APPENDIX I

Apache Configuration
Directives by Name
THIS APPENDIX LISTS all the common Apache configuration directives (see Table I-1).
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Table I-1. Apache Configuration Directives

Version Name Syntax Default Context Override Status Compatibility Module
2.0/1.3 <Directory> <Directory Directory-path >...</Directory> none Sv, Vh Core core
2.0/1.3 <DirectoryMatch> <DirectoryMatch regex >...</DirectoryMatch> none Sv, Vh Core core
2.0 <Files> <Files filename>...</Files> none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht All Core core
1.3 Sv, Vh, Ht core
2.0 <FilesMatch> <FilesMatch regex >...</FilesMatch> none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht All Core core
1.3 Sv, Vh, Ht core
2.0/1.3 <IfDefine> <IfDefine[!] parameter-name >...</IfDefine> none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht All Core core
2.0/1.3 <IfModule> <IfModule[!] module-name >...</IfModule> none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht All Core core
2.0/1.3 <Limit> <Limit method [ method ]...>...</Limit> none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht All Core core
2.0/1.3 <LimitExcept> <LimitExcept method [ method ] ...>...</LimitExcept> none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht All Core core
2.0/1.3 <Location> <Location url-path | url >...</Location> none Sv, Vh Core core
2.0/1.3 <LocationMatch> <LocationMatch regex >...</LocationMatch> none Sv, Vh Core core
2.0 <Proxy> <Proxy wildcard-url >...</Proxy> none Sv, Vh Extension mod_proxy
2.0 <ProxyMatch> <ProxyMatch regex >...</ProxyMatch> none Sv, Vh Extension mod_proxy
2.0/1.3 <VirtualHost> <VirtualHost addr [: port ][ addr [: port ]]...>...</VirtualHost> none Sv Core core
1.3 AcceptFilter on|off on Sv Core core
2.0 AcceptMutex default| method default Sv Mpm leader, mpm_common
perchild,
prefork,
threadpool,
worker
1.3 AcceptMutex uslock|pthread|sysvsem|fcntl|flock|os2sem|tpfcore|none|default default Sv Core Moved to core
mpm_common in
Apache 2
2.0 AcceptPathInfo on|off|default default Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Core 2.0.30 core
1.3 AccessConfig file-path | directory-path | wildcard-path conf/access.conf Sv, Vh Core core
2.0/1.3 AccessFileName filename [ filename ]... .htaccess Sv, Vh Core core
2.0/1.3 Action Action-type cgi-script none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_actions
2.0/1.3 AddAltByEncoding string mime-encoding [ mime-encoding ] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_autoindex
2.0/1.3 AddAltByType string mime-type [ mime-type ] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_autoindex
2.0/1.3 AddAlt string file [ file ]... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_autoindex
2.0/1.3 AddCharset charset extension [ extension ] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_mime
2.0/1.3 AddDefaultCharset on|off| charset off Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Core core
2.0 AddDescription string file [ file ]... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_autoindex
1.3 "string" file|directory [ file|directory ] ... mod_autoindex
2.0/1.3 AddEncoding mime-enc extension [ extension ] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_mime
2.0/1.3 AddHandler handler-name extension [ extension ] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_mime
2.0/1.3 AddIconByEncoding icon mime-encoding [ mime-encoding ] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_autoindex
2.0/1.3 AddIconByType icon mime-type [ mime-type ] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_autoindex
2.0/1.3 AddIcon icon name [ name ]... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_autoindex
2.0 AddInputFilter filter [; filter ...] extension [ extension ] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base 2.0.26 mod_mime
2.0/1.3 AddLanguage mime-lang extension [ extension ] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_mime
2.0/1.3 AddModuleInfo module-name string none Sv, Vh Extension mod_info
1.3 AddModule module [ module ]... none Sv Core core
2.0 AddOutputFilterByType filter [; filter ...] mime-type [ mime-type ] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Core 2.0.33 core
2.0 AddOutputFilter filter [; filter ...] extension [ extension ] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base 2.0.26 mod_mime
2.0/1.3 AddType mime-type extension [ extension ] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_mime
1.3 AgentLog file-pipe logs/agent_log Sv, Vh Extension mod_log_agent
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Table I-1. Apache Configuration Directives (Continued)

Version Name Syntax Default Context Override Status Compatibility Module
2.0/1.3 AliasMatch regex file-path | directory-path none Sv, Vh Base mod_alias
2.0/1.3 Alias url-path file-path | directory-path none Sv, Vh Base mod_alias
2.0/1.3 AllowCONNECT port [ port ] ... 443563 Sv, Vh Extension mod_proxy
2.0 AllowEncodedSlashes on|off off Sv, Vh Core 2.0.46 core
2.0/1.3 AllowOverride all|none| directive-type [ directive-type ] ... all Dr Core core
2.0/1.3 Allow from all| host |env= env-variable [ host |env= env-variable ] ... none Dr, Ht Limit Base mod_access
2.0/1.3 Anonymous user [ user ] ... none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_auth_anon
2.0/1.3 Anonymous_Authoritative on|off off Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_auth_anon
2.0/1.3 Anonymous_LogEmail on|off on Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_auth_anon
2.0/1.3 Anonymous_MustGiveEmail on|off on Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_auth_anon
