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Apache on Mac OS X The following is a couple of notes about using the standard Apache distribution on Mac OS X (as of version 10.5.6). Useful Links. Document Root: /Library/WebServer/Documents. CGI Scripts: /Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables. User Documents: /Sites. Configuration File: /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf. Service Control: /usr/sbin/apachectl.
Binary: /usr/sbin/httpd. Error Log: /private/var/log/apache2/errorlog. Access Log: /private/var/log/apache2/accesslog Restarting If you make changes to the configuration file (noted above), you will need to restart your web server. While you could turn off 'Web Sharing' in your System Preferences, a better option is to restart the web server by typing the following command in the Terminal application: sudo apachectl restart Typical Changes Most things like server-side includes and CGI scripts are turned on, but I often like to know details about my server, so I often shove the following in the configuration file: # # ExtendedStatus controls whether Apache will generate 'full' status # information (ExtendedStatus On) or just basic information (ExtendedStatus # Off) when the 'server-status' handler is called. The default is Off. # ExtendedStatus On # # Allow server status reports, with the URL of # Change the '.your-domain.com' to match your domain to enable. # SetHandler server-status Order deny,allow Deny from all Allow from.local, localhost, 127.0.0.1 # # Allow remote server configuration reports, with the URL of # (requires that modinfo.c be loaded).
# Change the '.your-domain.com' to match your domain to enable. # SetHandler server-info Order deny,allow Deny from all Allow from.local Allow from localhost Allow from 127.0.0.1 If you attempt to go to your personal directory, e.g. And it returns with a permission denied error, you can fix this by adding the following entries to your configuration file: # # UserDir: The name of the directory which is appended onto a user's home # directory if a user request is received. # UserDir Sites # # Control access to UserDir directories. The following is an example # for a site where these directories are restricted to read-only.
# AllowOverride FileInfo AuthConfig Limit Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch IncludesNoExec Order allow,deny Allow from all Order deny,allow Deny from all Getting Version Information sudo apachectl -V Will give you all sort of goodies for seeing what options and default values were specified when Apache was compiled. Connecting Apache to Tomcat If you install an app server like Tomcat, Jetty or jBoss, you may want to have Apache be the front-man for it. The simplest way is to use the built-in modproxy. For each 'web application' you want to expose, add the following lines to the Apache configuration file: ProxyPass /myapp ProxyPassReverse /myapp Order allow,deny Allow from all.