howto/htaccess.xml: Note that AllowOverride defaults to None

Users frequently miss that .htaccess files are disabled by default
(AllowOverride None since 2.3.9). Add an explicit note after the
AllowOverride explanation so this is immediately visible.

git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@1934247 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

diff --git a/docs/manual/howto/htaccess.xml b/docs/manual/howto/htaccess.xml
index 6fd286af21cf80c211ee1af2be5fe0b5e9c274c9..16c1d2a369569ade0e4fde1be4d89adf500119d1 100644 (file)
--- 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>