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#* Terminal: '''pwd''' | #* Terminal: '''pwd''' | ||
#** Result: ''/Users/janebuck/Sites/cgi-bin'' | #** Result: ''/Users/janebuck/Sites/cgi-bin'' | ||
- | # Uncomment: ''#AddHandler cgi-script .cgi'' | + | # Edit '''/etc/apache2/httpd.conf''' |
- | # Configure ''/Users/janebuck/Sites/cgi-bin'' to be Executable: | + | ## Uncomment: ''#AddHandler cgi-script .cgi'' |
+ | ## Configure ''/Users/janebuck/Sites/cgi-bin'' to be Executable: | ||
<Directory /Users/janebuck/Sites/cgi-bin> | <Directory /Users/janebuck/Sites/cgi-bin> | ||
Options Indexes FollowSymlinks MultiViews '''ExecCGI''' | Options Indexes FollowSymlinks MultiViews '''ExecCGI''' |
Revision as of 04:30, 4 January 2008
Contents |
Web Sharing Orientation
Some tips and tricks to using the Apache web server that ships with Mac OS X.
Starting and Stopping Web Sharing
- In your System Preferences, go into Sharing and turn on Web Sharing
- You should now be able to see an Apache web server running at http://localhost/
- Restart Web Sharing any time you make changes to /etc/apache/httpd.conf. See examples below.
Troubleshooting
- Problem with permissions with Leopard-upgraded account.
- Terminal: sudo cp /etc/httpd/users/*.conf /etc/apache2/users/.
Serving Up Documents
- System Root
- Browser: http://localhost/
- Terminal: cd /Library/WebServer/Documents
- User-Specific
- Browser: http://localhost/~firstlast/
- Terminal: cd ~/Sites
Aliasing Directories
You want http://localhost/~janebuck/MacOSXHacks/ to show up as http://localhost/MacOSXHacks/. Aliasing is the way to do this.
- Determine the full path to the directory you want to alias
- Terminal: cd ~/Sites/MacOSXHacks/
- Terminal: pwd
- Result: /Users/janebuck/Sites/MacOSXHacks
- Add Alias: Alias /MacOSXHacks /Users/janebuck/Sites/MacOSXHacks
- Terminal: sudo vi /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
- vi (find the IfModule alias_module string): /IfModule alias_module
- Moves to Line: <IfModule alias_module>
- vi (insert after current line): o
- vi (type in alias text):
- Alias /MacOSXHacks /Users/janebuck/Sites/MacOSXHacks
- vi (exit edit mode with Esc key): <Esc>
- vi (colon character, write and quit): :wq
- vi (find the IfModule alias_module string): /IfModule alias_module
- GUI Editor Alternative: sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
- Locate: <IfModule alias_module>
- Add Alias: Alias /MacOSXHacks /Users/janebuck/Sites/MacOSXHacks
- Save and exit. Make sure it does not Line-Wrap.
- Terminal: sudo vi /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
- Restart Web Sharing so Apache re-reads the new configuration information.
Enabling User CGI Support
You want http://localhost/~janbuck/cgi-bin/musicpad.cgi to do more than just serve up the text of a Perl script.
- Determine the full path to the directory you want to have Executable content
- Terminal: cd ~/Sites/cgi-bin/
- Terminal: pwd
- Result: /Users/janebuck/Sites/cgi-bin
- Edit /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
- Uncomment: #AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
- Configure /Users/janebuck/Sites/cgi-bin to be Executable:
<Directory /Users/janebuck/Sites/cgi-bin> Options Indexes FollowSymlinks MultiViews ExecCGI AllowOverride None Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory>
- Restart Web Sharing so Apache re-reads the new configuration information.
Enabling PHP Support
You want to explore some PHP-dependent applications like MediaWiki or Movable Type and need to enable PHP support.
- Terminal: sudo vi /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
- Uncomment: LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so
- vi (find the php5 string): /php5
- vi (move to the start of the line): ^
- vi (erase the # character): x
- vi (colon character, write and quit): :wq
- Uncomment: LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so
- GUI Editor Alternative: sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
- Erase the # in front of the LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so line.
- Save and exit. Make sure it does not Line-Wrap.
- Restart Web Sharing so Apache re-reads the new configuration information.
References
- System Preferences Help (?)