Uploaded files do not appear in the directory about nginx-upload-module HOT 1 OPEN

I spent whole night trying to fix the same issue. Just as @maro584, i gave up on using the default upload_store /tmp/upload 1;, because even though the subdirectories clearly exist and have the correct permissions (ended up with 777), the error.log was telling me (2: No such file or directory). Switching to upload_store /tmp stopped throwing any errors or messages at all, however the files were actually never saving in /tmp/, and trying different locations such as /var/tmp and so on didn't help. I also tried using different users in the nginx.conf's user directive, including my own working user to ensure it's not a permissions/access issue.

Things suddenly started working when I changed the line to upload_store /var/log/nginx/;, which of course is ridiculous and wrong, but it's the place nginx 100% can access, and indeed, the files started uploading. I don't know anything about nginx' inner structure and thus have no idea why it doesn't allow itself not just accessing but "seeing" any directories outside of the working dir paths defined when compiling, maybe it's the default behavior for security reasons, maybe I missed some obscure compilation flag that would allow this.

So, I guess my advice is to implement a temporary solution, save the files into one of the nginx directories and make your backend scripts instantly move them to a better location if you plan to use nginx as a fast local proxy for testing your python/ruby/php webapp, or switch to Apache if you need a production web server, that would save you a lot of time. Honestly, it's depressing how there is little to no online help about such issues in nginx and its modules.

from nginx-upload-module.