... Scope of Directives .htaccess Files . ... Apache is configured by placing directives in plain text configuration files. ... Any directive may be placed in any of these configuration files. ... Apache configuration files contain one directive per line. ... Directives placed in the main configuration files apply to the entire server. ... The server administrator further controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess files by configuring the AllowOverride directive in the main configuration files....