Advantages of Using mod_dav


Advantages of Using mod_dav

As explained in the previous section, mod_dav is implemented as an Apache module that extends the HTTP protocol. It can take advantage of a number of built-in Apache features, such as SSL for encryption and certificate-based authentication, HTTP basic authentication, proxy servers, and so on. Integration with Apache allows many other possibilities, such as sharing access control mechanisms and interaction with scripting engines such as mod_perl and PHP.

The DAV protocol itself is extensible. Although the resources accessed via DAV usually live in the file system, DAV can act as a standards-based front end to a variety of back-end repositories such as databases, version control systems, and proprietary document management frameworks.

For example, DAV has the concept of collections, which are groups of files. This usually translates to a directory in the server, but it might have a completely different meaning for other back ends.

Finally, WebDAV has been implemented by most modern web publishing frameworks, office suites, and desktop environments.




Apache(c) Phrase Book(c) Essential Code and Commands
Apache Phrasebook
ISBN: 0672328364
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 254

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