[edit] root

Syntax: root path
Default: html
Context: http
server
location
if in location
Reference: root


root specifies the document root for the requests. For example, with this configuration

location  /i/ {
  root  /spool/w3;
}

A request for "/i/top.gif" will return the file "/spool/w3/i/top.gif". You can use variables in the argument.

note: Keep in mind that the root will still append the directory to the request so that a request for "/i/top.gif" will not look in "/spool/w3/top.gif" like might happen in an Apache-like alias configuration where the location match itself is dropped. Use the alias directive to achieve the Apache-like functionality.


Module: HttpCoreModule