/ngx_http_flood_detector_module

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#ngx_http_flood_detector_module#

##Compile## Stub Status module is required.

./configure --with-http_stub_status_module --add-module=path/to/ngx_http_flood_detector_module

##Example##

location / {
    ...
    flood_threshold 100;
    if ($flood_detected) {
        return 503;
    }
    ...
}

##Directives##

###flood_threshold###

Syntax:   flood_threshold threshold;
Default:  flood_threshold 0;
Context:  location

The value "0" means that flood detection is disabled.

##Variables##

###flood_detected### This variable indicates that the number of active connections exceeds flood_threshold or not.

Value   Meaning
-----   ------------------------------
  1     exceeds flood_threshold
  0     doesn't exceed flood_threshold

if flood_threshold directive is 0, flood_detectd is 0.