Red Hat / CentOS Linux: Apache Enable WebDAV

19 Feb 2023Best/Tutorial

To enable WebDAV support in Apache on Red Hat or CentOS Linux, you can follow these steps:

Install the mod_dav and mod_dav_fs Apache modules by running the following command as root:
```
yum install mod_dav mod_dav_fs
```
Create a directory where you want to store the WebDAV-enabled files, for example:
```
mkdir /var/www/webdav
```
Set the appropriate ownership and permissions on the directory. For example, to allow the Apache user (apache) to read and write files in the directory:
```
chown apache:apache /var/www/webdavrnchmod 755 /var/www/webdav
```
Edit the Apache configuration file (/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf) and add the following lines at the end of the file:
```
LoadModule dav_module modules/mod_dav.sornLoadModule dav_fs_module modules/mod_dav_fs.sornrn<Location /webdav>
DAV OnrnAuthType BasicrnAuthName "WebDAV"
AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/conf/webdav.usersrnRequire valid-userrn</Location>
```
This will enable WebDAV in Apache and create a protected WebDAV directory at /webdav. The AuthUserFile directive specifies the file containing the WebDAV user accounts and passwords. You will need to create this file and add users to it. For example, to create a user jdoe with password secret:
```
htpasswd -c /etc/httpd/conf/webdav.users jdoe
```
Restart the Apache service to apply the changes:
```
service httpd restart
```

rnAfter completing these steps, you should be able to access the WebDAV directory by navigating to http://yourserver.com/webdav in a WebDAV client, and entering the username and password for the WebDAV user account you created.