openresty : problems with the init_by_lua directive (getting "directive is not allowed here")

Question

I'm trying to use the init_by_lua directive : https://github.com/chaoslawful/lua-nginx-module#init_by_lua

and nginx fails to start, with this message in the log :

2014/04/08 17:33:53 [emerg] 2105#0: "init_by_lua" directive is not allowed here in /genap/genap-nginx.conf:6

the nginx conf file is :

worker_processes  1;

error_log logs/error.log;

init_by_lua 'local zaz = 4321';


events {
    worker_connections 1024;
}


http {
    server {

        lua_code_cache off;
        listen 80;
        location / {
            default_type text/html;
            content_by_lua_file /vagrant/genap_host_proxy/content.lua;

        }
    }
}

I've tries putting init_by_lua in the http and server block, and I get the same error init_by_lua

It works in the http context. Are you 100% you tried it? – Ron Reiter Nov 03 '14 at 17:21 — Ron Reiter, Nov 03 '14 at 17:21

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 02 '15 at 09:55

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init_by_lua is only allowed in http content: http://wiki.nginx.org/HttpLuaModule#init_by_lua

http {
    init_by_lua '
        require "resty.core"
    ';
}

answered Apr 02 '15 at 09:55

fannheyward

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 01 '14 at 13:37

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Have you tried to put it inside the http { ... } block?

  http {
      init_by_lua 'local zaz = 4321';
      server { ... }
    }

answered Dec 01 '14 at 13:37

Carmine Giangregorio

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openresty : problems with the init_by_lua directive (getting "directive is not allowed here")

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