Nginx HTTP Server - Fourth Edition

Organization and inclusions

In the preceding screenshot, you may have noticed a particular directive—include:

include mime.types;

As the name suggests, this directive will perform an inclusion of the specified file. In other words, the contents of the file will be inserted at this exact location. Here is a practical example that will help you understand:

nginx.conf:

user nginx nginx; 
worker_processes 4; 
include other_settings.conf; 

other_settings.conf:

error_log logs/error.log; 
pid logs/nginx.pid; 

The final result, as interpreted by Nginx, is as follows:

user nginx nginx; 
worker_processes 4; 
error_log logs/error.log; 
pid logs/nginx.pid; 

Inclusions are processed recursively. In this case, you have the possibility to use the include directive ...