For those of you still having Personal Web Sharing problems

With Personal Web Sharing, Leopard doesn't seem to bring the config files for individual user accounts over from the apache1 directory to the apache2 directory which is why sometimes when you visit http://localhost/~username you get a 403 error message.
The solution is to Go To Folder, /etc, find the httpd -> users folder and copy all the files in there (should be one for each user account) into apache2 -> users and restart Personal Web Sharing.
If you're still having problems, one of the issues is with Filevault. If you have Filevault turned on, Personal Web Sharing will still probably give you an error for your user account, but the system wide web server will be fine.

Tried this but still does not work. Also from another computer I cannot access the user web share or the default one (locally I can access the default) without getting a 403. It just searches and searches. It recognises that there is a system there but not able to read anything. My firewall is off by the was so is Filevault.
Thanks

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Two new MacBooks: Personal Web Sharing ODDITY

Dear MacBook, Airport or Apple networking pro's please enlighten us:
We are longtime Mac users and just bought two new MacBooks (one white, one black for what that matters) turned on "Personal Web Sharing", join one to the other's network/comp name there in the Aiport drop-down menu and partial success: web browser accesses internet fine but neither email client (Apple's Mail) or ANY over our many IM services (MSN, AIM, ICQ, etc) works.
Could it be that i am not allowed to have the Firewalls on?
Or??
Help.
Thanks!!
D&D

UPDATE:
.... ok, so I turned OFF firewalling on BOTH laptops and now ALL internet related services/apps function.
But that is NO real solution if now we have no protection. We are on a very busy network and our concern is that a bunch of the other 15,000 young board Ukrainian hacker kids would love to sneak on in and start exploring our cool Mac's.
If "Windows Sharing" is NOT checked in Services does that make it impossible then for any incoming searches or connection attempts to connect?
We do have "Personal File Sharing" checked in Services because we use/need that ability to share files between our comps.
What to do?
Please help us get this fixed so that both full internet services are available to both comps but NO PC on the network here could come explore our HDrives.
THANKS!

For those of you that know me

for those of you that know me, i figured i'd drop a note here to say today's my last day at oracle. those of you that do know me probably also know that i'm very grateful to you guys what you've done. for what we've done. back in the day when this project marvel stuff (oracle platform stuff, for you really old skoolers) was new, it took a certain amount of faith to jump on board. we did. we jumped on board believing it'd work, and then we proved it. we've shown the world that this Application Express stuff not only works, but it works well. thanks guys, it's your continuing activity here on this forum and in the global community that have shown so many people how good web app development can be. please know i appreciate that from the bottom of my heart. also, now that i'm leaving the mothership, i'd like to say that the apex team is just incredible. you couldn't hope to work with a cooler or more dynamic group of people. i think you guys get a sense of that when you use the product and interact w/them on this forum, but i just wanted to confirm that now that i'm heading into the afterlife.
somewhat choked up,
raj (soon to be [email protected])

Hello,
I don't know Raj in person, but I read some of his articles on OTN, some of his threads on this forum, and some very kind words, written by Tom Kyte. So, I believe the Apex guys when they are saying he'll be missed.
Usually, when senior staff jumps ship, it's a good reason to start worry. In this case, it seems like Scott Spendolini is building a mini empire around Apex. As I consider these guys to be smart and skillful, their willingness to leave good and secure positions at Oracle, in favor of some new adventure, can only mean one thing they all believe in the good and bright future of Apex, and its ability to provide for them. It seems like a good sign for people like me user who devote a great deal of time learning how to make the best out of this tool.
I wish Raj all the best, and encourage all the others keep on the good work.
Regards,
Arie.

Is there an FAQ or step by step tutorial for personal web sharing?

First off, if anyone knows of an FAQ somewhere that answers this question, post me the link.
Am trying to build a comon web page for synching iCal on a stans alone machine and am sure this is a very common question from new iCal users like myself:
Situation:
-Multiple users on same iMac
-Different accounts Mom, Dad, Kids, Nanny
-Need to collaborate schedules
Want to create a webpage on my machine (without .mac) where we can publish calendars.
Tried turning on personal web sharing in the system preferences but the addresses listed only show a page listed as "Access Forbidden."
Is there a step by step tutorial out there? I could really use one.

