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WebDAV

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AxCMS.net and WebDAVWebDAV installation

Create WebDAV virtual folder in IIS pointing to AxCMSWebDav directory of your CMS installation. Do not create WebDAV virtual

folder under existing CMS web sites or virtual folders.

Set following properties for this virtual folder:

Add wildcard application mapping to aspnet_isapi.dll

In IIS5, click Configuration - Mappings - Add. Set Executable path to

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_isapi.dll and Extension to .*. Check All verbs and uncheck

Check that file exists

In IIS6, click Configuration - Mappings - Insert. Set Executable path to

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_isapi.dll and uncheck Verify that file exists.

In IIS7, set your application pool to Classic .NET AppPool (or other application pool with classic managed pipeline mode), then

in Handler Mappings, Add Script Map, with Request path '*' and executable

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_isapi.dll. In Request Restriction, Make sure "Invoke handler..." is

unchecked and All verbs is selected on Verbs tab.

Set proper access permissions

Go to Directory Security - Authentication and access control - Edit

If you plan to use AxCMS.net authentication for WebDAV, check Enable anonymous access and uncheck all other

authentication methods. Make sure anonymous access settings have the correct account assigned and Allow IIS to control

password checked.

If you plan to use Active Directory authentication for WebDAV check Integrated Windows authentication and uncheck all other

authentication methods and Enable anonymous access.

If you use IIS6, enable WebDAV in the IIS Manager (node Web Service Extensions) - this is needed so IIS responds to queries

with complete set of webdav commands. On IIS7, this option is located in WebDAV Authoring Rules, and there Enable

WebDAV.

Go to AxCMSWebDav directory of your AxCMS.net installation and create web.config configuration file with at least following

contents (see an example web.config file below):

section

Put connection string to your AxCMS.net database here. Use the same value as in AxCMSWeb web.config.

Put URL to WebDAV virtual folder you created. URL should not end with / and should not be localhost

Since AxCMS.net 8.0, you should use another property:

Then you can use WebDav with any host header.

Put full path to AxCMSweb folder. Use the same value as in AxCMSWeb web.config.

Put the physical path to the AxCMS.net-installation directory. Use the same value as in AxCMSWeb web.config.

Put the full virtual path to the AxCMS.net-application (if any). Use the same value as in AxCMSWeb web.config.



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If you plan to use AxCMS.net authentication for WebDAV, add following:

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Don't forget you have to login as AxCMS\, not just as .

Do not rely on error messages returned by Windows Explorer or "net use" command. They are always misleading.

Again, see the point 2.

Make sure WebClient service is running on your client computer - it is required for Windows explorer to connect to webdav. For

Windows XP x64 and Windows 2003 you may need to install the Web Extender Client component - see this KB article.

Try to restart client computer to restart the web client service and its connection to Windows Explorer. Try to open another

webdav location to let Windows Explorer know about web client service.

Known limitations of WebDAV clients

WebDAV cannot be run as a separate website. There are problems with interpreting separate WebDAV websites by Windows

Explorer.

When WebDAV virtual folder is located under the site other than Default Web Site, it will not open from the same computer.

This is the problem of Windows Explorer.

Categories containing any of these symbols - \ / : * ? " < > |- prohibited file name symbols in Windows, will not display and

function correctly.

Windows Vista has problems opening Page shortcuts from WebDAV folder. You can map your WebDAV folder as network

drive as a workaround for this bug.

When deleting file or folder, even if error occurred and the item is not deleted, Windows Explorer removes it from the list. After

refresh it shows the item again, but doesn't allow any actions with it until the folder structure is completely refreshed.

These applications are known to have problems working with WebDAV in AxCMS.net:

PhotoShop

AutoCAD

Web.Config Example



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requestEncoding="utf-8"

responseEncoding="utf-8"

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Configuring AxCMSWebDav on IIS 7.xInstalling WebDAV 7.5 for IIS

Installing for IIS 7.0


Configuring AxCMSWebDAV

AxCMSWebDAV Files

web.config

IIS Application

WebDAV in a productive environment

ISAPI application mapping

Enabling WebDAV

Testing WebDAV installation

Accessing WebDAV folder

Installing WebDAV 7.5for IISInstalling for IIS 7.0

IIS 7.0 users (Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008) need to install WebDAV package additionally.

There are two separate downloadable packages for the new WebDAV extension module; you need to download the appropriate

package for your version of Windows:

32-bit Installation Package:

WebDAV 7.5 for IIS 7.0 (x86)

64-bit Installation Package:

WebDAV 7.5 for IIS 7.0 (x64)

You must run the installation package as an administrator.

For additional installation help please proceed to the official IIS 7guide: http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/350/installing-and-configuring-

webdav-on-iis-70/


IIS 7.5 users (Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 (R2)) need to add WebDAV from Server Manager.

Go to Start - Server Manager, scroll down to Web Server (IIS) role and check whether you have WebDAV Publishing installed or

not. Otherwise click Add Role Services button.

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In the appeared Role Services window add WebDAV Publishing



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Configuring AxCMSWebDAV

AxCMSWebDav files

Ensure that you have AxCMSWebDav package under your AxCMS_PremiumSample folder

web.config

Under your AxCMSWebDav folder you should create web.config file. Here is example of working web.configfor localhost (DEV)

environment.

If you use this sample config file, don't forget to take a look at its content. Maybe you should change Database connection string or

application URLs if you have non-standard AxCMS.net installations.

In the end of config file there is ISAPI module mapped, if your system is 32 bit you should replace

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IIS Application

Go to Internet Information Services (IIS) manager, right click on Default Web Site and create application like on pictures below:

Set application pool to Classic .NET AppPool (or other application pool with classic managed pipeline mode).



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WebDAV in a productive environment

In the productive environment you normally cannot create a virtual folder directly. You have to create a virtual site first.

Unfortunately you cannot place WebDAV virtual folder under the CMS virtual site. Windows Explorer seems to connect and to

authenticate itself to the host part of a WebDAV URL. The Forms authentication of a CMS web application will confuse it.

if you need a whole Web Site for your WebDAV environment do next:

CreateWeb Site pointing to some location e.g. %SystemDrive%\inetpub\wwwroot

Under your Web Site create WebDAV Application pointing to C:\Projects\AxCMS_PremiumSample\AxCMSwebDAV

ISAPI application mapping

Go to Handler Mappings under your AxCMSWebDav application and add Wildcard Script Map with Request path "*" and

Executable "%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\aspnet_isapi.dll" for 64 bit systems or

"%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_isapi.dll" for 32 bit systems

Enabling WebDAV

Under Web Site where you created AxCMSWebDav application enable WebDAV Authoring Rules



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Testing WebDAV Installation

To be sure you configured WebDAV correctly, try to open it in your browser. Login with user: AxCMS\axinom, password: axinom

(case sensitive). You should get XML like on picture:



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Accessing WebDAV folder

You should access WebDAV from client machine. You could get authorization error if you try to access WebDAV from the server

itself.

Go to your Internet Explorer browser. Expand File menu end choose Open. In the appeared window type the url of your WebDAV

(http://PCname/AxCMSWebDav) and tick Open As Web Folder.

Login with (login credential is case sensitive)

User: AxCMS\axinom

Password: axinom



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After you should get opened web folder like on picture

If you are expecting problems with logging thenrefer help form Microsoft Knowledge Base:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/888123


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