2.0/1.3 Anonymous_NoUserID on|off off Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_auth_anon
2.0/1.3 Anonymous_VerifyEmail on|off off Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_auth_anon
2.0 AssignUserID user-id group-id none Vh Mpm perchild
2.0/1.3 AuthAuthoritative on|off on Dr, Ht AuthConfig Base mod_auth
1.3 AuthDBAuthoritative on|off on Dr, Ht AuthConfig Base mod_auth_db
1.3 AuthDBGroupFile file-path none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_auth_db
2.0/1.3 AuthDBMAuthoritative on|off on Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_auth_dbm
2.0/1.3 AuthDBMGroupFile file-path none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_auth_dbm
2.0 AuthDBMType default|sdbm|gdbm|ndbm|db default Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension 2.0.30 mod_auth_dbm
2.0/1.3 AuthDBMUserFile file-path none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_auth_dbm
1.3 AuthDBUserFile file-path none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_auth_db
2.0/1.3 AuthDigestAlgorithm md5|md5-sess md5 Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_digest
2.0/1.3 AuthDigestDomain uri [ uri ]... none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_digest
2.0 AuthDigestFile file-path none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_digest
1.3 AuthDigestFile file-path none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Base Moved to mod_digest
mod_auth_digest
in Apache 2
2.0/1.3 AuthDigestGroupFile file-path none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_digest
2.0/1.3 AuthDigestNcCheck on|off off Sv Experimental mod_auth_digest
2.0/1.3 AuthDigestNonceFormat format none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_digest
2.0/1.3 AuthDigestNonceLifetime seconds 300 Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_digest
2.0/1.3 AuthDigestQop none|auth|auth-int [auth|auth-int] auth Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_digest
2.0 AuthDigestShmemSize size 1000 Sv Experimental mod_auth_digest
2.0/1.3 AuthGroupFile file-path none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Base mod_auth
2.0 AuthLDAPAuthoritative on|off on Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_ldap
2.0 AuthLDAPBindDN distinguished-name none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_ldap
2.0 AuthLDAPBindPassword password none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_ldap
2.0 AuthLDAPCharsetConfig file-path none Sv Experimental mod_auth_ldap
2.0 AuthLDAPCompareDNOnServer on|off on Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_ldap
2.0 AuthLDAPDereferenceAliases never|searching|finding|always always Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_ldap
2.0 AuthLDAPEnabled on|off on Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_ldap
2.0 AuthLDAPFrontPageHack on|off off Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_ldap
2.0 AuthLDAPGroupAttributeIsDN on|off on Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_ldap
2.0 AuthLDAPGroupAttribute attribute none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_ldap
2.0 AuthLDAPRemoteUserIsDN on|off off Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_ldap
2.0 AuthLDAPUrl url none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Experimental mod_auth_ldap
2.0/1.3 AuthName auth-domain none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Core core
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Table I-1. Apache Configuration Directives (Continued)

Version Name Syntax Default Context Override Status Compatibility Module
2.0/1.3 AuthType basic|digest none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Core core
2.0/1.3 AuthUserFile file-path none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Base mod_auth
2.0 BS2000Account account none Sv Mpm perchild, prefork mpm_common
(Only available
for BS2000
machines)
1.3 BS2000Account account none Sv Core Moved to core
mpm_common in
Apache 2
1.3 BindAddress *| ip-address | domain-name * Sv Core core
2.0 BrowserMatchNoCase regex[!]env-variable [= value ][[!] env-variable [= value ]] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_setenvif
1.3 regex env-variable [= value ][ env-variable [= value ]]... mod_setenvif
2.0 BrowserMatch regex [!]env-variable [= value ][[!] env-variable [= value ]] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_setenvif
1.3 regex env-variable [= value ][ env-variable [= value ]]... mod_setenvif
2.0 BufferedLogs On|Off Off Sv Experimental (Unofficial) mod_log_config
1.3 CGICommandArgs on|off on Dr, Ht Options Core core
2.0 CGIMapExtension cgi-path .extension none Dr, Ht FileInfo Core NetWare only core
2.0 CacheDefaultExpire seconds 3600 (one hour) Sv, Vh Experimental mod_cache
1.3 CacheDefaultExpire hours 1 Sv, Vh Notapplicable Base Moved to mod_proxy
mod_cache in
Apache 2
2.0 CacheDirLength length 2 Sv, Vh Experimental mod_disk_cache
1.3 CacheDirLength length 1 Sv, Vh Notapplicable Base Moved to mod_proxy
mod_disk_cache
in Apache 2
2.0 CacheDirLevels levels 3 Sv, Vh Experimental mod_disk_cache
1.3 CacheDirLevels levels 3 Sv, Vh Notapplicable Base Moved to mod_proxy
mod_disk_cache
in Apache 2
2.0 CacheDisable url-string none Sv, Vh Experimental mod_cache
2.0 CacheEnable cache_type url-string none Sv, Vh Experimental mod_cache
2.0 CacheExpiryCheck on|off on Sv, Vh Experimental mod_disk_cache
2.0 CacheFile file-path [ file-path ]... none Sv Experimental mod_file_cache
2.0 CacheForceCompletion percentage 60 Sv, Vh Experimental mod_cache
1.3 CacheForceCompletion percentage 90 Sv, Vh Not applicable Base Moved to mod_proxy
mod_cache
