From: Rich Bowen <rbowen@apache.org>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 19:40:03 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: howto/htaccess.xml: Note that AllowOverride defaults to None
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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
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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>