Thanks to all for replying. The information posted was very informative and answered my questions asked.
I guess the real answer for me the very novice and deliberatly blissfull user is: No.
I switched to Mac after assembling my own PCs to try and get then to do what I wanted. The driver/dll/ini issues were maddening!!!
Am not tech-phobic, but am loathe to start working in the terminal and with code since I know so little and it was that commercial that said "I got tired of being my own tech dept." that made me switch.
Looked at the tutorials and there are always comments underneath with comments about how there is a typo here, mispelling, there, better code over yander etc. linux/apache/unit/windows flame wars etc.
All I want it to do is work or not. Since it is not; will find another way.
Between purusing sites I think I came up with a simple low tech solution.
In the shared folder create an iCal_Shared folder. From one user export a calendar complete with a date. For example Dad's work as of 15 JAN. Then in the duaghter's calendar import the same calendar. Knowing that as changes are made by me, I will have to update the exported file, and my daughter will have to be aware of the as of dates.
A lot of solutions out there are for the corporate world. Am happy to Apple gaining market share but I am on a stand alone machine.
The iPhoto manager is a great product from a third party and was happy to pay for it. Saves me a lot of time with 20K+ pictures.
Just want an app causing iCal to behave simply, ie my daughter and I could share calendar information on our machine without running WebDAV server, a three tiered digital satelite hookup, etc,
Pie Argh Squarred..It seems to me that Apple woule be better off if they came up with solutions like that that cost $20 since they would reach a lot more people than they are now with the $100 annual .mac extortion fee.
Kudos to those of you who are much smarter and braver than I and again I thank you for your posts as they have opened my eyes as to just how old I am getting! Perhaps my daughter should solve this one for me!

For those of you waiting...

Just an FYI for those of you that are waiting for Merom, it may not be worth it. Although the chip is 64-bit the chipset that is currently out is still only 32. The Santa Rosa chipset is due to come out in the spring which will be 64-bit. Could be why Apple isn't upgrading, they aren't in to "tricking you" like everyone else. So for those of you waiting thinking it will come out any day now, think again. The good news is that even if you don't get a 64 bit system it is going to take a long time for you so really need one since software would still have to catch up.

Bsmit007 is right about 40-bit real support in Core 2 Duo's. However, the thing is that with a pseudo 64-bit support it would be possible to run Windows XP 64-bit OS as well as 64-bit Vista. I'm sure Mac OSX is much better, but I need flexibility with running all sorts of programs. I'm currently looking for a laptop to buy, and have some doubts whether I should wait for Core 2 Duo or not. It's not about performance (which will be just 5% - 7% faster in real life apps), it's rather about the hassle I'll have at the time of the next upgrade.
My question is what chipsets current MBP's motherboards are running on and whether the CPU has a BGA or PGA Socket-M interfase?(which allows to change the CPU). For example, if it's an Intel 945GM or PM chipset, then I could buy MBP now, and in half a year time swap the CPU for Core 2 Duo along with other upgrades, such as memory, HDD and etc.
Cheers,
Ayrat.
Looking for one...

If you don't have a credit card then you might be able to use iTunes gift cards instead - that's what I currently use for purchases. You might be getting the 'billing problem' message due to it being a debit card, which as I said I don't think are still a

If you don't have a credit card then you might be able to use iTunes gift cards instead - that's what I currently use for purchases. You might be getting the 'billing problem' message due to it being a debit card, which as I said I don't think are still accepted - you might want to contact iTunes Support via the link that I gave to confirm one way or the other if that is the case.

and now, when i tried to check again my network preference below the airport tab is showing a message that
"my airport does not have an IP address and cannot connect to the internet!"
then after seconds it will goes back to the first message that
"airport has the self assigned IP address etc....."
i don't know whats going on now!
airport tab is not showing green color anyway! i'ts always in yellow!
i tried turning it on and off but nothing happen! HEEELLLLPP!!!!

For those of you who have the "Perfect Timing" ringtone from the commercial

I posted this in the plain 'ol phone forum but haven't got a response yet. I hope I get one here.
For those of you who have the ringtone from the iPhone TV commercial -- do you remember what portion of the song (or can you check in iTunes) you used for the actual ringtone? If you could tell me the counter (in seconds and minutes) that you started and ended your tone at, that would be great. I'm trying to get it exactly like the commerical but I don't think I have it just right. Thanks! By the way the song is called "Perfect Timing."

