Comments on How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On Ubuntu 8.10
How To Set Up WebDAV With Apache2 On Ubuntu 8.10 This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with Apache2 on an Ubuntu 8.10 server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allow users to directly edit files on the Apache server so that they do not need to be downloaded/uploaded via FTP. Of course, WebDAV can also be used to upload and download files.
2 Comment(s)
Comments
Hi
Nice article, plain simple and intuitive.
I have one recommendation though. Instead of basic authentication I would choose digest. When playing with webdav you should keep in mind that you open a very large hole into you server. Webdav (which is the point with the protocol) gives access to modify the content. If your username and password is sniffed - you've lost big time.
Using digest as authentication gives the second best option to SSL.
It is great article. However, I think it might be easier to sign up a cloud based webdav solution such as offered by www.DriveHQ.com. The advantages of cloud based webdav include: it's easier to setup. Just sign up an account and you get your webdav server ready; and you can access your webdav server from anywhere.