in Apache2
2.0 CacheGcClean hours url-string ? Sv, Vh Experimental mod_disk_cache
2.0 CacheGcDaily time ? Sv, Vh Experimental mod_disk_cache
2.0 CacheGcInterval hours none Sv, Vh Experimental mod_disk_cache
1.3 CacheGcInterval hours none Sv, Vh Not applicable Base Moved to mod_proxy
mod_disk_cache
in Apache2
2.0 CacheGcMemUsage kbytes ? Sv, Vh Experimental mod_disk_cache
2.0 CacheGcUnused hours url-string ? Sv, Vh Experimental mod_disk_cache
2.0 CacheIgnoreCacheControl on|off off Sv, Vh Experimental mod_cache
2.0 CacheIgnoreNoLastMod on|off off Sv, Vh Experimental mod_cache
2.0 CacheLastModifiedFactor float 0.1 Sv, Vh Experimental mod_cache
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Table I-1. Apache Configuration Directives (Continued)

Version Name Syntax Default Context Override Status Compatibility Module
1.3 CacheLastModifiedFactor factor 0.1 Sv, Vh Not applicable Base Moved to mod_proxy
mod_cache
in Apache2
2.0 CacheMaxExpire seconds 86400 (one day) Sv, Vh Experimental mod_cache
1.3 CacheMaxExpire hours 24 Sv, Vh Notapplicable Base Moved to mod_proxy
mod_cache
in Apache 2
2.0 CacheMaxFileSize bytes 1000000 Sv, Vh Experimental mod_disk_cache
2.0 CacheMinFileSize bytes 1 Sv, Vh Experimental mod_disk_cache
2.0 CacheNegotiatedDocs on|off off Sv, Vh Base The syntax mod_negotiation
changed in
version 2.0
1.3 - - none Sv mod_negotiation
2.0 CacheRoot directory none Sv, Vh Experimental mod_disk_cache
1.3 CacheRoot directory none Sv, Vh Not applicable Base Moved to mod_proxy
mod_disk_cache
in Apache2
2.0 CacheSize kbytes 1000000 Sv, Vh Experimental mod_disk_cache
1.3 CacheSize kilobytes 5 Sv, Vh Notapplicable Base Moved to mod_proxy
mod_disk_cache
in Apache 2
2.0 CacheTimeMargin ? ? Sv, Vh Experimental mod_disk_cache
2.0 CaseFilterIn On|Off Off Sv Experimental (Unofficial) mod_case_filter_in
2.0 CaseFilter On|Off Off Sv Experimental (Unofficial) mod_case_filter
2.0 CharsetDefault charset none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Experimental mod_charset_lite
2.0 CharsetOptions option [ option ]... debuglevel=0 noimplicitadd Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Experimental mod_charset_lite
2.0 CharsetSourceEnc charset none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Experimental mod_charset_lite
2.0/1.3 CheckSpelling on|off off Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Options Extension mod_speling
2.0 ChildPerUserID user-id group-id num-children none Sv Mpm perchild
1.3 ClearModuleList none Sv Core core
2.0 ContentDigest on|off off Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Options Core core
1.3 Experimental core
2.0 CookieDomain domain none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Extension mod_usertrack
1.3 Optional mod_usertrack
2.0 CookieExpires expiry-period none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Extension mod_usertrack
1.3 Optional mod_usertrack
1.3 CookieFormat normal | compact none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Optional mod_usertrack
2.0/1.3 CookieLog filename none Sv, Vh Base Deprecated mod_log_config
2.0 CookieName token apache Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Extension mod_usertrack
1.3 - - Optional mod_usertrack
1.3 CookiePrefix "string" none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Optional mod_usertrack
2.0 CookieStyle netscape|cookie|cookie2|rfc2109|rfc2965 netscape Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Extension mod_usertrack
1.3 none Optional mod_usertrack
2.0 CookieTracking on|off off Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Extension mod_usertrack
1.3 none Optional mod_usertrack
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Table I-1. Apache Configuration Directives (Continued)

Version Name Syntax Default Context Override Status Compatibility Module
2.0 CoreDumpDirectory directory See usage for the Sv Mpm beos, leader, mpm_common
default setting mpm_winnt,
perchild,
prefork,
threadpool,
worker
1.3 CoreDumpDirectory directory-path The same location as Sv Moved to core
server root mpm_common
in Apache 2
2.0/1.3 CustomLog file | pipe format | nickname [env=[!] environment-variable ] none Sv, Vh Base mod_log_config
2.0 DavDepthInfinity on|off off Sv, Vh, Dr Extension mod_dav
2.0 DavLockDB file-path none Sv, Vh Extension mod_dav_fs
2.0 DavMinTimeout seconds 0 Sv, Vh, Dr Extension mod_dav
2.0 Dav on|off| provider-name off Dr Extension mod_dav
2.0/1.3 DefaultIcon url-path none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_autoindex
2.0/1.3 DefaultLanguage mime-lang none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_mime
2.0/1.3 DefaultType mime-type text/plain Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Core core
2.0 DeflateBufferSize value 8096 Sv, Vh Extension mod_deflate
2.0 DeflateCompressionLevel value zlib's default Sv, Vh Extension 2.0.45 mod_deflate
2.0 DeflateFilterNote [ type ] notename none Sv, Vh Extension Available since mod_deflate
Apache 2.0.45
2.0 DeflateMemLevel value 9 Sv, Vh Extension mod_deflate
2.0 DeflateWindowSize value 15 Sv, Vh Extension mod_deflate
2.0/1.3 Deny from all| host |env= env-variable [ host |env= env-variable ] ... none Dr, Ht Limit Base mod_access
2.0/1.3 DirectoryIndex local-url [ local-url ]... index.html Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_dir
2.0/1.3 DocumentRoot directory-path /usr/local/apache/htdocs Sv, Vh Core core
1.3 EBCDICConvertByType on|off[= direction ] mimetype [ mimetype ] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Core The configurable core
EBCDIC
conversion only
available in
Apache 1.3.19
and on
EBCDIC-based
platforms.
