2.3.6 <Limit>

<Limit> defines directives that are applied only for specific HTTP protocol methods.

Description

<Limit> defines directives for access control that are applied only for specific HTTP protocol methods. You can specify multiple method names.

Specifiable method names:

GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, CONNECT, and OPTIONS

(HEAD is included in GET.)

Directives specifiable within the block:

Allow from
Deny from
AuthName
AuthType
AuthUserFile
AuthGroupFile
Order
Require
Satisfy

Syntax

<Limit method_name [method_name ...]> directive [directive ...] </Limit>

Locations where it can be written

httpsd.conf, <VirtualHost>, and <Directory>, and .htaccess

Example

<Directory />
  <Limit PUT DELETE>                    ...1.
    Order deny,allow                    ...2.
    Deny from all                       ...3.
    Allow from .your_domain.com         ...4.
  </Limit>                              ...5.
</Directory>

Definition for PUT and DELETE methods
Specification of the Deny directive is evaluated before that of the Allow directive.
Access by the PUT and DELETE methods from all hosts is not allowed.
Access by the PUT and DELETE methods from your_domain.com is allowed.
End of definition

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