From: Rich Bowen <rbowen@apache.org>
Date: Sun, 17 May 2026 21:59:37 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Clarify that AllowOverride now defaults to None, which is new in 2.4 and not clearly... 
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Clarify that AllowOverride now defaults to None, which is new in 2.4 and not clearly mentioned elsewhere in this doc

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diff --git a/docs/manual/howto/htaccess.xml b/docs/manual/howto/htaccess.xml
index 6fd286af21..16c1d2a369 100644
--- a/docs/manual/howto/htaccess.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/howto/htaccess.xml
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ AccessFileName ".config"
     module="core">AllowOverride</directive> in order for that
     directive to be permitted.</p>
 
+    <note>The default value of <directive
+    module="core">AllowOverride</directive> is <code>None</code>.
+    This means <code>.htaccess</code> files are completely ignored
+    unless you explicitly enable them for a directory.</note>
+
     <p>For example, if you look at the documentation for the <directive
     module="core">AddDefaultCharset</directive>
     directive, you will find that it is permitted in <code>.htaccess</code>