Directory
Description |
Define a block of directives to apply to a directory tree
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Synopsis
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<Directory directoryPath>
...
</Directory
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Context |
Default server, Virtual host
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Example
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<Directory /var/www/acme>
AuthType Digest
AuthName "Acme Inc."
Require valid-user
</Directory>
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The Directory directive defines a block of directives that apply to the named directory and all sub-directories and files. The
directoryPath is the full path to the directory. Unlike Apache, is may not contain wildcards.
Inside the directory block, you may use any directive that supports a
Directory context. You may not nest Directory directives inside other
Directory blocks. But you may use Directory blocks inside VirtualHost
blocks.
The difference between the Directory and
Location
directives is that while the Directory directive applies to files in the
file system, the Location directive applies to the URLs before they are
mapped to file names.
DirectoryIndex
Description |
Define the default index file to serve for directory requests |
Synopsis
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DirectoryIndex document |
Context |
Default Server, Virtual host, Directory
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Example
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DirectoryIndex index.php
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The
DirectoryIndex directive specifies the document that will be served
when a HTTP request is made for the index of a directory. A browser
requests a directory index by issuing a request with a trailing "/" in
the URL.
For example: if a DirectoryIndex of "index.php" is specified and a user
requestes http://www.acme.com/products/. Then the document
/products/index.php will be returned to the user.
NOTE: Unlike Apache, only one
document may be specified in the DirectoryIndex directive. Also, only one DirectoryIndex directive may appear per context.
Location
Description |
Define a block of directives to apply to a URL
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Synopsis
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<Location URL>
...
</Location>
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Context |
Default server, VirtualHost
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Example
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<Location /admin/debug>
AddHandler myDebugHandler
</Location>
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The Location directive defines a block of directives that apply to the given
URL and all URLs that begin with that URL prefix. Location directives are mainly used to associate
Handlers with URLs.
The main difference between the
Directory and Location
directives is that while the Directory directive applies to files in the
file system, the Location directive applies to the URLs before they are
mapped to file names.