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OSXFAQ Mac OS X Tip-of-the-Day 
Set up a WebDAV Server - Introduction
By Adrian Mayo - Editor - OSXFAQ
This week's tips form a mini-tutorial on setting up a WebDAV server
with Apache.
Apache is of course the Web server that comes with OS X, also known as
'Personal Web Sharing' in System Preferences -> Sharing -> Services.
WebDAV is used by Apple in .Mac to provide iDisk and other services. It
is a web-based method of exchanging files, and stands for "Web-based
Distributed Authoring and Versioning". It is simply a set of extensions
to the HTTP protocol (the protocol for accessing web sites) that
enables many people to collaboratively edit and view files on remote
web servers.
Your own Mac can easily be set up as a WebDAV server. One practical
use is to share (publish) iCal calendars for others to subscribe to.
You no longer need a .Mac account, you can simply publish to your own
WebDAV-enabled server. And because .Mac uses WebDAV, you can make use
of many other features built into iApps on your own server.
Firstly, let me explain that configuring Apache must be done by editing
system files, and as root. You could use BBEdit (I think); or in the
Terminal vim, Emacs, or Pico.
Changing Apache's document root was covered in Week 13, and you may
want to do this. The tutorial is written assuming the default Apache
configuration file.
Ensure Apache is running by checking 'Personal Web Sharing.
The Apache Manual:
Fire up Safari, or whatever your chosen surfing vehicle, and point it
at:
http://127.0.0.1/manual/
or
http://localhost/manual/
Look - your very own Apache manual!
Tuesday's tip will continue by showing you how to configure Apache.
Enjoy !! :-)
Panther 10.3.6
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