"I downloaded the free version of malwarebytes and ran it when my computer was in safe mode, which found 93 malware "issues" on my computer."
...and you're surprised that you had installation issues with iTunes? This makes me wonder whether others who report problems installing iTunes have computers that are equally infected! For reference, I just checked the logs from the last Malwarebytes scan (I run an automated scan twice a week) on my main iTunes system (on which, like the other iTunes instances I run, never seems to suffer from any installation issues) - zero issues

For those of you using two hard drives..........

I have two hard drives, and really want to set them up properly so that logic is running on the main drive, and the secondary drive is for audio/samples etc. So for those of you that have done this, what is the best way? Specifically -
1. For the EXS24- do BOTH the instruments and samples folder need to go on the secondary drive?
2. If you've already been using one drive for everything, how do you re-train logic to see the exs/audio folders on the secondary drive? Is it just a matter of moving them and then redirecting logic when it can't find the files?
Your input on the best way to utilize two drives is most appreciated - what has worked for you, and what hasn't.

. For the EXS24- do BOTH the instruments and samples folder
need to go on the secondary drive?
Leave the instruments folder where it is, and put your samples folder on the external drive.
You can alias the instruments folder to whereever you want, but you don't really get any performance advantages doing so.
2. If you've already been using one drive for everything, how do you
re-train logic to see the exs/audio folders on the secondary drive?
Two things to note - you don't need to do anything. When the EXS24 loads an instrument, if the samples are not at the location specified in the instrument, it will search for them, and when it finds them, it will write the new location back to the instrument so next time it won't have to search.
So, if you've moved your sample folders, the first time you access an instrument it will take some time to load while Logic hunts for the samples. Subsequent loads of that instrument will be as fast as ever.
Now, you can use the Project Manager (or Redmatica's EXSManager) to do this relinking for you across multiple instruments or your whole library.
In the PM, do an expanded scan. Then, select your instruments, and choose the "resolve samples" function - Logic will relink instruments with their samples and update the instrument files with the new locations. This can take some time with a big library.
Any more questions, post back.

Personal Web sharing not installed HOW - do I install?

Hi - I have had an extremely frustrating 4 hours or so between trying to google a solution to the problem and examining the contents of the installation disk with pacifist - I am still none the wiser.
I have not tried to set up a localhost server on my Intel Mac running 10.4.9 I have had since september and it should be as easy as pie to do so from what I have read.... but not in my case!
I went to apple > system preferences > sharing and tried to check personal web sharing as suggested in many places but get this for my trouble
'Web Sharing is not installed on this computer. To install Web Sharing, use the Mac OS X installer.'
My question is how do I do so without dausing a reformat and still not getting the option?
I have used pacifist to try and locate either PWS or apache installers inon the disc but sinply am at a loss to find either. Hope someone can help
Thanks in advance

NOt that I am aware of - I may have tried to do something like launch the apache index page from httpd or similar in the first couple of days of owning the machine but unless by some sure accident I have not altered any settings.... ( I never got into admin settings or any of that from what I remember)
I'm not even looking for PHP or mySQL now - Just a running WS so that I can test CSS in it.
Even so - I still have absolutely no idea where the pws taller is located on the installation disk that I am referred to so therefore am not willing to unstall it for reasons mentioned. I most certainly do not want a reinstall for the sake of a little but in my case neccessary application
Good point Gnarlodious - like to hear what angle you are coming from on this (particularly if you can help me get this sorted out from the disk as Apple suggest. Much as I love my conversion to apple I have to say the documentation and overall support from the site is appalling (I thought Microsoft was bad......). Instructions such as that encountered on the PWS toggle are vague to say the very least
Thanks for the reply

