Finding a redirected url to current php page via NginX rewrite or redirect

Question

I am using nginx to redirect all non-exists subdirectories to another directory called '/report'. I do have a php file there to record IP address of the URI originator. Can I know the actual subdirectory my users initially tried to connect? In other words, is is possible to find out (using php) it the query was redirected or not?

Answer 1

It depends on how you are making the rewrite/redirect.

Internal redirection using either try_files or rewrite...last will not change the original URI ( $request_uri ) which is usually presented to PHP as REQUEST_URI in the $_SERVER var.