Appendix A
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Directive Explanation Context/Default
gzip_proxied Refer to the Gzip module directives
table in the Compressing section in
Chapter 5, Reverse Proxy Advanced
Topics.
Valid contexts: http,
server, location
Default value: off
gzip_static Enables checking for
precompressed files, to be
delivered directly to clients which
support gzip compression.
Valid contexts: http,
server, location
Default value: off
gzip_types The MIME types that should be
compressed with gzip, in addition
to the default text/html. It may
be * to enable all MIME types.
Valid contexts: http,
server, location
Default value: text/
html
gzipvary Enables or disables the response
header Vary: Accept-
Encoding if gzip or gzip
static is active.
Valid contexts: http,
server, location
Default value: off
http Sets up a configuration context in
which HTTP server directives are
specified.
Valid context: main
Default value: -
if Refer to the Rewrite module
directives table in the Introducing
the rewrite module section in
Appendix B, Rewrite Rule Guide.
Valid contexts:
server, location
Default value: -
if_modified_since Controls how the modification
time of a response is compared to
the value of the If-Modified-
Since request header:
- off: The If-Modified-
Since header is ignored - exact: An exact match is
made (default) - before: The modification
time of the response is less
than or equal to the value of
the If-Modified-Since
header
Valid contexts: http,
server, location
Default value: exact