Red Hat / CentOS Linux: Apache Enable WebDAV

To enable WebDAV (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning) on an Apache web server on a Red Hat or CentOS Linux system, you can follow these steps:

1. Install the mod_dav and mod_dav_fs modules by running the following command:

sudo yum install mod_dav mod_dav_fs

2. Enable the mod_dav and mod_dav_fs modules in Apache by adding the following lines to the /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file:

LoadModule dav_module modules/mod_dav.so
LoadModule dav_fs_module modules/mod_dav_fs.so

3. Configure a WebDAV directory by adding the following lines to the httpd.conf file:

<Directory /var/www/webdav>
    Dav On
    AuthType Basic
    AuthName "WebDAV"
    AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/conf/.htpasswd
    Require valid-user
</Directory>

4. Create an .htpasswd file with a username and password for accessing the WebDAV directory:

sudo htpasswd -c /etc/httpd/conf/.htpasswd username

5. Restart Apache to apply the changes:

sudo systemctl restart httpd

This will enable WebDAV for the specified directory and require authentication for access. You can now use a WebDAV client to connect to the directory and perform operations such as file upload and download.

It's always a good idea to carefully review the documentation and use the appropriate options to enable and configure WebDAV on your Apache web server. This will help ensure that you have a secure and reliable way to manage files on your server using WebDAV.