Apache Reference: mod_access, Order
Order in Which Allow and Deny Directives Are Evaluated
Syntax: Order A
Example: Order allow,deny
Since: Apache 1.0
This directive controls the order in which Allow and Deny
directives are evaluated. The type argument can be one of
the following: ``deny,all==ow'', which means that the Deny
directives are evaluated before the Allow directives (the
initial state is to allow); ``allow,deny,'' which means that the
Allow directives are evaluated before the Deny directives
(the initial state is to deny); or ``mutual-failure,'' which
means that only those hosts that appear on the Allow list
but not on the Deny list are granted access (the
initial state is irrelevant). In all cases, every
Allow and Deny statement is evaluated. That is, no
``short-circuiting'' takes place.