## RemoveHandler

Syntax: RemoveHandler extension extension...
Context: directory, .htaccess
Status: Base
Module: mod_mime
Compatibility: RemoveHandler is only available in Apache 1.3.4 and later.

The `RemoveHandler` directive removes any handler associations for files with the given extensions. This allows `.htaccess` files in subdirectories to undo any associations inherited from parent directories or the server config files. An example of its use might be:

`/foo/.htaccess:`
  `AddHandler server-parsed .html`
`/foo/bar/.htaccess:`
  `RemoveHandler .html`

This has the effect of returning `.html` files in the `/foo/bar` directory to being treated as normal files, rather than as candidates for parsing (see the `mod_include` module).