SSI#

The module is a filter that processes SSI (Server Side Includes) commands in responses passing through it.

Configuration Example# 

location / {
    ssi on;
#    ...
}

Directives#

ssi#

Syntax

ssi on | off;

Default

ssi off;

Context

http, server, location, if in location

Enables or disables processing of SSI commands in responses.

ssi_last_modified#

Syntax

ssi_last_modified on | off;

Default

ssi_last_modified off;

Context

http, server, location

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.

ssi_min_file_chunk#

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.

ssi_silent_errors#

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.

ssi_types#

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.

ssi_value_length#

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:

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

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.

Built-in 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.

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