>>> I'm not sure if you are overcomplicating this by trying to use Unix >>> permission. Have you instead considered webdav? You can restrict this to >>> particular (apache) users/groups, directories, files. It also uses >>> lockfiles >>> so with two users editing a file simultaneously will cause a warning when >>> you >>> try to save it. >> >> How does webdav relate to something like subversion? Do they >> compliment each other or are they substitutes? >> >> - Grant >> > > WebDAV has no version control. It is just an extension to HTTP for > distributed authoring. It supports locking files and methods which make > it more filesystem-like. AFAIK SVN uses WebDAV for its HTTP transfer > protocol.
Got it. It sounds like I could use WebDAV in conjunction with subversion or git. I'll look into that. - Grant
