extension to the HTTP protocol allows creating, moving,
copying, and deleting resources and collections on a remote web
server.</p>
+</div><div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3><ul id="toc"><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#dav">Dav</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#davdepthinfinity">DavDepthInfinity</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#davmintimeout">DavMinTimeout</a></li>
+</ul><h3>Topics</h3><ul id="topics"><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#example">Enabling WebDAV</a></li></ul><h3>See also</h3><ul class="seealso"><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_dav_fs.html#davlockdb">DavLockDB</a></code></li><li><code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#limitxmlrequestbody">LimitXMLRequestBody</a></code></li><li><a href="http://www.webdav.org">WebDAV Resources</a></li></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="section"><h2><a name="example" id="example">Enabling WebDAV</a></h2>
+ <p>To enable <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_dav.html">mod_dav</a></code>, add the following to a
+ container in your <code>httpd.conf</code> file:</p>
- <p>To enable mod_dav, add the following to a container in your
- <code>httpd.conf</code> file:</p>
+ <div class="example"><p><code>Dav On</code></p></div>
-<div class="example"><p><code>Dav On</code></p></div>
+ <p>This enables the DAV file system provider, which is implemented by
+ the <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_dav_fs.html">mod_dav_fs</a></code> module. Therefore that module has to
+ be compiled into the server or has to be loaded at runtime using the
+ <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_so.html#loadmodule">LoadModule</a></code> directive.</p>
+
+ <p>In order to make it work you have to specify a web-server writable
+ filename for the DAV lock database by adding the following to the
+ global section in your <code>httpd.conf</code> file:</p>
- <p>Also, specify a valid filename for the DAV lock database by
- adding the following to the global section in your
- <code>httpd.conf</code> file:</p>
+ <div class="example"><p><code>
+ DavLockDB /tmp/DavLock
+ </code></p></div>
-<div class="example"><p><code>DavLockDB /tmp/DavLock
- <em>(Any web-server writable filename, without an
- extension)</em>
-</code></p></div>
-</div><div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3><ul id="toc"><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#dav">Dav</a></li>
-<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#davdepthinfinity">DavDepthInfinity</a></li>
-<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#davlockdb">DavLockDB</a></li>
-<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#davmintimeout">DavMinTimeout</a></li>
-</ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="Dav" id="Dav">Dav</a> <a name="dav" id="dav">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
+ <p>You may wish to add a <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#limit"><Limit></a></code> clause inside the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#location"><Location></a></code> directive to limit access to
+ DAV-enabled locations. If you want to set the maximum amount of
+ bytes that a DAV client can send at one request, you have to use
+ the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#limitxmlrequestbody">LimitXMLRequestBody</a></code>
+ directive. The "normal" <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#limitrequestbody">LimitRequestBody</a></code> directive has no effect on DAV
+ requests.</p>
+
+ <div class="example"><h3>Full Example</h3><p><code>
+ DavLockDB /tmp/DavLock<br />
+ <br />
+ <Location /foo><br />
+ <span class="indent">
+ Dav On<br />
+ <br />
+ AuthType Basic<br />
+ AuthName DAV<br />
+ AuthUserFile user.passwd<br />
+ <br />
+ <LimitExcept GET HEAD OPTIONS><br />
+ <span class="indent">
+ require user admin<br />
+ </span>
+ </LimitExcept><br />
+ </span>
+ </Location><br />
+ </code></p></div>
+
+ <div class="warning"><h3>Security</h3>
+ <p>The use of HTTP Basic Authentication is not recommended. You
+ should use at least HTTP Digest Authentication, which is provided by
+ the <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_auth_digest.html">mod_auth_digest</a></code> module. Nearly all WebDAV clients
+ support this authentication method. Of course, Basic Authentication
+ over an <a href="../ssl/">SSL</a> enabled connection is secure,
+ too.</p>
+ </div>
+</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="Dav" id="Dav">Dav</a> <a name="dav" id="dav">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Enable WebDAV HTTP methods</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
- </a></th><td><code>Dav
on|off</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:
- </a></th><td><code>Dav
off</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
+ </a></th><td><code>Dav
On|Off|<var>provider-name</var></code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:
+ </a></th><td><code>Dav
Off</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
</a></th><td>directory</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_dav</td></tr></table>
<p>Use the <code class="directive">Dav</code> directive to enable the
- WebDAV HTTP methods for the given container. You may wish to add a
- <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#limit"><Limit></a></code> clause
- inside the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#location"><location></a></code> directive to limit access to
- DAV-enabled locations.</p>
+ WebDAV HTTP methods for the given container:</p>
-<div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><p><code>
- DavLockDB /tmp/DavLock<br />
- <br />
- <Location /foo><br />
- Dav On<br />
- <br />
- AuthType Basic<br />
- AuthName DAV<br />
- AuthUserFile user.passwd<br />
- <br />
- <LimitExcept GET HEAD OPTIONS><br />
- require user admin<br />
- </LimitExcept><br />
- </Location><br />
-</code></p></div>
+ <div class="example"><p><code>
+ <Location /foo><br />
+ <span class="indent">
+ Dav On<br />
+ </span>
+ </Location>
+ </code></p></div>
+
+ <p>The value <code>On</code> is actually an alias for the default
+ provider <code>filesystem</code> which is served by the <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_dav_fs.html">mod_dav_fs</a></code> module. Note, that once you have DAV enabled
+ for some location, it <em>cannot</em> be disabled for sublocations.
+ For a complete configuration example have a look at the <a href="#example">section above</a>.</p>
+
+ <div class="warning">
+ Do not enable WebDAV until you have secured your server. Otherwise
+ everyone will be able to distribute files on your system.
