason why its not “on” by
default?

4

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 09:06:11AM +0000, Phillip B Oldham wrote:

         root /var/www/mysite;
 }

}

Ah ha! Didn’t spot the fastcgi_intercept_errors in the config docs when
I first tried a similar config. Is there a reason why its not “on” by
default?

I mistaked, in case of 502 and 504 errors, you do not need
fastcgi_intercept_errors as these errors come from nginx: it could not
connect(), timeout, etc. However, if your backend returns 502/504
then fastcgi_intercept_errors is required.

fastcgi_intercept_errors is off by default, because it does not affect
on nginx’s 502/504 and you may want to show your own backend pages for
500/404/etc.