Webmaster in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition By Robert Eckstein, Stephen Spainhour
Table of Contents
Chapter 18. Apache Configuration
AllowOverride
AllowOverride options ...
[Within <Directory>]
Controls the extent to which local per-directory .htaccess files can override the defaults defined by access control files in higher directories. The directive takes one or more options, which can be:
None
Access control files are unrecognized in this directory.
All
Access control files are unrestricted in this directory.
Options
Allow use of the Options and XBitHack directives.
Indexes
Allow use of directory indexing directives (FancyIndexing, AddIcon, and AddDescription, etc.).
FileInfo
Allow use of the directive relating to document type: (AddType, AddEncoding, AddLanguage, etc.).
AuthConfig
Allow use of these directives: require, AuthName, AuthType, AuthUserFile, AuthGroupFile, or any other Auth* directives.
Limit
Allow use of the allow, deny, and order directives.