1.3 EBCDICConvert on|off[= direction ] extension [ extension ] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Core The configurable core
EBCDIC
conversion only
available in
Apache 1.3.19
and on
EBCDIC-based
platforms.
1.3 EBCDICKludge on|off off Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Core 1.3.19, and on core
EBCDIC-based
platforms. Is
deprecated and
will be withdrawn
in a future version
2.0 EnableMMAP on|off on Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Core core
2.0 EnableSendfile on|off on Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Core 2.0.44 core
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Table I-1. Apache Configuration Directives (Continued)

Version Name Syntax Default Context Override Status Compatibility Module
2.0/1.3 ErrorDocument error-code document none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Core Quoting syntax core
for text messages
different in
Apache 2.0
1.3 ErrorHeader unset header none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Extension mod_headers
2.0/1.3 ErrorLog file-path |syslog[: facility ] logs/error_log (unix) Sv, Vh Core core
errorlog logs/error.log
(windows and os/2)
2.0 Example none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Experimental mod_example
2.0/1.3 ExpiresActive on|off none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Extension mod_expires
2.0/1.3 ExpiresByType mime-type <code>seconds none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Extension mod_expires
2.0/1.3 ExpiresDefault <code>seconds none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Extension mod_expires
2.0 ExtFilterDefine filtername parameters none Sv Extension mod_ext_filter
2.0 ExtFilterOptions option [ option ]... debuglevel=0 nologstderr Dr Extension mod_ext_filter
2.0/1.3 ExtendedStatus on|off off Sv Base mod_status
1.3 FancyIndexing on|off none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_autoindex
2.0 FileETag component ... inode mtime size Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Core core
1.3 none core
2.0 ForceLanguagePriority none|prefer|fallback[prefer|fallback] prefer Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base 2.0.30 mod_negotiation
2.0 ForceType mime-type |none none Dr, Ht FileInfo Core Moved to the core
core in Apache 2.0
1.3 ForceType media-type |none none Dr, Ht Base Moved to core mod_mime
in Apache 2
2.0/1.3 GprofDir file-path None Sv Experimental (Unofficial) core
2.0 Group unix-group #-1 Sv Mpm beos, leader, mpm_common
mpmt_os2,
perchild,
prefork,
threadpool,
worker
(Only valid in
global server
config since
Apache 2.0)
1.3 Group unix-group #-1 Sv, Vh Moved to core
mpm_common
in Apache 2
2.0/1.3 HeaderName filename none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_autoindex
2.0/1.3 Header set|append|add|unset|echo Header [ value [env=[!] variable ]] none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Extension mod_headers
2.0/1.3 HostnameLookups on|off|double off Sv, Vh, Dr Core core
2.0 ISAPIAppendLogToErrors on|off off Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_isapi
1.3 Sv None - mod_isapi
2.0 ISAPIAppendLogToQuery on|off on Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_isapi
1.3 off Sv None - mod_isapi
2.0 ISAPICacheFile file-path [ file-path ]... none Sv, Vh Base mod_isapi
2.0 ISAPIFakeAsync on|off off Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_isapi
2.0 ISAPILogNotSupported on|off off Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_isapi
1.3 on Sv None mod_isapi
2.0 ISAPIReadAheadBuffer size 49152 Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_isapi
1.3 Sv None mod_isapi
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Table I-1. Apache Configuration Directives (Continued)

Version Name Syntax Default Context Override Status Compatibility Module
2.0/1.3 IdentityCheck on|off off Sv, Vh, Dr Core core
2.0 ImapBase map|referer| url http://servername/ Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_imap
1.3 none mod_imap
2.0 ImapDefault error|nocontent|map|referer| url nocontent Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_imap
1.3 none mod_imap
2.0/1.3 ImapMenu none|formatted|semiformatted|unformatted none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_imap
2.0 Include file-path | directory-path none Sv, Vh, Dr Core Wildcard core
matching
available in 2.0.41
1.3 Sv core
2.0/1.3 IndexIgnore file [ file ] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_autoindex
2.0 IndexOptions [+|-] option [[+|-] option ]... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_autoindex
1.3 [+|-] option [[+|-] option ] ... (apache1.3.3 and later) - mod_autoindex
2.0 IndexOrderDefault ascending|descending|name|date|size|description ascending name Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_autoindex
1.3 none - mod_autoindex
