I’m using the ngx_http_upload_module
in Nginx to handle file uploads. Currently, it saves the uploaded files with an incrementing number instead of their original names. I want to preserve the original filenames when saving these files to my specified directory. I understand that the module allows access to the original file name through the $upload_file_name
variable, but I’m not sure how to effectively use this to save the file under its original name.
Is there a direct way to configure the ngx_http_upload_module
to save files with their original names?
Here is my current nginx code:
location /upload {
upload_pass @backend;
upload_store /var/upload;
upload_set_form_field $upload_field_name.name "$upload_file_name";
upload_set_form_field $upload_field_name.content_type "$upload_content_type";
upload_set_form_field $upload_field_name.path "$upload_tmp_path";
upload_aggregate_form_field "$upload_field_name.md5" $upload_file_md5;
upload_aggregate_form_field "$upload_field_name.size" $upload_file_size;
upload_cleanup 400 404 499 500-505;
}
location @backend {
proxy_pass http://localhost:8080;
}
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Heya,
As far as I know
ngx_http_upload_module
does not provide an out-of-the-box method for saving files by their original names instead of an incrementing number. The way files are stored is largely dependent on the configuration of the upload module and how it’s set up.You can, however, access the original file name in the $upload_file_name variable after the file is uploaded. This variable can be used in your application logic to rename the file after it has been uploaded.
What you’ve already provided as an Nginx block will do the work as well. $upload_file_name will contain the original file name as it was on the client side. After uploading the file, you can send a request to a backend application (here it’s
http://localhost:8080
) with fields such as original filename, content_type, file path, etc. You can then use these details in your application to rename the file from the incrementing number to its original name.Now, you’ll need to write some code in order for it fully work but I don’t see another way using the module.