From: Rich Bowen <rbowen@apache.org>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 19:55:53 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: docs: Further wordsmithing of RewriteRule per-directory notes - modernize AllowOverri... 
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docs: Further wordsmithing of RewriteRule per-directory notes - modernize AllowOverride paragraph for 2.4+ defaults (Bug 70026)

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diff --git a/docs/manual/mod/mod_rewrite.xml b/docs/manual/mod/mod_rewrite.xml
index 0762850032..623a285a33 100644
--- a/docs/manual/mod/mod_rewrite.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/mod/mod_rewrite.xml
@@ -1135,13 +1135,14 @@ module="core">Directory</directive> sections, with some additional
 complexity.</li>
 
 <li>To enable the rewrite engine in this context, you need to set
-"<code>RewriteEngine On</code>" <strong>and</strong>
-the <code>FollowSymLinks</code> or <code>SymLinksIfOwnerMatch</code>
-<directive module="core">Options</directive> must be enabled. If your
-administrator has disabled override of these options for a user's
-directory via <directive module="core">AllowOverride</directive>, the
-rewrite engine cannot be used in <code>.htaccess</code> files in that
-directory.</li>
+<code>RewriteEngine On</code> <strong>and</strong>
+at least one of the <code>FollowSymLinks</code> or
+<code>SymLinksIfOwnerMatch</code>
+<directive module="core">Options</directive> must be enabled. Note
+that these options cannot be set in a distributed configuration file
+(<code>.htaccess</code>) unless
+<directive module="core">AllowOverride</directive> permits it
+in the server configuration.</li>
 
 <li>See the <directive module="mod_rewrite">RewriteBase</directive>
 directive for more information regarding what prefix will be added back to