2.0 KeepAliveTimeout seconds 15 Sv, Vh Core core
1.3 - Sv core
2.0 KeepAlive on|off on Sv, Vh Core core
1.3 Keepalive none Sv Core core
2.0 LDAPCacheEntries number 1024 Sv Experimental mod_ldap
2.0 LDAPCacheTTL seconds 600 Sv Experimental mod_ldap
2.0 LDAPOpCacheEntries number 1024 Sv Experimental mod_ldap
2.0 LDAPOpCacheTTL seconds 600 Sv Experimental mod_ldap
2.0 LDAPSharedCacheSize bytes 102400 Sv Experimental mod_ldap
2.0 LDAPTrustedCAType type none Sv Experimental mod_ldap
2.0 LDAPTrustedCA directory-path/filename none Sv Experimental mod_ldap
2.0/1.3 LanguagePriority mime-lang [ mime-lang ]... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_negotiation
2.0 LimitInternalRecursion number [ number ] 10 Sv, Vh Core 2.0.47 core
1.3 20 core
2.0/1.3 LimitRequestBody bytes 0 Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht All Core core
2.0 LimitRequestFieldSize bytes 8190 Sv Core core
2.0/1.3 LimitRequestFields number 100 Sv Core core
1.3 LimitRequestFieldsize bytes 8190 Sv Core core
2.0/1.3 LimitRequestLine bytes 8190 Sv Core core
2.0 LimitXMLRequestBody bytes 1000000 Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht All Core core
2.0 ListenBackLog backlog 511 Sv Mpm beos, leader, mpm_common
mpm_netware,
mpm_winnt,
mpmt_os2,
perchild,
prefork,
threadpool,
worker
1.3 ListenBacklog backlog 511 Sv Core core
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Table I-1. Apache Configuration Directives (Continued)

Version Name Syntax Default Context Override Status Compatibility Module
2.0 Listen [ ip-address :] portnumber none Sv Mpm beos, leader, mpm_common
mpm_netware,
mpm_winnt,
mpmt_os2,
perchild,
prefork,
threadpool,
worker
(Required
directive since
Apache 2.0)
1.3 Listen [ ip-address :] port none Sv Core Moved to core
mpm_common
in Apache 2
2.0/1.3 LoadFile filename [ filename ]... none Sv Extension mod_so
2.0/1.3 LoadModule modulefilename none Sv Extension mod_so
2.0 LockFile filename logs/accept.lock Sv Mpm leader, mpm_common
perchild,
prefork,
threadpool,
worker
1.3 LockFile file-path logs/accept.lock Sv Moved to core
mpm_common
in Apache 2
2.0/1.3 LogFormat format | nickname [ nickname ] "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b" Sv, Vh Base mod_log_config
2.0/1.3 LogLevel level warn Sv, Vh Core core
2.0 MCacheMaxObjectCount value 1009 Sv Experimental mod_mem_cache
2.0 MCacheMaxObjectSize bytes 10000 Sv Experimental mod_mem_cache
2.0 MCacheMaxStreamingBuffer size_in_bytes the smallerof 100000 or Sv Experimental mod_mem_cache
mcachemaxobjectsize
2.0 MCacheMinObjectSize bytes 0 Sv Experimental mod_mem_cache
2.0 MCacheRemovalAlgorithm lru|gdsf gdsf Sv Experimental mod_mem_cache
2.0 MCacheSize kbytes 100 Sv Experimental mod_mem_cache
2.0 MMapFile file-path [ file-path ]... none Sv Experimental mod_file_cache
1.3 MMapFile file-path [ filename ]... none Sv Notapplicable Experimental Moved to mod_mmap_static
mod_file_cache
in Apache2
2.0 MaxClients number See usage for details Sv Mpm beos, leader, mpm_common
prefork,
threadpool,
worker
1.3 MaxClients number 256 Sv Moved to core
mpm_common
in Apache 2
2.0 MaxKeepAliveRequests number 100 Sv, Vh Core core
1.3 Sv core
2.0 MaxMemFree kbytes 0 Sv Mpm beos, leader, mpm_common
mpm_netware,
prefork,
threadpool,
worker
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Version Name Syntax Default Context Override Status Compatibility Module
2.0 MaxRequestsPerChild number 10000 Sv Mpm leader, mpm_common
mpm_netware,
mpm_winnt,
mpmt_os2,
perchild,
prefork,
threadpool,
worker
1.3 MaxRequestsPerChild number 0 Sv Moved to core
mpm_common
in Apache 2
2.0 MaxRequestsPerThread number 0 Sv Mpm beos
2.0 MaxSpareServers number 10 Sv Mpm prefork
1.3 MaxSpareServers number 10 Sv Moved to core
prefork in
Apache 2
2.0 MaxSpareThreads number See usage for details Sv Mpm beos, leader, mpm_common
mpm_netware,
mpmt_os2,
perchild,
threadpool,
worker
2.0 MaxThreadsPerChild number 64 Sv Mpm perchild
2.0 MaxThreads number 2048 Sv Mpm mpm_netware
2.0/1.3 MetaDir directory .web Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Extension mod_cern_meta
2.0 MetaFiles on|off off Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Extension mod_cern_meta
1.3 Dr mod_cern_meta
2.0/1.3 MetaSuffix suffix .meta Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Extension mod_cern_meta
2.0/1.3 MimeMagicFile file-path none Sv, Vh Extension mod_mime_magic
2.0 MinSpareServers number 5 Sv Mpm prefork
1.3 MinSpareServers number 5 Sv Moved to core
prefork in
Apache 2
2.0 MinSpareThreads number See usage for details Sv Mpm beos, leader, mpm_common
mpm_netware,
mpmt_os2,
perchild,
threadpool,
worker
2.0 ModMimeUsePathInfo on|off off Dr Base 2.0.41 mod_mime
2.0 MultiviewsMatch any|negotiatedonly|filters|handlers[handlers|filters] negotiatedonly Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base 2.0.26 mod_mime
2.0 NWSSLTrustedCerts filename [ filename ]... none Sv Base mod_nw_ssl
