AllowOverride directive


Purpose

The AllowOverride directive controls which access control directives can be overruled by a per-directory ACF.

The global ACF cannot be restricted by this directive.


Scope

This directive may appear only in the global ACF.


Syntax

AllowOverride or1 or2 ... orn

Each or is one of the following:


Default

If no AllowOverride directives are given for this directory or any of its parents, httpd assumes:

AllowOverride All


Example

AllowOverride Limit FileInfo

ACFs in this directory are allowed to use Limit, AddType, and AddEncoding.


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