ABOUT:
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ngx_coolkit is collection of small and useful nginx add-ons.
CONFIGURATION DIRECTIVES:
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override_method off | [methods] source (context: http, server, location)
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Override HTTP method.
default: none
CONFIGURATION VARIABLES:
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$remote_passwd
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Decoded password from "Authorization" header (Basic HTTP Authentication).
$location
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Name of the matched location block.
EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION #1:
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http {
server {
location / {
override_method $arg_method;
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8100;
}
}
}
Pass request with changed HTTP method (based on "?method=XXX") to the backend.
EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION #2:
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http {
upstream database {
postgres_server 127.0.0.1 dbname=test
user=monty password=some_pass;
}
server {
location = /auth {
internal;
set_quote_sql_str $user $remote_user;
set_quote_sql_str $pass $remote_passwd;
postgres_pass database;
postgres_query "SELECT login FROM users WHERE login=$user AND pass=$pass";
postgres_rewrite no_rows 403;
postgres_output none;
}
location / {
auth_request /auth;
root /files;
}
}
}
Restrict access to local files by authenticating against SQL database.
Required modules (other than ngx_coolkit):
- ngx_http_auth_request_module,
- ngx_postgres (PostgreSQL) or ngx_drizzle (MySQL, Drizzle, SQLite),
- ngx_set_misc.