PERSONAL WEB SHARING ON iMAC G5 WILL NOT START

hello:
i am hoping someone would be able to help me on this issue. i attempted to start the Personal Web Sharing service on my computer (iMAC G5 with MAC OS 10.4) from System Preferences > Sharing. however, after i highlight Personal Web Sharing on the list of services and click the Start button, the message changes to "web sharing starting up..." and simply remains that way (i've waited for a long time). it does not change to "web sharing on".
am i doing something wrong? is it possible that my Apache installation has been compromised? my goal is to be able to use my computer to create and run .php web pages.
any help / suggestions are greatly appreciated
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Sorry, this still doesn't seem to be working.
Actually, it's me steering you wrong. It's been a while since I fooled around with the Entropy PHP installation and it looks like he's changed it.
He used to put the configuration stuff for PHP at the bottom of the main Apache config file, but now he's putting it in that separate file in the httpd users directory. That's why moving the default Apache configuration file into place didn't help.
You have two choices: one is to just forget about the PHP5 stuff for now and go with Apple's default PHP install. The other is to try to get PHP5 up and running.
The first option is very easy: just run this command:
<pre class="command">mv private/etc/httpd/users/+entropy-php.conf ~/Desktop</pre>That will put the offending file on the desktop. Now try starting the web server. Most likely, PHP won't work yet, but Apache should start. In order to use the default PHP5, you need to make some changes to the httpd.conf file. You can use pico in the Terminal. It's pretty simple and the key commands are printed at the bottom. Where you see the up arrow listed, that means to use the "control" key, i.e., "control"-x to exit. You need to use sudo, though so you have root privileges:
<pre class="command">sudo pico /etc/httpd/httpd.conf</pre>Search ("control"-w) for "php". The first line you'll see is this:
<pre class="command">#LoadModule php4_module libexec/httpd/libphp4.so</pre>Uncomment it by removing the "#" from the start of the line. Search again until you find this line:
<pre>#AddModule mod_php4.c</pre>Again, remove the "#". Now search again until you find these lines:
<pre class="command"><IfModule mod_php4.c>
# If php is turned on, we repsect .php and .phps files.
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
# Since most users will want index.php to work we
# also automatically enable index.php
<IfModule mod_dir.c>
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
</IfModule>
</IfModule></pre>Just verify that they look like these. If they don't, copy and paste your corresponding lines into a reply. Now stop and restart the web server and see if PHP pages will work. You should be using OS X's built-in 4.x version.
If, on the other hand, you'd rather use the Entropy PHP5 installation, post back and tell me and we'll see if we can figure out what's up with that...
charlie

Unable to start up Personal Web Sharing (OS X 10.3.9)

I have been trying to start up Personal Web Sharing since yesterday. It keeps saying "Web Sharing starting up...", but nothing ever happens.
Actually, what I want to do is to set up a test server environment (not a real server for everyone on the web to access) to learn PHP, MySQL and XOOPS. I bought Teach Yourself PHP, MySQL and Apache by Julie C. Meloni (Sams Publishing) and installed MySQL 5.0.22 and PHP 5.1.4 following the instructions on the book. But I was not able to see anything when I entered http://localhost/phpinfo.php on FireFox. (The book tells me to create a simple script called phpinfo.php and save it to /Library/WebServer/Documents.)
I thought the problem might be that I didn't have Personal Web Sharing on, so I went to System Preferences' Sharing panel to start it up. But it just hangs in starting mode... never starts...
I tried Charles's suggestion to Harvey ( http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=680762&#680762 ). The /usr/sbin/apachectl configtest command returns the following result:
Processing config directory: /private/etc/httpd/users/*.conf
Processing config file: /private/etc/httpd/users/+entropy-php.conf
Syntax error on line 8 of /private/etc/httpd/users/+entropy-php.conf:
Cannot load /usr/local/php5/libphp5.so into server: (reason unknown)
I'm wondering if PHP 5.x does not support Panther, but php.net doesn't seem to say so... (I downloaded PHP 4.4.4, but haven't figured out how to use it to replace PHP 5.1.4...) Or maybe it's because I'm connecting to the web via an open network (at a cafe)?
Any suggestions will be much appreciated!
powerbook g3 firewire Mac OS X (10.3.9) XLR8 G4 upgraded

Thank you~ FifthWheel & Karl~!
Even if you're on an open network, or on no network at all,
Apache should start if it is properly configured (even with
no network, the loopback address 'localhost' is still available).
Thank you for the answer! This has been very confusing to me!
I still haven't been able to find out whether PHP 5.1.4 is compatible with Panther's Apache or not (couldn't even find which version of Apache Panther has...) But a guy from another Mac forum (www.oikos.com.tw) seems to be very certain that Entropy's PHP 5.x package is not compatible with Panther. I guess I will just take what he said. I've already sent my complaint to Sams Publishing.
I found "Building and Installing Apache 2.0.54 and PHP 5.0.4 on Mac OS X 10.3.8" on phpmac.com. But it seems quite risky for someone who does not have unix knowledge like me. So I guess what I should do is to find out how to remove the PHP 5.1.4 I installed and install PHP 4.x instead.
Still seeking for a solution... I guess I should start learning Unix too...

