Apache httpd : Configure WebDAV2024/01/31

	Configure WebDAV Folder.
[1]	Configure SSL/TLS Setting, refer to here.
[2]	For example, Create a directory [/home/webdav] and it makes possible to connect to WebDAV folder only by HTTPS.

root@www:~ #

vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.conf

# line 160 : uncomment

LoadModule dav_module libexec/apache24/mod_dav.so

# line 171,172 : uncomment

LoadModule dav_fs_module libexec/apache24/mod_dav_fs.so
LoadModule dav_lock_module libexec/apache24/mod_dav_lock.so

root@www:~ #

mkdir /home/webdav

root@www:~ #

chown www:www /home/webdav

root@www:~ #

chmod 770 /home/webdav

root@www:~ #

vi /usr/local/etc/apache24/Includes/webdav.conf

# create new

DavLockDB "/tmp/DavLock"
Alias /webdav /home/webdav
<Location /webdav>
    DAV On
    SSLRequireSSL
    Options +Indexes
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName WebDAV
    AuthUserFile /usr/local/etc/apache24/.htpasswd
    <RequireAny>
        Require method GET POST OPTIONS
        Require valid-user
    </RequireAny>
</Location>

BrowserMatch "Microsoft Data Access Internet Publishing Provider" redirect-carefully
BrowserMatch "MS FrontPage" redirect-carefully
BrowserMatch "^WebDrive" redirect-carefully
BrowserMatch "^WebDAVFS/1.[01234]" redirect-carefully
BrowserMatch "^gnome-vfs/1.0" redirect-carefully
BrowserMatch "^XML Spy" redirect-carefully
BrowserMatch "^Dreamweaver-WebDAV-SCM1" redirect-carefully
BrowserMatch " Konqueror/4" redirect-carefully

# add a user : create a new file with [-c]

root@www:~ #

htpasswd -c /usr/local/etc/apache24/.htpasswd freebsd

New password:

# set password

Re-type new password:
Adding password for user freebsd
root@www:~ #

service apache24 reload

[3]	Configure WebDAV client on client computer. This example is on Windows 11. Open [PC] and Click [Add a network location] icon on the upper-menu.

[4]	Click [Next] button.

[5]	Click [Next] button.

[6]	Input the URL of WebDav folder.

[7]	Authentication is required, input username and password you added in section [1] by [htpasswd].

[8]	Input WebDav Folder Name. Any name is OK, it's used on your Windows Computer.

[9]	Click [Finish] button.

[10]	After you accessed to WebDav folder, you may check if the file can be read and written normally.

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