Perl and Apache: Your visual blueprint for developing dynamic Web content

Appendix B. APACHE CONFIGURE AND MODULE REFERENCE

Apache Run-Time Configuration Directives

Apache 2.2 supports almost 800 different configuration directives that allow you to customize its functionality as your Web server. Each directive is context sensitive and can only be applied in specific locations in the Apache httpd.conf configuration file.

CONFIGURATION CONTEXT	DESCRIPTION
server	Specify and apply configuration directives globally to the Apache server.
virtual	Specify and apply configuration directives only within <virtualhost> ... </virtualhost> configuration groups.
directory	Specify and apply configuration directives only within <directory> ... </directory> configuration groups
.htaccess	Specify configuration directives only within .htaccess