Re: TortoiseSVN, Apache2, and SVN on Windows: PROPFIND 405 errors

Robert Hunter wrote:
> It can (and does!) happen -- I've seen confusion where "localhost" was
> serving up pages from the proxy server because the clients were
> configured to send all HTTP requests through it, including localhost.

I can only imagine. :-)

>
> Still, the HTTP verbs are triggering the issue, whether through
> a proxy or directly to Apache.
>
> Try it for yourself:
> $ telnet localhost http
> OPTIONS /repos HTTP/1.1
> Host: localhost

Will do. Knowing me, it's something silly and hopefully I won't do the
same mistake twice during the install this evening.

>
> (and leave a blank line)
>
> If you get a 405 (Method Not Allowed) from that, you can
> safely assume that your Apache is not letting WebDAV
> verbs through.
>
> If you find this is the case, you'll probably want to add
> or modify <Limit> and <LimitExcept> sections in your
> config.
>

Funny. I guess if that's the case, the SVN doc/book parts on setup need
to be tweaked as well.

Thanks,
-=Chris