Cannot upload files using https in IE

Bang on Spiderman! Seems you cannot have webdav support and https write access at the same time.

OK, old thread. But I was here a couple nights ago looking for this information and hoping there was a work-around. Have found no newer thread and I did find a work-around, so here it is.

In order for it to work, you either need to have enabled root SSH access or have an add-on like Xplorer that lets you put files in system folders.

In /etc/frontview/apache/Shares.conf, the HTTP interface is defined. If WebDAV is not enabled, the last lines of the share <Location> data is this:

  SetHandler perl-script
  PerlHandler Apache::FileManager

If WebDAV is enabled, these are replaced with a single line:

  Dav On

The proiblem is, the Dav On replaces the other. But it does work if both are there, as long as Dav On is first.

If you just edit the file and restart Apache, it'll work. At least until you make any change in Frontview to the HTTP/S settings, when it will all get overwritten. So the key is to have a second <Location> area that doesn't get overwritten this way. The perfect place for that is /etc/frontview/apache/addons, which is handled just before Shares.conf. Just make a new .conf file (name doesn't matter as long as you don't overwrite something else) containing the following:

<Location "ShareName">
  Dav On
</Location>

and make sure WebDAV is NOT enabled in Frontview. Of course, ShareName is replaced by the name of your share (case sensitive) and the quotes are included.

You can either restart Apache from SSH or you can cause FrontView to restart it by making a change in the HTTP/S options of any share (you can always set it back again later).

CAUTION: If you make a mistake, it can cause Apache, and thus Frontview, to not restart properly. If you do not have SSH enabled, you may find yourself in a world of hurt, as a firmware reload will not erase this file.

You might be able to put it in a file that does get reset by a firmware reload, like the end of Virtual.conf, which is handled right before addons. But there are also conditions under which Virtual.conf is overwritten (like creating a new share, I think), so you still might lose it.