+ </div>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="DavDepthInfinity" id="DavDepthInfinity">DavDepthInfinity</a> <a name="davdepthinfinity" id="davdepthinfinity">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Allow PROPFIND, Depth: Infinity requests</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
</a></th><td><code>DavDepthInfinity on|off</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:
</a></th><td><code>DavDepthInfinity off</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
- </a></th><td>directory</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
+ </a></th><td>
server config, virtual host, directory</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_dav</td></tr></table>
<p>Use the <code class="directive">DavDepthInfinity</code> directive to
- allow the processing of PROPFIND requests containing the header
- 'Depth: Infinity'. Because this type of request could constitute a
- denial-of-service attack, by default it is not allowed.</p>
-</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="DavLockDB" id="DavLockDB">DavLockDB</a> <a name="davlockdb" id="davlockdb">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
- </a></th><td>Location of the DAV lock database</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
- </a></th><td><code>DavLockDB <em>file-path</em></code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
- </a></th><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
- </a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
- </a></th><td>mod_dav</td></tr></table>
- <p>Use the <code class="directive">DavLockDB</code> directive to specify
- the full path to the lock database, excluding an extension. The
- default (file system) implementation of mod_dav uses a SDBM
- database to track user locks. The utility
- <code>modules/dav/util/lockview</code> can be used from the server
- to display all locks in a lock database.</p>
-
-<div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><p><code>
-DavLockDB /tmp/DavLock
-</code></p></div>
+ allow the processing of <code>PROPFIND</code> requests containing the
+ header 'Depth: Infinity'. Because this type of request could constitute
+ a denial-of-service attack, by default it is not allowed.</p>
</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="DavMinTimeout" id="DavMinTimeout">DavMinTimeout</a> <a name="davmintimeout" id="davmintimeout">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
</a></th><td>Minimum amount of time the server holds a lock on
a DAV resource</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
- </a></th><td><code>DavMinTimeout <
em>seconds</em></code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:
+ </a></th><td><code>DavMinTimeout <
var>seconds</var></code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Default">Default:
</a></th><td><code>DavMinTimeout 0</code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
- </a></th><td>directory</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
+ </a></th><td>
server config, virtual host, directory</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
</a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
</a></th><td>mod_dav</td></tr></table>
<p>When a client requests a DAV resource lock, it can also
(like 600 seconds) to reduce the chance of the client losing
the lock due to network latency.</p>
-<div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><p><code>
- <Location /MSWord><br />
- DavMinTimeout 600<br />
- </Location><br />
-</code></p></div>
+ <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><p><code>
+ <Location /MSWord><br />
+ <span class="indent">
+ DavMinTimeout 600<br />
+ </span>
+ </Location>
+ </code></p></div>
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+ </a></th><td>filesystem provider for <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_dav.html">mod_dav</a></code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#Status">Status:
+ </a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier">Module Identifier:
+ </a></th><td>dav_fs_module</td></tr><tr><th><a href="module-dict.html#SourceFile">Source File:
+ </a></th><td>mod_dav_fs.c</td></tr></table><h3>Summary</h3>
+ <p>This module <em>requires</em> the service of <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_dav.html">mod_dav</a></code>. It acts as a support module for <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_dav.html">mod_dav</a></code> and provides access to resources located in the
+ server's file system. The formal name of this provider is
+ <code>filesystem</code>. <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_dav.html">mod_dav</a></code> backend providers
+ will be invoked by using the <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/mod_dav.html#dav">Dav</a></code>
+ directive:</p>
+
+ <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><p><code>
+ Dav filesystem
+ </code></p></div>
+
+ <p>Since <code>filesystem</code> is the default provider for
+ <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_dav.html">mod_dav</a></code>, you may simply use the value
+ <code>On</code> instead.</p>
+</div><div id="quickview"><h3 class="directives">Directives</h3><ul id="toc"><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#davlockdb">DavLockDB</a></li>
+</ul><h3>See also</h3><ul class="seealso"><li><code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_dav.html">mod_dav</a></code></li></ul></div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div><div class="directive-section"><h2><a name="DavLockDB" id="DavLockDB">DavLockDB</a> <a name="davlockdb" id="davlockdb">Directive</a></h2><table class="directive"><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Description">Description:
+ </a></th><td>Location of the DAV lock database</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Syntax">Syntax:
+ </a></th><td><code>DavLockDB <var>file-path</var></code></td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Context">Context:
+ </a></th><td>server config, virtual host</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Status">Status:
+ </a></th><td>Extension</td></tr><tr><th><a href="directive-dict.html#Module">Module:
+ </a></th><td>mod_dav_fs</td></tr></table>
+ <p>Use the <code class="directive">DavLockDB</code> directive to specify
+ the full path to the lock database, excluding an extension. If
+ the path is not absolute, it will be taken relative to <code class="directive"><a href="../mod/core.html#serverroot">ServerRoot</a></code>. The implementation of
+ <code class="module"><a href="../mod/mod_dav_fs.html">mod_dav_fs</a></code> uses a SDBM database to track user
+ locks.</p>
+
+
+
+ <div class="example"><h3>Example</h3><p><code>
+ DavLockDB logs/DavLock
+ </code></p></div>
+</div></div><div id="footer"><p class="apache">Maintained by the <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-project/">Apache HTTP Server Documentation Project</a></p><p class="menu"><a href="../mod/">Modules</a> | <a href="../mod/directives.html">Directives</a> | <a href="../faq/">FAQ</a> | <a href="../glossary.html">Glossary</a> | <a href="../sitemap.html">Sitemap</a></p></div></body></html>
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