Set TimeOut directive for different locations in Apache

Question

Is it possible to set the TimeOut directive for different locations in an Apache virtual host?

<Location "/fast">
  TimeOut 5
</Location>

<Location "/slow">
  TimeOut 180
</Location>

Answer 1

No. The documentation you linked to has this:

TimeOut Directive

Context: server config, virtual host

And the Context is explained like this:

This indicates where in the server's configuration files the directive is legal. It's a comma-separated list of one or more of the following values:

server config

This means that the directive may be used in the server configuration files (e.g., httpd.conf), but not within any <VirtualHost> or <Directory> containers. It is not allowed in .htaccess files at all.

virtual host

This context means that the directive may appear inside containers in the server configuration files.

directory

A directive marked as being valid in this context may be used inside <Directory>, <Location>, <Files>, <If>, and <Proxy> containers in the server configuration files, subject to the restrictions outlined in Configuration Sections.

.htaccess

If a directive is valid in this context, it means that it can appear inside per-directory .htaccess files. It may not be processed, though depending upon the overrides currently active.

The directive is only allowed within the designated context; if you try to use it elsewhere, you'll get a configuration error that will either prevent the server from handling requests in that context correctly, or will keep the server from operating at all -- i.e., the server won't even start.

Having TimeOut in the wrong context causes the configtest action to fail and Apache won't start.