Apache2 - where is in the config file?

Why there is no <location> in my Apache2 config file?

$ sudo nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

I can find the <Directory /> as follows:

<Directory /> Options FollowSymLinks AllowOverride None Require all denied
</Directory>
<Directory /usr/share> AllowOverride None Require all granted
</Directory>
<Directory /var/www> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews AllowOverride All Require all granted
</Directory>

But i cannot find at all. I am trying to allow OPTIONS DELETE PUT methods as follows:

<Location "/"> AllowMethods GET POST OPTIONS DELETE PUT Require all granted
</Location>

My Apache version:

$ apache2 -v
Server version: Apache/2.4.38 (Ubuntu)
Server built: 2019-08-26T13:31:40

Any ideas how to add AllowMethods GET POST OPTIONS DELETE PUT?

1 Answer

Because the <Location> directives are appropriate for specific needs (rules) and such rules are not appropriate for any default configuration :)

The <Location> directive limits the scope of the enclosed directives by URL. It is similar to the <Directory> directive, and starts a subsection which is terminated with a </Location> directive. <Location> sections are processed in the order they appear in the configuration file, after the <Directory> sections and .htaccess files are read, and after the <Files> sections.

<Location> sections operate completely outside the filesystem. This has several consequences. Most importantly, <Location> directives should not be used to control access to filesystem locations. Since several different URLs may map to the same filesystem location, such access controls may by circumvented.

• Source: Apache Core Features: <Location> Directive

The <Directory /> directive refers to the root / of the filesystem. In other hand <Location /> refers to the base URI - /, where example.com is the ServerName of a virtual host. So the rules written for <Location /> will override the rules written for <Directory /var/www/html>, where /var/www/html is the DocumentRoot of the particular virtual host.