Chapter 4. Configuration Directives

 

Oh I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the sky on laughter-silvered wings

 
 --High Flight—John Gillespie Magee

Apache's behavior is configured via one or more text configuration files. These files are read on server startup, and contain directives that control everything about the server. In this chapter, we'll talk about how these configuration files work, and what you need to do to get your server acting exactly the way that you want it to.

Please note that this is not a comprehensive blow-by-blow, talking about every configuration directive ...

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