mod_rewrite: rewrites in Location sections

[Graham Leggett <mi...@sharp.fm>]

Hi all,

I've been asked to clarify the following from the mod_rewrite  
documentation:

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewriterule

"Although rewrite rules are syntactically permitted in <Location>
sections, this should never be necessary and is unsupported."

These docs were placed there in 2006:

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Make it clear what is meant by per-directory rewrites
and specify the rewrites in <Location> is unsupported.
(The same is probably true for <Files>, but I'd have to
think about that a little more.)

PR: 39843

I am concerned at the claim "this should never be necessary". We  
currently suffer huge problems with people inserting gratuitous global  
rewrite rules into our configuration on a very busy server cluster,  
which are then triggered on every single unrelated request (and  
subrequest). By reducing the scope of the rewrite rule to a specific  
Location, we significantly reduce the cost of each (sub)request.

Ideally I would like the docs corrected to explain exactly what  
mod_rewrite does, rather than just cop out and call it  
"unsupported" (whatever that means).

Regards,
Graham
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