> From: "David Phillips" <david at acz.org>

> I recommend using .htaccess whenever possible instead of putting directory
> specific config info into httpd.conf.  You will need to enable
> AuthConfig in
> the AllowOverride directive for that path.

The Apache documentation plainly recommends AGAINST using .htaccess
because of the severe performance hit it entails. Every request
causes Apache to re-read the directory's .htaccess file and those
files in each parent directory to determine permissions.

If you've got a machine that only one person administers (or where
everyone has sudo permissions), I agree with their recommendation.

But, if you've got each user with access to their own web space
and each one wants freedom to set up those permissions on the fly,
then you'll need .htaccess to be working.

Chris


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