I hope this tip will save somebody else out there some time - sure woulda helped me :)
My web host uses cPanel for the site administration backend (as many many shared hosting services do), and I have just figured out how to set up a WebDav server and get OmniFocus to painlessly sync with my new iPhone:
- Log in to cPanel (if you can't do this, I can't help you)
- Click on "Web Disk" under the "Files" section
- Enter a username in the box provided (I used "iphone") and choose your domain name from the dropdown (if you have multiple sites hosted)
- Enter password in the boxes
- Accept the default value in the "path" box (cPanel probably puts in "public_html/username" or similar)
- Click "Create"
Now, that part's pretty easy to figure out on your own, but what ISN'T said anywhere (that I could find) is that, in order to get the WebDav server to play nice with OmniFocus, you need to enter the correct port number in the address in OmniFocus settings:
- Follow the instructions for setting up syncing
- When you come to the address entry part, do NOT enter "https://www.yourdomain.com/username" (which is what I kept trying)
- Instead, simply enter "http://www.yourdomain.com:2078/" (2078 is the port number - be sure to put a colon ":" before it with no spaces)
- Then, when you click "Sync Now", you'll get a "User/Pass" dialogue box.
- For the username, be sure to enter the ENTIRE username, i.e.: username@yourdomain.com
That's it. I hope that helps. If, for some reason, port 2078 doesn't work for you, ask your hosting provider which port they use for the WebDav.
Good luck with it!! :D