Document that "RewriteEngine on" is _not_ inherited by vhosts,

unlike many other directives.

PR: 570
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git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@79487 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_rewrite.html b/docs/manual/mod/mod_rewrite.html
index 50b721ebfc70f98e3895d0d597807acd80444345..366bf7afa40c5d82c29922932e089bb8fa59afba 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_rewrite.html
+++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_rewrite.html
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ environment variables.
 Use this directive to disable the module instead of commenting out
 all <tt>RewriteRule</tt> directives!
 
+<p>
+Note that, by default, rewrite configurations are not inherited.
+This means that you need to have a <tt>RewriteEngine on</tt>
+directive for each virtual host you wish to use it in, unless <A
+HREF="#RewriteOptions">RewriteOptions inherit</A> is enabled.
+
 <p>
 <hr noshade size=1>
 <p>
@@ -110,7 +116,7 @@ all <tt>RewriteRule</tt> directives!
 <strong>Context:</strong> server config, virtual host, per-directory config<br>
 <p>
 
-The <tt>RewriteOption</tt> directive sets some special options for the
+The <tt>RewriteOptions</tt> directive sets some special options for the
 current per-server or per-directory configuration. The <em>Option</em>
 strings can be one of the following: