[FIXED] How to match nginx location with keyWord in the middle of URI

Issue

Can location directive resolve the incoming requests not at the beginning, but anywhere in the middle of the URI.

for example i have to match location based on environment.

location /uat/ {.....}

location /sit/ {.....}

The request coming in would be /abc/customer/uat/ide

How to make a match when the environment name is not in the beginning of the URI.

Thanks in advance.

Solution

You can have something like this

server {
  listen ...;
  server_name _;

  location ~* .*/sit/.*$ {
    ...
  }

  location ~* .*/uat/.* {
    ...
  }
}

Breakdown of regex ~* .*/uat/.*:

1. ~* -> Makes the matching case insensitive
2. .* -> Any character any number of times
3. /uat/ -> Match /uat/
4. .* -> Any character any number of times

Answered By - NetanMangal

Answer Checked By - Pedro (PHPFixing Volunteer)