Administering HTTP Servers and WebDAV

HTTP servers use the HTTP protocol to provide read-only file access through the World Wide Web.

WebDAV is an extension to HTTP that provides write access, version control, and other features in addition to the basic features of HTTP. WebDAV is typically enabled only for specific folders on an HTTP server.

To define an HTTP server:

1. Set up a SAS Metadata Server and register a metadata repository.
   
   
2. Define the server using SAS Management Console. For details, see Using SAS Management Console to Define an HTTP Server.

For the Xythos WFS WebDAV server, the SAS User Management Customization (provided with the Xythos WFS WebDAV server installation) enables the WebDAV server to use authentication and authorization metadata on the SAS Metadata Server. For more details about authentication and authorization with the Xythos WFS WebDAV server, see Implementing Authentication and Authorization for Xythos WFS WebDAV and Scenario: Using the Xythos Administration GUI and SAS User Management Customization with the Portal.