webdav configuration in apache

Sample Webdav Configuration in Apache

Introduction:

            WebDAV stands for "Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning". It is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol which allows users to collaboratively edit and manage files on remote web servers.

Release:

RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.x

Apache 2.x

Problem:

Need to enable the webdav (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) in apache web server.

Solution:

1)      Install the required rpms

                        # yum install httpd

2)      Enable the webdav related modules in the httpd,conf file

            # vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

            LoadModule dav_module modules/mod_dav.so

            LoadModule dav_fs_module modules/mod_dav_fs.so

3)      Create a directory to publish over web server

                  # mkdir /var/www/webdav

4)      Create one new configuration file for the webdav

            # vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/webdav.conf

            <IfModule mod_dav.c>

            LimitXMLRequestBody 131072

            Alias /webdav "/var/www/webdav"

            <Directory /var/www/webdav>

            Dav On

            Options +Indexes

            IndexOptions FancyIndexing

            AddDefaultCharset UTF-8

            Order allow,deny

            Allow from all

            </Directory>

            </IfModule>

5)      If want to enable authentication for the webdav means, add the below lines in the webdav.conf file and also create the user database

           

            # vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/webdav.conf

            AuthType Basic

            AuthName "WebDAV Server"

            AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/webdav.users.db

            Require valid-user

           

6)      Create the user database using the below command

            # htpasswd -c /etc/httpd/webdav.users.db testuser

7)      Restart the httpd service

            # service httpd restart

8)      Access the webdav from the client using the below URL

            http://ServerIPAddress/webdav