10.5.23. Options
The
Options directive controls which server features are available in a particular directory. For example, under the restrictive parameters specified for the root directory, Options is only set to the FollowSymLinks directive. No features are enabled, except that the server is allowed to follow symbolic links in the root directory.
By default, in the
DocumentRoot directory, Options is set to include Indexes and FollowSymLinks. Indexes permits the server to generate a directory listing for a directory if no DirectoryIndex (for example, index.html) is specified. FollowSymLinks allows the server to follow symbolic links in that directory.
Note
Options statements from the main server configuration section need to be replicated to each VirtualHost container individually. Refer to Section 10.5.65, “VirtualHost” for more information.
