Apache WebDAV Configuration Example

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Apache WebDAV Configuration Example

01_install_and_configure_apache.sh

# install apache
sudo apt-get install apache2

# create a directory to use
sudo mkdir /var/www/webdav
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/webdav

# enable modules
sudo a2enmod dav
sudo a2enmod dav_fs
sudo a2enmod dav_lock

# add lock to Apache virtual host configuration
DavLockDB /var/www/DavLock

02_httpd_alias.conf

# add alias in virtual host
Alias /webdav /var/www/webdav
<Directory /var/www/webdav>
  DAV On
</Directory>

03_install_tools.sh

# install utils to create digest authentication
sudo apt-get install apache2-utils

04_configure.sh

# create the password file
# -c is create for the first time
# first param is realm, second is username
sudo htdigest -c /etc/apache2/users ${REALM} ${USERNAME}

# make the file readable
sudo chown www-data:www-data /etc/apache2/users

05_httpd_auth.conf

# add block to configuration
AuthType Digest
AuthName "webdav"
AuthUserFile /etc/apache2/users.password
Require valid-user

06_enable_and_restart.sh

# enable digest
sudo a2enmod auth_digest
sudo service apache2 restart

99_httpd_example.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
  DocumentRoot /var/www/html

  ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
  CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

  <IfModule mod_dav_fs.c>
    DavLockDB /var/www/webdav/lock
    Alias /webdav /var/www/webdav/data
    
    <Directory /var/www/ubuntu2/webdav/data>
      DAV On
    </Directory>
  </IfModule>
</VirtualHost>