applies.
<hr>
+<h2><A name="limit"><Limit> directive</A></h2>
+<!--%plaintext <?INDEX {\tt Limit} section directive> -->
+<strong>Syntax:</strong>
+ <Limit <em>method method</em> ... > ... </Limit><br>
+<strong>Context:</strong> any<br>
+<strong>Status:</strong> core<p>
+
+<Limit> and </Limit> are used to enclose a group of
+access control directives which will then apply only to the specified
+access methods, where <em>method</em> is any valid HTTP method.
+Any directive except another <Limit> or
+<A HREF="#directory"><Directory></A> may be used; the majority will be
+unaffected by the <Limit>. Example:
+<blockquote><code>
+<Limit GET POST><br>
+require valid-user<br>
+</Limit></code></blockquote>
+
+If an access control directive appears outside a <Limit>
+directive, then it applies to all access methods. The method names
+listed can be one or more of: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, CONNECT or
+OPTIONS. If GET is used it will also restrict HEAD requests.
+<STRONG>If you wish to limit all methods, do not include any
+<Limit> directive at all.</STRONG> <p><hr>
+
<h2><A name="listen">Listen directive</A></h2>
<strong>Syntax:</strong>
Listen [<em>IP address</em>:]<em>port number</em><br>
to increase this when under a TCP SYN flood attack. See
the backlog parameter to the <code>listen(2)</code> system call.</p><hr>
-<h2><A name="limit"><Limit> directive</A></h2>
-<!--%plaintext <?INDEX {\tt Limit} section directive> -->
-<strong>Syntax:</strong>
- <Limit <em>method method</em> ... > ... </Limit><br>
-<strong>Context:</strong> any<br>
-<strong>Status:</strong> core<p>
-
-<Limit> and </Limit> are used to enclose a group of
-access control directives which will then apply only to the specified
-access methods, where <em>method</em> is any valid HTTP method.
-Any directive except another <Limit> or
-<A HREF="#directory"><Directory></A> may be used; the majority will be
-unaffected by the <Limit>. Example:
-<blockquote><code>
-<Limit GET POST><br>
-require valid-user<br>
-</Limit></code></blockquote>
-
-If an access control directive appears outside a <Limit>
-directive, then it applies to all access methods. The method names
-listed can be one or more of: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, CONNECT or
-OPTIONS. If GET is used it will also restrict HEAD requests.
-<STRONG>If you wish to limit all methods, do not include any
-<Limit> directive at all.</STRONG> <p><hr>
-
<h2><a name="location"><Location> directive</a></h2>
<strong>Syntax:</strong> <Location <em>URL</em>>