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Scope of Directives
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Oracle HTTP Server Administrator’s Guide
Scope of Directives
Directives placed in the main configuration files apply to the entire server. If you
wish to change the configuration for only a part of the server, you can scope your
directives by placing them in specific sections.
The following section discusses the following types of directives:
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Container Directives
Container directives specify the scope within which directives take effect. The
following container directives are discussed in detail in subsequent sections:
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<Directory>
It is used to enclose a group of directives that apply only to the named directory
and subdirectories of that directory. Any directory that is allowed in a directory
context may be used. The directory is either the full path to a directory, or a
wildcard string. In a wildcard string, ? matches any single character and * matches
any sequences of characters. It is important to note that <Directory /> operated
on the whole file system, where as <Directory dir> refers to absolute
directories. <Directory> containers cannot be nested inside each other, but can
refer to directories in the document root that are nested.