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Posted to dev@httpd.apache.org by Randy Terbush <ra...@zyzzyva.com> on 1996/06/13 15:52:24 UTC

Re: Config file question...

> Sorry if this is a FAQ or other tidbit of general knowledge...but I can't
> help myself.
> 
> Why are there three config files?  If this a throwback to NCSA?  Could
> someone explain the reasoning behind having three files instead of one?
> Maybe it's just me, but one file with logically separated sections and
> intelligent groupings of directives makes *much* more sense than three
> separate files that rely on one another...
> 
> Thanks,
> Jason

Back compatibility with NCSA. I think that there was some discussion
in the group a couple of weeks ago about "Why?" Rob McCool did this.

You can disable it in Apache with:

AccessConfig /dev/null
ResourceConfig /dev/null