What is a directive in Apache configuration?

apache, apache2, configuration, httpd.conf

Solution

Apache directives are a set of rules which define how your server should run, number of clients that can access your server, etc. you can change them by editing the httpd.conf and related files to meet your requirements

Problem

Why all the configurations in Apache HTTP server are called directives? What is the meaning of directive? Curios to know the reason.

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