Module ngx_http_ssi_module

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Module ngx_http_ssi_module

Example Configuration
Directives
ssi
ssi_last_modified
ssi_min_file_chunk
ssi_silent_errors
ssi_types
ssi_value_length
SSI Commands
Embedded Variables

The ngx_http_ssi_module module is a filter
that processes SSI (Server Side Includes) commands in responses
passing through it.
Currently, the list of supported SSI commands is incomplete.

Example Configuration

location / {
ssi on;
...
}

Directives

Syntax:

ssi on | off;

Default:

ssi off;

Context:

http, server, location, if in location

Enables or disables processing of SSI commands in responses.

Syntax:

ssi_last_modified on | off;

Default:

ssi_last_modified off;

Context:

http, server, location

This directive appeared in version 1.5.1.

Allows preserving the “Last-Modified” header field
from the original response during SSI processing
to facilitate response caching.

By default, the header field is removed as contents of the response
are modified during processing and may contain dynamically generated elements
or parts that are changed independently of the original response.

Syntax:

ssi_min_file_chunk size;

Default:

ssi_min_file_chunk 1k;

Context:

http, server, location

Sets the minimum size for parts of a response stored on disk,
starting from which it makes sense to send them using
sendfile.

Syntax:

ssi_silent_errors on | off;

Default:

ssi_silent_errors off;

Context:

http, server, location

If enabled, suppresses the output of the
“[an error occurred while processing the directive]”
string if an error occurred during SSI processing.

Syntax:

ssi_types mime-type ...;

Default:

ssi_types text/html;

Context:

http, server, location

Enables processing of SSI commands in responses with the specified MIME types
in addition to “text/html”.
The special value “*” matches any MIME type (0.8.29).

Syntax:

ssi_value_length length;

Default:

ssi_value_length 256;

Context:

http, server, location

Sets the maximum length of parameter values in SSI commands.

SSI Commands

SSI commands have the following generic format:

<!--# command parameter1=value1 parameter2=value2 ... -->

The following commands are supported:

block

Defines a block that can be used as a stub
in the include command.
The block can contain other SSI commands.
The command has the following parameter:

name

block name.

Example:

<!--# block name="one" -->
stub
<!--# endblock -->

config

Sets some parameters used during SSI processing, namely:

errmsg

a string that is output if an error occurs during SSI processing.
By default, the following string is output:

[an error occurred while processing the directive]

timefmt

a format string passed to the strftime() function
used to output date and time.
By default, the following format is used:

"%A, %d-%b-%Y %H:%M:%S %Z"

The “%s” format is suitable to output time in seconds.

echo

Outputs the value of a variable.
The command has the following parameters:

var

the variable name.

encoding

the encoding method.
Possible values include none, url, and
entity.
By default, entity is used.

default

a non-standard parameter that sets a string to be output
if a variable is undefined.
By default, “(none)” is output.
The command

<!--# echo var="name" default="no" -->

replaces the following sequence of commands:

<!--# if expr="$name" --><!--# echo var="name" --><!--#
else -->no<!--# endif -->

if

Performs a conditional inclusion.
The following commands are supported:

<!--# if expr="..." -->
...
<!--# elif expr="..." -->
...
<!--# else -->
...
<!--# endif -->

Only one level of nesting is currently supported.
The command has the following parameter:

expr

expression.
An expression can be:

variable existence check:

<!--# if expr="$name" -->

comparison of a variable with a text:

<!--# if expr="$name = text" -->
<!--# if expr="$name != text" -->

comparison of a variable with a regular expression:

<!--# if expr="$name = /text/" -->
<!--# if expr="$name != /text/" -->

If a text contains variables,
their values are substituted.
A regular expression can contain positional and named captures
that can later be used through variables, for example:

<!--# if expr="$name = /(.+)@(?P<domain>.+)/" -->
<!--# echo var="1" -->
<!--# echo var="domain" -->
<!--# endif -->

include

Includes the result of another request into a response.
The command has the following parameters:

file

specifies an included file, for example:

<!--# include file="footer.html" -->

virtual

specifies an included request, for example:

<!--# include virtual="/remote/body.php?argument=value" -->

Several requests specified on one page and processed by proxied or
FastCGI/uwsgi/SCGI/gRPC servers run in parallel.
If sequential processing is desired, the wait
parameter should be used.

stub

a non-standard parameter that names the block whose
content will be output if the included request results in an empty
body or if an error occurs during the request processing, for example:

<!--# block name="one" -->&nbsp;<!--# endblock -->
<!--# include virtual="/remote/body.php?argument=value" stub="one" -->

The replacement block content is processed in the included request context.

wait

a non-standard parameter that instructs to wait for a request to fully
complete before continuing with SSI processing, for example:

<!--# include virtual="/remote/body.php?argument=value" wait="yes" -->

set

a non-standard parameter that instructs to write a successful result
of request processing to the specified variable,
for example:

<!--# include virtual="/remote/body.php?argument=value" set="one" -->

The maximum size of the response is set by the
subrequest_output_buffer_size
directive (1.13.10):

location /remote/ {
subrequest_output_buffer_size 64k;
...
}

Prior to version 1.13.10, only the results of responses obtained using the
ngx_http_proxy_module,
ngx_http_memcached_module,
ngx_http_fastcgi_module (1.5.6),
ngx_http_uwsgi_module (1.5.6),
and ngx_http_scgi_module (1.5.6)
modules could be written into variables.
The maximum size of the response was set with the
proxy_buffer_size,
memcached_buffer_size,
fastcgi_buffer_size,
uwsgi_buffer_size,
and scgi_buffer_size
directives.

set

Sets a value of a variable.
The command has the following parameters:

var

the variable name.

value

the variable value.
If an assigned value contains variables,
their values are substituted.

Embedded Variables

The ngx_http_ssi_module module supports
two embedded variables:

$date_local

current time in the local time zone.
The format is set by the config command
with the timefmt parameter.

$date_gmt

current time in GMT.
The format is set by the config command
with the timefmt parameter.