## AllowOverride

Syntax: AllowOverride override override ...
Default: `AllowOverride All`
Context: directory
Status: core

When the server finds an .htaccess file (as specified by AccessFileName) it needs to know which directives declared in that file can override earlier access information.

Override can be set to `None`, in which case the server will not read the file, `All` in which case the server will allow all the directives, or one or more of the following:

AuthConfig
  Allow use of the authorization directives (AuthDBMGroupFile, AuthDBMUserFile, AuthGroupFile, AuthName, AuthType, AuthUserFile, require, etc.).
FileInfo
  Allow use of the directives controlling document types (AddEncoding, AddLanguage, AddType, DefaultType, ErrorDocument, LanguagePriority, etc.).
Indexes
  Allow use of the directives controlling directory indexing (AddDescription, AddIcon, AddIconByEncoding, AddIconByType, DefaultIcon, DirectoryIndex, FancyIndexing, HeaderName, IndexIgnore, IndexOptions, ReadmeName, etc.).
Limit
  Allow use of the directives controlling host access (allow, deny and order).
Options
  Allow use of the directives controlling specific directory features (Options and XBitHack).