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Quote:Using options and overrides efficiently

Each request that Apache processes goes through a complicated set of rules that dictates any restrictions or special instructions the Web server must follow. Access to a folder can be restricted by IP address to a certain folder, or a username and password can be configured. These options also include the handling of certain files, such as if a directory listing is provided, how certain filetypes are to be handled, or whether the output should be compressed.

These configurations take the form of containers in httpd.conf such as to specify that the configuration to follow refers to a location on disk, or to indicate that the reference is to a path in the URL. Listing 2 shows a Directory container in action...