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<div id="preamble"><h1>Apache Module mod_allowmethods</h1>
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<table class="module"><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Easily restrict what HTTP methods can be used on the server</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Experimental</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module Identifier:</a></th><td>allowmethods_module</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source File:</a></th><td>mod_allowmethods.c</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Compatibility">Compatibility:</a></th><td>Available in Apache 2.3 and later</td></tr></table>
<h3>Summary</h3>
<p>This module makes it easy to restrict what HTTP methods can be
used on a server. The most common configuration would be:</p>
<pre class="prettyprint lang-config"><Location "/">
AllowMethods GET POST OPTIONS
</Location></pre>
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<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif"> <a href="#allowmethods">AllowMethods</a></li>
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<h3>Bugfix checklist</h3><ul class="seealso"><li><a href="https://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/CHANGES_2.4">httpd changelog</a></li><li><a href="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=__open__&list_id=144532&product=Apache%20httpd-2&query_format=specific&order=changeddate%20DESC%2Cpriority%2Cbug_severity&component=mod_allowmethods">Known issues</a></li><li><a href="https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=Apache%20httpd-2&component=mod_allowmethods">Report a bug</a></li></ul></div>
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<div class="directive-section"><h2 id="allowmethods"><span id="AllowMethods">AllowMethods</span> Directive <a title="Permanent link" href="#allowmethods" class="permalink">¶</a></h2>
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<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:</a></th><td>Restrict access to the listed HTTP methods</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:</a></th><td><code>AllowMethods reset|<em>HTTP-method</em>
[<em>HTTP-method</em>]...</code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:</a></th><td><code>AllowMethods reset</code></td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:</a></th><td>directory</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:</a></th><td>Experimental</td></tr>
<tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:</a></th><td>mod_allowmethods</td></tr>
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<p>The HTTP-methods are case sensitive and are generally, as per
RFC, given in upper case. The GET and HEAD methods are treated as
equivalent. The <code>reset</code> keyword can be used to
turn off <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_allowmethods.html">mod_allowmethods</a></code> in a deeper nested context:</p>
<pre class="prettyprint lang-config"><Location "/svn">
AllowMethods reset
</Location></pre>
<div class="note"><h3>Caution</h3>
<p>The TRACE method cannot be denied by this module;
use <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#traceenable">TraceEnable</a></code> instead.</p>
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<p><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_allowmethods.html">mod_allowmethods</a></code> was written to replace the rather
kludgy implementation of <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#limit">Limit</a></code> and
<code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#limitexcept">LimitExcept</a></code>.</p>
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