Difference between and in apache.

Question

am newbie to apache webserver. when try to configure some changes in apache configuration file i have little bit confussion between < locate> and < directory> . actually what is the major differnce between this two........?

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The usage is straightforward - you would use Location if you need to fine tune access rights by an URL, and you would use Directory if you need to control access rights to a directory (and its subdirectories) in the filesystem.

Difference between <Locate> and <Directory> in apache.