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A special requirement of this root element is that it MUST contain an |
Apart from establishing default settings, its purpose is to act as a container for the rules you specify regarding virtual host, path, and/or query string matching to apply settings. The tree structure of the XML essentially maps to the tree structure of the URL space of your web server.
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The matching process is peformed by examining <Host> elements in order, and then checking any <HostRegex> elements in order, in separate passes (see the HowTo).
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A somewhat non-trivial example shows a pair of virtual hosts with one bound to an <ApplicationOverride> called admin. The path "/secure" on the primary host is protected automatically, while the entire admin host is protected along with access control rule embedded in the configuration.
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