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# Apache Module mod_dav_fs

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Description: | Filesystem provider for `mod_dav`
Status: | Extension
Module Identifier: | dav_fs_module
Source File: | mod_dav_fs.c

### Summary

This module requires the service of `mod_dav`. It acts as a support module for `mod_dav` and provides access to resources located in the server's file system. The formal name of this provider is `filesystem`. `mod_dav` backend providers will be invoked by using the `Dav` directive:

### Example

    Dav filesystem

Since `filesystem` is the default provider for `mod_dav`, you may simply use the value `On` instead.

### Directives

### Bugfix checklist

- httpd changelog
- Known issues
- Report a bug

### See also

- `mod_dav`
- Comments

## DavLockDB Directive

Description: | Location of the DAV lock database
Syntax: | `DavLockDB file-path`
Context: | server config, virtual host
Status: | Extension
Module: | mod_dav_fs

Use the `DavLockDB` directive to specify the full path to the lock database, excluding an extension. If the path is not absolute, it will be taken relative to `ServerRoot`. The implementation of `mod_dav_fs` uses a SDBM database to track user locks.

### Example

    DavLockDB "var/DavLock"

The directory containing the lock database file must be writable by the `User` and `Group` under which Apache is running. For security reasons, you should create a directory for this purpose rather than changing the permissions on an existing directory. In the above example, Apache will create files in the `var/` directory under the `ServerRoot` with the base filename `DavLock` and extension name chosen by the server.

## DavLockDiscovery Directive

Description: | Enable lock discovery
Syntax: | `DavLockDiscovery on|off`
Default: | `DavLockDiscovery on`
Context: | server config, virtual host, directory, .htaccess
Status: | Extension
Module: | mod_dav_fs
Compatibility: | Available from Apache 2.4.55 and later.

`DavLockDiscovery` controls if the lock discovery feature is enabled for `PROPFIND` method. When disabled, `PROPFIND` always returns an empty `lockdiscovery` section. This improves performance if clients use `PROPFIND` a lot.

### Example

    DavLockDiscovery off

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