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+<!DOCTYPE article SYSTEM "../../../dtd/article.dtd">
+
+<article name="Is there a proper way to use nginx variables to
+               make sections of the configuration shorter,
+               using them as macros for making
+               parts of configuration work as templates?"
+         link="/en/docs/faq/variables_in_config.html"
+         lang="en">
+
+<section>
+
+<para>
+<initial>Q:</initial>
+Is there a proper way to use nginx variables to make sections of
+the configuration shorter, using them as macros for making
+parts of configuration work as templates?
+</para>
+
+<para>
+&nbsp;
+</para>
+
+<para>
+<initial>A:</initial>
+Variables should not be used as template macros. Variables are
+evaluated in the run-time during the processing of each
+request, so they are rather costly compared to plain static
+configuration. Using variables to store static strings is also
+a bad idea. Instead, a macro expansion should be used to
+generate configs more easily and it can be done with the
+external tools, e.g. sed + make or any other common template
+mechanism.
+</para>
+
+</section>
+
+</article>