web folders - access folder on server

[drooh]

Hey guys Im not sure where to post this but I figure someone may be able to help point me in the right direction.

I have noticed that windows has something called "web folders" but Im not sure exactly how to set this up. I have a home webserver running on XAMPP using Appache, PHP etc. Do I need to have something special set up on my web server?

I like the idea of haveing a folder on my laptop or other computer that is actually stored on the server. Obviously you can do this through a share folder but is there a way to set up a share folder that is accessible through the internet?

Ive also come accross a cool thing called gmail drive which actually puts a small icon in your "my computer" section that makes your gmail act like another hard drive. Is there a way to do something like that with your own webserver. It would make working on sites from a remote location so much faster then having to upload & download files using ftp.

Is there a way to just open and edit the files directly on the server and not have to re-upload them?

[MichaelBluejay]

Didn't you post this same thing in another forum?

[jdMorgan]

In order to use Web folders, your server must either be a Microsoft server, or Apache with WebDAV [ietf.org] installed.

Ref: [support.microsoft.com...]

Jim

[equalm]

If you do run your own apache server, you'll have to compile in these modules, or make sure you add the right RPM's for them.

dav_module (aka mod_dav.so )
dav_fs_module (aka mod_dav_fs.so)
dav_lock_module (aka mod_dav_lock.so)

the *.so names are different in other cases, just giving you some strings to do google searches with to find your solution.

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