nginx: redirecting to SSL based on the original request URL (not $server_name)

Question

I have an nginx config that is similar to this:

server {
  server_name my-english-site.com my-french-site.com;

  listen 0.0.0.0:80;

  rewrite ^ https://$server_name$request_uri? permanent;
}

server {
  listen 0.0.0.0:443 ssl;
  server_name my-english-site.com my-french-site.com;
}

When someone goes to http://my-french-site.com, it redirects to https://my-english-site.com, because the rewrite directive uses the first server in the $server_name directive.

I tried replacing $server_name with $host, expecting it to use the value of the Host request header. But it still redirects to the English URL.

How can I get non-HTTPS requests redirected to the corresponding HTTPS URLs?

Thank you!

`$host` is the correct way to do it, however it may be empty if the client sends no HOST header. — gparent, Oct 27 '14 at 19:45
Ok, you're right. I just tried this again, and it works. Not sure why it didn't work for me the first time. Thanks! — TL-Eugene, Oct 27 '14 at 19:56
It's probably that you were doing your tests with permanent redirects. — gparent, Oct 27 '14 at 19:58

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 27 '14 at 19:58

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Apparently using the $host variable is the way to do it (thanks @gparent). I just tested it again and it works.

answered Oct 27 '14 at 19:58

TL-Eugene

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