Using Web-based authoring and versioning directives

This section provides information on the Web-based authoring and versioning (WebDAV) directives. This information includes specific directive syntax, compatibility issues, scopes, defaults and associated notes . Links to related topics appear at the end of this section.

• Working with the WebDAV directives:
  • Dav
  • DavLockDB
  • DavMinTimeout
• Finding related information

Dav

• Description: Enables DAV support in a container (required)
• Default: Dav off
• Module: mod_dav
• Multiple instances in the configuration file: Yes
• Scope: Directory
• Syntax: Dav <On |Off>

You can add a <Limit> clause inside the Location directive to limit access to DAV-enabled locations.

Looking at an example:

Following is an example of using the <Limit> clause:

 
DavLockDB /tmp/DavLock

<Location /foo>
Dav On
 
AuthType     Basic
AuthName     DAV
AuthUserFile user.passwd
  
  <LimitExcept GET HEAD OPTIONS>
  require user admin
  </LimitExcept>
</Location>

• Values: On or Off

Compatible with Apache Version 1.3.4 and later.

DavLockDB

• Description: Specifies a location for the file lock database (required)
• Default: None
• Module: mod_dav
• Multiple instances in the configuration file: No
• Scope: Server configuration, virtual host
• Syntax: DavLockDB <Fully qualified path to lock database>

  Looking at examples:

  Following are examples of simple and complex uses of the DavLockDB directive:

  Simple usage:

  DavLockDB /tmp/DavLock
  <Location />
  Dav On
  </Location> 
  

  Complex usage:

  DavLockDB /tmp/DavLock
  <Location /foo>
  Dav On
  DavMinTimeout 600
  
  AuthType Basic
  AuthName DAV
  AuthUserFile user.passwd
  
  <Limit Except GET HEAD OPTIONS>
  require user admin
  </LimitExcept>
  </Location>
  

• Values: Fully qualified path to lock database.

DavMinTimeout

• Description: Specifies the timeout, in seconds, before the server automatically harvests unrenewed locks (optional)
• Default: DavMinTimeout 0
• Module: mod_dav
• Multiple instances in the configuration file: Yes
• Scope: Directory
• Syntax: DavMinTimeout <seconds>

  Looking at an example:

  Following is an example of the DavMinTimeout directive:

  <Location /MSWord>
  DavMinTimeout 600
  </Location>
  

• Values: A client can request a DAV resource lock, and specify a time when the server automatically removes the lock. This value only represents a request and the server can either ignore the request, or inform the client of an arbitrary value.

  Compatible with Apache Version 1.3.4 and later.

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