allow directive

Purpose

The allow directive affects which hosts can access a given directory with a given method.

Scope

This directive is only available within Limit sections.

Syntax

allow from host1 host2 ... hostn

host is one of the following:

A domain name
A domain name, like .ncsa.uiuc.edu, which host names must end in to be allowed.
A host name A full host name.
A full IP address
An IP address of a host.
A partial IP address
The first 1-3 bytes of an IP address, for subnet restriction.
The keyword all
This means that all hosts will be allowed.

Default

No default applies.

Example

<Limit /u/Web>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from .ncsa.uiuc.edu
</Limit>

In the /u/Web directory, the server evaluates the deny directive first. So, everyone is denied. It then evaluates the allow directive, and decides to allow clients from .ncsa.uiuc.edu.

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Robert B. Denny <rdenny@netcom.com>