2.0/1.3 NameVirtualHost addr [: port ] none Sv Core core
1.3 NoCache *| word|host|domain [ word|host|domain ] ... none Sv, Vh Notapplicable Base mod_proxy
2.0 NoProxy host [ host ] ... none Sv, Vh Extension mod_proxy
1.3 mod_proxy
2.0 NumServers number 2 Sv Mpm perchild
2.0 Options [+|-] option [[+|-] option ]... all Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Options Core core
1.3 none core
2.0/1.3 Order Ordering deny, allow Dr,Ht Limit Base mod_access
2.0/1.3 PassEnv env-variable [ env-variable ]... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_env
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Version Name Syntax Default Context Override Status Compatibility Module
2.0 PidFile filename logs/httpd.pid Sv Mpm beos, leader, mpm_common
mpm_winnt,
mpmt_os2,
perchild,
prefork,
threadpool,
worker
1.3 PidFile file-path logs/httpd.pid Sv Moved to core
mpm_common
in Apache 2
1.3 Port number 80 Sv core
2.0 ProtocolEcho on|off none Sv, Vh Experimental mod_echo
1.3 ProtocolReqCheck on|off on Sv Core core
2.0 ProxyBadHeader iserror|ignore|startbody iserror Sv, Vh Extension 2.0.44 mod_proxy
2.0/1.3 ProxyBlock *| word | host | domain [ word | host | domain ] ... none Sv, Vh Extension mod_proxy
2.0/1.3 ProxyDomain domain none Sv, Vh Extension mod_proxy
2.0 ProxyErrorOverride on|off off Sv, Vh Extension mod_proxy
2.0/1.3 ProxyIOBufferSize bytes 8192 Sv, Vh Extension mod_proxy
2.0 ProxyMaxForwards number 10 Sv, Vh Extension mod_proxy
2.0 ProxyPassReverse [ path ] url none Sv, Vh, Dr Extension mod_proxy
1.3 Sv, Vh mod_proxy
2.0 ProxyPass [ path ] !| url none Sv, Vh, Dr Extension mod_proxy
1.3 Sv, Vh - - mod_proxy
2.0 ProxyPreserveHost on|off off Sv, Vh Extension 2.0.31 mod_proxy
2.0/1.3 ProxyReceiveBufferSize bytes 0 Sv, Vh Extension mod_proxy
2.0 ProxyRemoteMatch regex remote-server none Sv, Vh Extension mod_proxy
2.0/1.3 ProxyRemote match remote-server none Sv, Vh Extension mod_proxy
2.0/1.3 ProxyRequests on|off off Sv, Vh Extension mod_proxy
2.0 ProxyTimeout seconds 300 Sv, Vh Extension 2.0.31 mod_proxy
2.0/1.3 ProxyVia on|off|full|block off Sv, Vh Extension mod_proxy
2.0 RLimitCPU seconds |max[ seconds |max] unset; uses operating Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht All Core core
system defaults
1.3 Sv, Vh core
2.0 RLimitMEM bytes |max [ bytes |max] unset; uses operating Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht All Core core
system defaults
1.3 Sv, Vh core
2.0 RLimitNPROC number |max[ number |max] unset; uses operating Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht All Core core
system defaults
1.3 Sv, Vh core
2.0/1.3 ReadmeName filename none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Indexes Base mod_autoindex
2.0/1.3 RedirectMatch [ status ] regex url none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_alias
2.0/1.3 RedirectPermanent url-path url none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_alias
2.0/1.3 RedirectTemp url-path url none Sv,Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_alias
2.0/1.3 Redirect [ status ] url-path url none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_alias
1.3 RefererIgnore string [ string ]... none Sv, Vh Extension mod_log_referer
1.3 RefererLog file-pipe logs/referer_log Sv, Vh Extension mod_log_referer
2.0 RemoveCharset extension [ extension ]... none Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base 2.0.24 mod_mime
2.0/1.3 RemoveEncoding extension [ extension ]... none Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_mime
2.0/1.3 RemoveHandler extension [ extension ]... none Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_mime
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Version Name Syntax Default Context Override Status Compatibility Module
2.0 RemoveInputFilter extension [ extension ]... none Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base 2.0.26 mod_mime
2.0 RemoveLanguage extension [ extension ]... none Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base 2.0.24 mod_mime
2.0 RemoveOutputFilter extension [ extension ]... none Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base 2.0.26 mod_mime
2.0/1.3 RemoveType extension [ extension ]... none Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_mime
2.0 RequestHeader set|append|add|unset header [ value ] none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Extension mod_headers
2.0/1.3 Require entity-name [ entity-name ]... none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Core core
1.3 ResourceConfig file-path | directory-path | wildcard-path conf/srm.conf Sv, Vh Core core
2.0/1.3 RewriteBase url-path the containing directory Dr, Ht FileInfo Extension mod_rewrite
2.0/1.3 RewriteCond teststring condpattern none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Extension mod_rewrite
