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configuration apache virtualhosts

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configuration apache virtualhosts

Note By default, Apache configuration on Mac OS X serves files from /Library/WebServer/Documents for localhost

Table of Contents

• Configurations
• Debug

Configurations

1. Make you super user:

sudo su

2. Make you super user:

nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

3. Add this line:

Include /private/etc/apache2/vhosts/*.conf

3. Add this line to include all files ending in .conf in the /private/etc/apache2/vhosts/ directory:

Include /private/etc/apache2/vhosts/*.conf

4. Do:

mkdir /etc/apache2/vhosts
cd /etc/apache2/vhosts

5. Create virtual host configuration file:

nano _default.conf

6. Add (for exemple):

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "/Library/WebServer/Documents"
</VirtualHost>

7. Create Vhost configuration file (with the that you want):

exemple.site.net.conf

8. Add on it (replace by your username and your dir project):

<VirtualHost *:80>
        DocumentRoot "/Users/(my_username)/Documents/workspace/(my_dir_project)/htdocs"
        ServerName exemple.site.local
        ErrorLog "/private/var/log/apache2/exemple.site.local-error_log"
        CustomLog "/private/var/log/apache2/exemple.site.local-access_log" common

        <Directory "/Users/(my_username)/Documents/workspace/(my_dir_project)/htdocs">
            AllowOverride All
            Require all granted
        </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

9. Run

apachectl restart
apachectl configtest

10. edit etc/hosts

nano /etc/hosts

11. add:

127.0.0.1       exemple.site.local

12. Clear local DNS cache

dscacheutil -flushcache

13. After you will can access to: http://exemple.site.local for local development.

Below, the command to run from /etc/apache2 to change default dir "Library/WebServer/Documents" by "/Users/(your_username)/workspace/Sites" (be careful, it change in all .conf files) :

LC_CTYPE=C && LANG=C && find * -type f -exec sed -i "" "s#/Library/WebServer/Documents#/Users/(your_username)/workspace/Sites#g" {} +

Debug

Sometimes we should kill httpd to reload server:

sudo apachectl stop  
OR
sudo /usr/sbin/apachectl stop

AND
sudo killall httpd
sudo apachectl start  
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache

To fix Error 403:

1. change Rights on folder of you (To make readable by Apache)

chmod a+rx  /var/www/your_folder
chmod a+r /var/www/votre-dossier/your_folder

2. add index.html file

cd /var/www/your_folder
nano index.html
Hello word

3. add Options +Indexes on .htaccess

cd /var/www/your_folder
nano .htaccess
Options +Indexes