Question

in apache’s httpd.conf between VirtualHost tags I put <LimitExcept> expression like follows:

<VirtualHost *:80>
 ServerName geopreprod.avea.com.tr

 <LimitExcept HEAD POST GET>
     Deny from all
 </LimitExcept> 

  ProxyRequests Off
  ProxyPreserveHost On

  <Proxy *>
    Order deny,allow
    Allow from all
  </Proxy>

  ProxyPass / http://XXXXXXXX...
  ProxyPassReverse / http://XXXXXXXX....
</VirtualHost>

and then apache web server fails to start by giving following error:

Syntax error on line 513 of XXXXX/httpd.conf:
deny not allowed here

Although it says <LimitExcept> can be used in VirtualHost tag in offical docs why do I get this error?

in apache docs it says:

Context:    server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess

Answer 1

The answer comes from serverfault, here