part 3 of 5:
- Running an Apache Server
- Installing SQL, PHP, phpMyAdmin
- Creating a WebDAV folder
- Syncing your Calendars
- Remote Access to your Server
Step 3: Creating a WebDAV folder
The internet was never intended to be a read-only format; the idea was always to connect together read and write capabilities. WebDAV recaptures that original intent. It’s a way of creating a folder on your server that can be connected to by others, and will appear on their desktop like a regular drive. If you’ve used .mac before, you know basically how this idea works.
If you want to check it out, I’ve set up a WebDAV folder on the home server that you can mess with. If you’re using OSX, in the finder menu, under the “Go” menu, select “connect to server” (apple+K is the shortcut). Here are the server details:
http://houseoflee.homeip.net/idisk
login: testbot
password: testbot
So how did I do it? By following this loverly tutorial. A word of warning – don’t get all fancy with the name of the folder. They suggest using “dav” as the folder name, and it’s a good idea. The snippet of code that they have you copy into your apache config file assumes that the folder is named “dav”, so unless you want to get all hackity hackity with that, leave it be.
Tutorial: Creating a WebDAV folder
Geek Out With Me, Part 1 at Addison Road 9:38 pm on 15 February 2006 Permalink
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Bobby 9:57 pm on 15 February 2006 Permalink
Are you sure this isn’t easier on a PC?
…runs for cover
michael lee 10:38 pm on 15 February 2006 Permalink
dude, if this were a PC tutorial, we would still be on the part where you sacrifice a chicken to Loki in order to get a basic apache server installation to boot correctly.
Morphea 9:47 am on 16 February 2006 Permalink
Bobby, have you no sense of self-preservation? Good Lord. The rest of us just smile and nod, brother.
Cerise
Stick 7:01 pm on 16 February 2006 Permalink
Them’s fightin’ wurds…