Firefox bookmarks remote backup
Tonight I upgraded my firefox debian package, re-installed my favorites extensions (mozex,webDeveloper, ...) and Bookmarks Synchronizer. Well last time I tested it, there was support for FTP only, but now the thing can handle HTTP(S) PUT :) That's was THE missing feature, I love it now, it's a must-have !
#. phil on Tue Jul 20 18:51:59 2004
Here is how I tweaked my private apache config:
LoadModule put_module /usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_put.so
<Directory /var/www>
EnablePut On
AllowOverride Options
<Limit PUT DELETE PATCH PROPPATCH MKCOL COPY MOVE LOCK UNLOCK>
Order allow,deny
Allow from XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
</Limit>
</Directory>
(I'm not Apache guru at all, if you have a better solution. A require valid-user directive could be usefull here ;) Then in the firefox extension window, specify the path '/xbel.xml' for instance. Upload window displays an 'unexpected error', but it uploads successfully to /var/www/xbel.xml.
Of course, your apache user (www-data ?) must have write-rights on /var/www. I didn't tested HTTPS though.
#. jkx on Tue Jul 20 13:40:30 2004
How does it work ? I tested the http put without success. It doesn't even try to contact the server.