document: Adapting databases and WebDAV protocol The ability of the Web to share data regardless of geographical location raises a new issue called remote authoring . With the Internet and Web browsers being independent of hardware , it becomes possible to build Web-enabled database applications . Many approaches are provided to integrate databases into the Web environment , which use the Web 's protocol i.e. HTTP to transfer the data between clients and servers . However , those methods are affected by the HTTP shortfalls with regard to remote authoring . This paper introduces and discusses a new methodology for remote authoring of databases , which is based on the WebDAV protocol . It is a seamless and effective methodology for accessing and authoring databases , particularly in that it naturally benefits from the WebDAV advantages such as metadata and access control . These features establish a standard way of accessing database metadata , and increase the database security , while speeding up the database connection .
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