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This is a how-to on using webdav on apache. Webdav allows users to
access there files across the internet as if they are using a file
system to access the files stored on your home directory in the network.
Name: Apache
HomePage: http://www.apache.org/
Function: Webserver
Name: OpenSSL
HomePage: http://www.openssl.org/
Function: developed for transmitting private documents via the Internet using cryptographic a system
1. Before we start this we should make our apache server use ssl certs to protect our passwords and usernames passing over the internet in clear text.
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2. First lets make a directory in apache
mkdir /var/www/html/webdav
3. Now lets set ownership permissions
chown apache:apache /var/www/html/webdav
chmod a+rwx /var/www/html/webdav 
4. Make sure the following modules are being loaded in apache
nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
httpd.conf:
LoadModule dav_module modules/mod_dav.so
LoadModule dav_fs_module modules/mod_dav_fs.so
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5. Now uncomment the following lines from httpd.conf
nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf httpd.conf:
<IfModule mod_dav_fs.c>
# Location of the WebDAV lock database.
DAVLockDB /var/lib/dav/lockdb
</IfModule>
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6. Also make sure these lines are in your httpd.conf file
nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
httpd.conf:
BrowserMatch "Microsoft Data Access Internet Publishing Provider" redirect-carefully
BrowserMatch "^WebDrive" redirect-carefully
BrowserMatch "^WebDAVFS/1.[012]" redirect-carefully
BrowserMatch "^gnome-vfs" redirect-carefully
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7. Now we need to make our directory visible using apache
nano /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
httpd.conf:
<Directory /var/www/html/webdav>
Dav on
AuthName "WebDAV access"
AuthType basic
AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/conf/htpasswd
require valid-user
</Directory>
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8. Now that we have setup apache to use webdav we need to make our password file.
htpasswd -c /etc/httpd/conf/htpasswd your-user-name
9. Once you have made the htpasswd file you can add other users to it
htpasswd /etc/httpd/conf/htpasswd another-user-name
10. Now you can access the site by going opening Internet Explorer and press
File/open then enter the following address
https://ip-address-of-your-apache-server/webdav/
and choose the tick box 'Open as web folder'
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