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+<?php
+/**
+ * FileManger - WebDAV access
+ *
+ * Using the PEAR HTTP/WebDAV/Server class (which need to be installed!)
+ * 
+ * @link http://www.egroupware.org
+ * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php GPL - GNU General Public License
+ * @package filemanger
+ * @author Ralf Becker <RalfBecker-AT-outdoor-training.de>
+ * @copyright (c) 2006 by Ralf Becker <RalfBecker-AT-outdoor-training.de>
+ * @version $Id: class.boetemplate.inc.php 21437 2006-04-24 20:42:42Z ralfbecker $
+ */
+
+/**
+ * check if the given user has access
+ * 
+ * Create a session or if the user has no account return authenticate header and 401 Unauthorized
+ *
+ * @param array &$account
+ * @return int session-id
+ */
+function check_access(&$account)
+{
+	$account = array(
+		'login'  => $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'],
+		'passwd' => $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW'],
+		'passwd_type' => 'text',
+	);
+	if (!($sessionid = $GLOBALS['egw']->session->create($account)))
+	{
+		header('WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="eGroupWare WebDAV"');
+        header("HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized");
+        header("X-WebDAV-Status: 401 Unauthorized", true);
+        exit;
+	}
+	return $sessionid;
+}
+
+$GLOBALS['egw_info']['flags'] = array(
+	'disable_Template_class' => True,
+	'noheader'  => True,
+	'currentapp' => 'filemanager',
+	'autocreate_session_callback' => 'check_access',
+);
+// if you move this file somewhere else, you need to adapt the path to the header!
+include('../header.inc.php');
+
+ExecMethod('phpgwapi.vfs_webdav_server.ServeRequest');