2.0/1.3 RewriteEngine on|off off Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Extension mod_rewrite
2.0/1.3 RewriteLock file-path none Sv Extension mod_rewrite
2.0/1.3 RewriteLogLevel level 0 Sv, Vh Extension mod_rewrite
2.0/1.3 RewriteLog file-path none Sv, Vh Extension mod_rewrite
2.0 RewriteMap mapname maptype : mapsource none Sv, Vh Extension The choice of mod_rewrite
different DBM
types is available
in Apache 2.0.41
1.3 not used per default mod_rewrite
2.0 RewriteOptions options maxredirects=10 Sv, Vh,Dr, Ht FileInfo Extension 2.0.45 mod_rewrite
1.3 option MaxRedirects is mod_rewrite
available in
Apache 1.3.28
2.0/1.3 RewriteRule pattern substitution none Sv,Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Extension The cookie-flag mod_rewrite
is available in
Apache2.0.40
2.0 SSIEndTag tag " >" Sv, Vh Base 2.0.30 mod_include
2.0 SSIErrorMsg message " [an error occurred Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht All Base 2.0.30 mod_include
while processing this
directive] "
2.0 SSIStartTag tag "<!# " Sv, Vh Base 2.0.30 mod_include
2.0 SSITimeFormat formatstring " %a, %d-%b-%y%h:%m:%s %z " Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht All Base 2.0.30 mod_include
2.0 SSIUndefinedEcho string " (none) " Sv, Vh Base 2.0.34 mod_include
2.0 SSLCACertificateFile file-path none Sv, Vh Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLCACertificatePath directory-path none Sv, Vh Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLCARevocationFile file-path none Sv, Vh Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLCARevocationPath directory-path none Sv, Vh Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLCertificateChainFile file-path none Sv, Vh Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLCertificateFile file-path none Sv, Vh Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLCertificateKeyFile file-path none Sv, Vh Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLCipherSuite cipher-spec all:!adh:rc4+rsa:+high: Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_ssl
+medium:+low:+sslv2:+exp
2.0 SSLEngine on|off off Sv, Vh Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLMutex type none Sv Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLOptions [+|-] option ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Options Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLPassPhraseDialog type builtin Sv Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLProtocol [+|-] protocol ... all Sv,Vh Options Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLProxyCACertificateFile file-path none Sv, Vh Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLProxyCACertificatePath directory-path none Sv, Vh Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLProxyCARevocationFile file-path none Sv, Vh Extension mod_ssl
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Version Name Syntax Default Context Override Status Compatibility Module
2.0 SSLProxyCARevocationPath directory-path none Sv, Vh Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLProxyCipherSuite cipher-spec all:!adh:rc4+rsa:+high: Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_ssl
+medium:+low:+sslv2:+exp
2.0 SSLProxyEngine on|off off Sv, Vh Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLProxyMachineCertificateFile filename none Sv Notapplicable Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLProxyMachineCertificatePath directory none Sv Notapplicable Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLProxyProtocol [+|-] protocol ... all Sv, Vh Options Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLProxyVerifyDepth number 1 Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLProxyVerify level none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLRandomSeed context source [ bytes ] none Sv Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLRequireSSL none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLRequire expression none Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLSessionCacheTimeout seconds 300 Sv, Vh Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLSessionCache type none Sv Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLVerifyClient level none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_ssl
2.0 SSLVerifyDepth number 1 Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht AuthConfig Extension mod_ssl
2.0/1.3 Satisfy any|all all Dr, Ht AuthConfig Core core
2.0 ScoreBoardFile file-path logs/apache_status Sv Mpm beos, leader, mpm_common
mpm_winnt,
perchild,
prefork,
threadpool,
worker
1.3 ScoreBoardFile file-path logs/apache_status Sv Moved to core
mpm_common
in Apache 2
2.0/1.3 ScriptAliasMatch regex file-path | directory-path none Sv, Vh Base mod_alias
2.0/1.3 ScriptAlias url-path file-path | directory-path none Sv, Vh Base mod_alias
