## AccessFileName

Syntax: AccessFileName filename filename ...
Default: `AccessFileName .htaccess`
Context: server config, virtual host
Status: core
Compatibility: AccessFileName can accept more than one filename only in Apache 1.3 and later

When returning a document to the client the server looks for the first existing access control file from this list of names in every directory of the path to the document, if access control files are enabled for that directory. For example:

> `AccessFileName .acl`

before returning the document /usr/local/web/index.html, the server will read /.acl, /usr/.acl, /usr/local/.acl and /usr/local/web/.acl for directives, unless they have been disabled with

> `<Directory />
> AllowOverride None
> </Directory>`