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- * mod_dir: Support for the 'disabled' FallbackResource argument
- trunk patch : https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1398066
- 2.4.x src patch: trunk patch works
- documentation patch : http://apache-doc-fr.gryzor.com/fallbackresource_disabled_2.4_doc.patch
- +1: gryzor, covener, sf
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literally if it has any arguments before or after it, even if they are "disabled"
as well.</p>
- <p><strong>Note:</strong> Multiple <directive>DirectoryIndex</directive>
- directives within the <a href="../sections.html"><em>same context</em></a> will add
+ <p><strong>Note:</strong> Multiple <directive>DirectoryIndex</directive>
+ directives within the <a href="../sections.html"><em>same context</em></a> will add
to the list of resources to look for rather than replace:
</p>
<highlight language="config">
<code>index.html</code> file. <strong>But a request without trailing slash
would list the directory contents</strong>.</p>
</note>
- <p>Also note that some browsers may erroneously change POST requests into GET
+ <p>Also note that some browsers may erroneously change POST requests into GET
(thus discarding POST data) when a redirect is issued.</p>
</usage>
</directivesynopsis>
<directivesynopsis>
<name>FallbackResource</name>
<description>Define a default URL for requests that don't map to a file</description>
-<syntax>FallbackResource <var>local-url</var></syntax>
+<syntax>FallbackResource disabled | <var>local-url</var></syntax>
<default>None - httpd will return 404 (Not Found)</default>
<contextlist><context>server config</context><context>virtual host</context>
<context>directory</context><context>.htaccess</context></contextlist>
<override>Indexes</override>
+<compatibility>The <code>disabled</code> argument is available in version 2.4.4 and
+later</compatibility>
<usage>
<p>Use this to set a handler for any URL that doesn't map to anything
in your filesystem, and would otherwise return HTTP 404 (Not Found).
</highlight>
<p>Existing files, such as images, css files, and so on, will be
served normally.</p>
+ <p>Use the <code>disabled</code> argument to disable that feature
+ if inheritance from a parent directory is not desired.</p>
<p>In a sub-URI, such as <em>http://example.com/blog/</em> this
<em>sub-URI</em> has to be supplied as <var>local-url</var>:</p>
<highlight language="config">
<Directory /web/example.com/htdocs/blog>
FallbackResource /blog/index.php
+</Directory>
+<Directory /web/example.com/htdocs/blog/images>
+ FallbackResource disabled
</Directory>
</highlight>
</usage>