Any way I can use my Linux server as a Windows Network Drive/Web Share? Whats needed?

CrewXp · 07-16-2009, 04:23 AM

Hey, quick question. I have a linux CentOS server that I use for my website and various reasons. I use windows mainly for everyday-usage.

Is there any software I can get or built-in feature using Apache that will let me setup a web-drive or "Web Share" on my linux server, so that I can connect to it using Windows's "Map a Network Drive" feature?

Goal: Make a folder on my linux server accessable as a drive via Windows Explorer.

What's needed? Or what should I 'look-in to' myself to find out how? I'm not looking for a tutorial here, just asking the right direction to look towards.

rylan76 · 07-16-2009, 05:22 AM

Take a look at samba

It should be able to do what you specify here.

teek · 07-16-2009, 06:25 AM

Yeah, just set up a samba share, sharing the same folder as you have your website in... bob is your uncle.