Name
Options
Synopsis
Options
options
...
Description
[server config, or within <VirtualHost>
or
<Directory>
, or .htaccess]
Controls the degree of advanced features that you wish to allow on
your server. One or more options may be listed on the Options
line, separated by spaces. Valid entries are:
-
None
No features are enabled in this directory.
-
Indexes
Allows clients to request a formatted index of this directory if no
DirectoryIndex
has been specified.-
Includes
Server-side includes are enabled in this directory.
-
IncludesNoExec
Server-side includes (SSIs) are enabled in the directory, but the exec feature and the include of CGI scripts is disabled.
-
ExecCGI
Execution of CGI scripts is allowed in this directory.
-
MultiViews
Content-negotiated multiviews are allowed in this directory.
-
FollowSymLinks
The server follows symbolic links in this directory. The pathname is not altered to reflect to the new location.
-
SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
The server follows symbolic links only if the target file/directory is owned by the same user ID as the link.
-
All
All features are enabled in this directory.
The Options
directive can be used in both the global access.conf
and in per-directory .htaccess files. There can be only one
Options
directive per Directory
segment. If omitted, the
default is:
Options All
(All)
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