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What does the ^~ modifier on a location do when it is the longest matching prefix?
- AIt stops nginx from checking regular-expression locations and uses this prefix location
- BIt forces nginx to check regular-expression locations first and prefer their result
- CIt makes the prefix comparison case-insensitive when tested against the request URI
- DIt marks the location as internal so only redirected requests are able to reach it
Why this is the answer
^~ tells nginx that if this prefix is the longest match, use it without evaluating any regex locations. It does the opposite of preferring regex; case-insensitivity comes from ~* on regex locations, not ^~; and internal-only access is the internal directive, unrelated to ^~.
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