Request Id for logging purposes

Server NGINX
1

hi,

I want to be able to identify requests by a unique id.

I’m able to do this in the location section:

    proxy_set_header    X-Request-Id

$pid-$msec-$remote_addr-$request_length;

but I want instead to set it to a variable, e.g. in the http section:

set $request_id $pid-$msec-$remote_addr-$request_length;    ## does

this work?

add_header      X-Request-Id    $request_id;    ## I don't see it in

the response headers

can it work?

TIA!

2

On Wed, Feb 04, 2015 at 11:07:13AM -0800, Igal @ getRailo.org wrote:

Hi there,

this work?
Module ngx_http_rewrite_module

No.

It can be at “server” level, though.

add_header      X-Request-Id    $request_id;    ## I don't see it in

the response headers

You probably were not running with this configuration.

can it work?

With “set” at server{} level, yes.

All of the normal nginx configuration directive rules apply.

f

Francis D. [email protected]

3

thank you for your prompt reply.

yes, it works in the server section, but my access_log is in the http
section, and I want to use it in the access_log

should I just add

*access_log* |off|;

in the http section and add the access_log to the server section
instead?

thanks

4

it’s ok.

I guess it works like that without moving the access_log directive.

so I have the set $request_id directive in the server section, and then
it is used properly afterwards in the http section.

thank you!