Line Breaks in Apache httpd Configuration Directives

It’s possible to split Apache httpd configuration directives over multiple lines. Just use the backslash (\) to mark a continuation line like you’d do in many languages and configuration formats.

For example use to break up a long ProxyPass:

ProxyPass http://backend.example.com/a-long-path-to-demonstrate \
    connectiontimeout=1 retry=0

or CustomLog:

CustomLog logs/ssl_request_log \
    "%t %h %{SSL_PROTOCOL}x %{SSL_CIPHER}x \"%r\" %b"

I’ve been working with httpd for years, and can’t believe I missed the first line in the guide to configuration syntax.

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