WebDav Backup

[ScottParticipant]

I seem to have webdav working on a server but I can’t seem to get updraft to work.

Steps taken:

3 devices.
SERVER
WORDPRESS (Server running WordPress on IIS with Updraft activated)
CLIENT (Windows 10 machine)

SERVER
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I installed WebDav under IIS on SERVER.
I created a local user called “WebDav” in Users tool.

To test webdav I followed this page:
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/benjaminperkins/2013/07/31/setting-up-webdav-on-iis-using-windows-authentication-and-a-unc-mapped-drive-or-file-share/

On “CLIENT” I typed:
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net use z: https://server/directory
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I get prompted for a username and password:

user: “SERVER\WebDav” (this is a local user on the server “SERVER” not domain users)
pass: “password”

I get “The command completed successfully” and I can write and read from the drive like you would expect. I have successfully proven that WebDav is working and that I have the correct credentials. The credentials are in a text file that I copy and paste to prevent the chance of mistyping.

WORDPRESS
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The Server “WORDPRESS” is on the same local network subnet as the “SERVER” and “CLIENT”.

In the Updraft plugin (that is activated on “WORDPRESS”) I tried to enter:

Webdav://WebDav:password@server/directory/

I also tried:
https://WebDav:password@server/directory/

Both times I hit the test button An Error pops up and says:

I get “WebDAV settings test result: FAILED. We were not able to place a file in that directory – Please check your credentials.

No clue where to go from here. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[udadminKeymaster]

Hi Scott,

The name “Server” is likely to work when tried from Windows on the same local network, because it’s being looked up via Windows’ local-network lookup mechanisms. But that can’t work from PHP on a webserver. For that, you need to enter the WebDAV server’s full DNS host name, or its full IP address, instead of just “Server”.

David

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