<p>Apache allows for decentralized management of configuration
via special files placed inside the web tree. The special files
are usually called <code>.htaccess</code>, but any name can be
specified in the <code class="directive"><a href="./mod/core.html#accessfilename">AccessFileName</a></code>
directive. Directives placed in <code>.htaccess</code> files
apply to the directory where you place the file, and all
sub-directories. The <code>.htaccess</code> files follow the
same syntax as the main configuration files. Since
<code>.htaccess</code> files are read on every request, changes
made in these files take immediate effect.</p>
<p>To find which directives can be placed in
<code>.htaccess</code> files, check the <a href="mod/directive-dict.html#Context">Context</a> of the
directive. The server administrator further controls what
directives may be placed in <code>.htaccess</code> files by
configuring the <code class="directive"><a href="./mod/core.html#allowoverride">AllowOverride</a></code>
directive in the main configuration files.</p>
<p>For more information on <code>.htaccess</code> files, see
the <a href="howto/htaccess.html">.htaccess tutorial</a>.</p>
</div></div>
<div class="bottomlang">
<p><span>Available Languages: </span><a href="./de/configuring.html" hreflang="de" rel="alternate" title="Deutsch"> de </a> |
<a href="./en/configuring.html" title="English"> en </a> |
<a href="./ja/configuring.html" hreflang="ja" rel="alternate" title="Japanese"> ja </a> |
<a href="./ko/configuring.html" hreflang="ko" rel="alternate" title="Korean"> ko </a></p>
</div><div id="footer">
<p class="apache">Copyright 1995-2006 The Apache Software Foundation or its licensors, as applicable.<br />Licensed under the <a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache License, Version 2.0</a>.</p>