2.0 ScriptInterpreterSource registry|registry-strict|script script Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Core Win32 only; core
option is available
in Apache2.0
1.3 - - - Dr, Ht core
2.0 ScriptLogBuffer bytes 1024 Sv, Vh Base mod_cgi/mod_cgid
1.3 ScriptLogBuffer bytes 1024 Sv Moved to mod_cgi
mod_cgi/mod_cgid
in Apache 2
2.0 ScriptLogLength bytes 10385760 Sv, Vh Base mod_cgi/mod_cgid
1.3 ScriptLogLength bytes 10385760 Sv Moved to mod_cgi
mod_cgi/mod_cgid
in Apache 2
2.0 ScriptLog file-path none Sv, Vh Base mod_cgi/mod_cgid
1.3 ScriptLog file-path none Sv Moved to mod_cgi
mod_cgi/mod_cgid
in Apache 2
2.0 ScriptSock file-path logs/cgisock Sv, Vh Base mod_cgid
2.0/1.3 Script method cgi-script none Sv, Vh, Dr Base mod_actions
2.0 SecureListen [ ip-address :] portnumber certificate-name [mutual] none Sv Base mod_nw_ssl
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Version Name Syntax Default Context Override Status Compatibility Module
2.0 SendBufferSize bytes 0 Sv Mpm beos, leader, mpm_common
mpm_netware,
mpm_winnt,
mpmt_os2,
perchild,
prefork,
threadpool,
worker
1.3 SendBufferSize bytes none Sv Moved to core
mpm_common in
Apache 2
2.0/1.3 ServerAdmin email-address none Sv, Vh Core core
2.0/1.3 ServerAlias hostname [ hostname ]... none Vh Core core
2.0 ServerLimit number See usage for details Sv Mpm leader, mpm_common
perchild,
prefork,
threadpool,
worker
2.0 ServerName fully-qualified-domain-name [: port ] none Sv, Vh Core core
1.3 fully-qualified-domain-name core
2.0 ServerPath url-path none Vh Core core
1.3 directory-path core
2.0/1.3 ServerRoot directory-path /usr/local/apache Sv Core core
2.0/1.3 ServerSignature on|off|email off Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht All Core core
2.0/1.3 ServerTokens major|minor|min[imal]|prod[uctonly]|os|full full Sv Core core
1.3 ServerType type standalone Sv core
2.0 SetEnvIfNoCase attribute regex[!]env-variable [= value ][[!] env-variable [= value ]] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_setenvif
1.3 attribute regex env-variable [= value ][ env-variable [= value ]]... mod_setenvif
2.0 SetEnvIf attribute regex[!]env-variable [= value ][[!] env-variable [= value ]] ... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_setenvif
1.3 attribute regex env-variable [= value ][ env-variable [= value ]]... - mod_setenvif
2.0/1.3 SetEnv env-variable value none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_env
2.0 SetHandler handler-name |none none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Core Moved into the core
core in Apache 2.0
1.3 SetHandler handler-name |none none Dr, Ht Base Moved to core mod_mime
in Apache 2
2.0 SetInputFilter filter [; filter ...] none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Core core
2.0 SetOutputFilter filter [; filter ...] none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Core core
1.3 ShmemUIDisUser on|off off Sv Core core
2.0 StartServers number See usage for details Sv Mpm leader, mpm_common
mpmt_os2,
prefork,
threadpool,
worker
1.3 StartServers number 5 Sv Moved to core
mpm_common
in Apache 2
2.0 StartThreads number See usage for details Sv Mpm beos, mpm_common
mpm_netware,
perchild
2.0 SuexecUserGroup user group none Sv, Vh Extension mod_suexec
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Version Name Syntax Default Context Override Status Compatibility Module
2.0 ThreadLimit number See usage for details Sv Mpm leader, mpm_common
mpm_winnt,
perchild,
threadpool, worker
(Available for
in Apache 2.0.41)
2.0 ThreadStackSize number 65536 Sv Mpm mpm_netware
1.3 ThreadStackSize number 65536 Sv Core NetWare only core
2.0 ThreadsPerChild number See usage for details Sv Mpm leader, mpm_common
mpm_winnt,
threadpool,
worker
1.3 ThreadsPerChild number 50 Sv Core NetWare and core
Windows only
2.0/1.3 TimeOut seconds 300 Sv Core core
2.0/1.3 TransferLog file | pipe none Sv, Vh Base mod_log_config
2.0/1.3 TypesConfig file-path conf/mime.types Sv Base mod_mime
2.0/1.3 UnsetEnv env-variable [ env-variable ]... none Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht FileInfo Base mod_env
2.0/1.3 UseCanonicalName on|off|dns on Sv, Vh, Dr Core core
2.0/1.3 UserDir directory-filename public_html Sv, Vh Base mod_userdir
2.0 User unix-userid #-1 Sv Mpm leader, mpm_common
perchild,
prefork,
threadpool,
worker (Only
valid in global
server config
since Apache 2.0)
1.3 User unix-userid #-1 Sv, Vh Moved to core
mpm_common
in Apache 2
2.0/1.3 VirtualDocumentRootIP interpolated-directory |none none Sv, Vh Extension mod_vhost_alias
2.0/1.3 VirtualDocumentRoot interpolated-directory |none none Sv, Vh Extension mod_vhost_alias
2.0/1.3 VirtualScriptAliasIP interpolated-directory |none none Sv, Vh Extension mod_vhost_alias
2.0/1.3 VirtualScriptAlias interpolated-directory |none none Sv, Vh Extension mod_vhost_alias
2.0/1.3 XBitHack on|off|full off Sv, Vh, Dr, Ht Options Base mod_include