Help needed with Personal Web Sharing

I need a little help. My goal is to set up my Apache server to allow people on the Internet access web pages served from my Mac. But I can't seem to get it working.
Here's what I've done so far:
1. I have enabled Personal Web Sharing in System Preferences
2. I have talked with the technicians at my ISP, and they tell me that they are not blocking port 80
3. My router has DHCP enabled, but I have assigned my Mac a static IP address (192.168.1.xx) that is outside the range of DHCP addresses.
4. I am using a cable modem connected to a Linksys WRT54G router, and I have configured the WRT54G to forward port 80 to my Mac's IP address (192.168.1.xx).
5. I have determined my Internet IP address by using http://checkip.dyndns.org/
The result:
1. When I use Safari to access 192.168.1.xx from my Mac, I see my web pages perfectly. Life is good.
2. However, when I try to access my web pages from a browser on a WindowsXP computer on my local network, I just time out. I have tried both my LAN IP address (192.168.1.xx) and the Internet IP address I obtained from http://checkip.dyndns.org/
I have looked on the Apple support and discussion pages, but I haven't been able to find anything that will fix this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
-AstraPoint

Charlie:
Thanks for the tip about the W3C HTML Markup Validation Service. Answers to your questions are in CAPS. And, thanks for any help you can provide.
===================
1. Can the Mac ping the Windows computer and vice versa? YES Are you sure the Mac is able to reach the Internet outside your LAN, can you browse the web from it? YES, I HAVE A WORKING, HIGH-SPEED CONNECTION TO THE INTERNET FROM MY MAC.
2. What happens if you use the WAN IP address in Safari on the Mac and try to load the web page? Does it still time out? YES. WHEN I PUT THE ADDRESS I RECEIVED FROM http://checkip.dyndns.org/ INTO THE URL FIELD IN SAFARI, IT TIMES OUT. WHEN I DO THE SAME THING USING USING THE LOCAL LAN IP ADDRESS OF MY MAC, IT WORKS PERFECTLY.
And a comment:
Even once you get the Windows computer to see the web site on the Mac via your LAN, it's possible you won't be able to use the WAN IP address to reach it. That's called "loopback", and some routers don't allow that. If that's the case, you can test your connection by using some other site to reach your site.
What I like to do in cases like this is to use the W3C HTML Markup Validation Service. Since it's completely outside your LAN, it acts like any regular browser to your site. If it can't reach your site, then no one can. But if it reaches your site and you still can't, then your router probably doesn't support loopback. Plus, it'll point out any mistakes in your HTML markup if you have any...

Personal Web Sharing

So I fire up ol' Personal Web Sharing, and it works fine for localhost. When I try to access it from the ip & name string I get a 403 forbidden error. I've done the "Get Info" and verified my permissions are correct. Still happens. According to Apple Tech Support, "...we can't help you fix it. There's nothing in our database about that."
I've also used the disk utility to rebuild permissions, and restarted the server via the terminal interface - both to no avail.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
BTW...I'm new to Mac, so if suggesting I investigated files such as .ini. or .conf, please include their paths. I can't seem to find the native install - apache folder.
Thanks in advance for the help.
SAM

This posting on another thread has some good suggestions that might tell us more about what's going on. The first suggestion is to check the Console for error messages, which might show what's happening when you try to bring up your website either locally or from another computer. The other thing is to check apache's configuration using a Terminal command. Read this posting for more details:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1956252#1956252
If the problem comes down to an Apache configuration issue, I found this free app that might make configuring Apache easier than using a text editor. It's called WebControl 1.0.7 and you can download it from here:
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/17003

Personal Web Sharing Questions

I have started Personal Web Sharing in the Sharing System Preferences. I have used a PC off site and entered the address shown in the Preference window. I get an error window and cannot access the index.html file in the Sites folder.
My computer is on the internet via a cable modem to Airport Express and access to Airport requires a password (Wep key).
Does that have anything to do with the problem?
What are the variables I might be overlooking?
thanx

I have quoted from an article by PChuck, I think he wrote it in very understandable terms.
In general, only open ports when necessary. When an application, running on a client computer on your LAN, wants to communicate with a server outside the LAN, it sends a packet out. The NAT router does, in sequence:
1. Open a port which points back to the client computer that sent the packet.
2. Sends the packet to the distant computer, giving its IP address, and the port that was just opened.
3. Waits for a return packet from the distant computer.
4. Forwards the return packet from the distant computer to the client computer that started the whole thing.
NAT is stateful. This is a reason why a NAT router is said to provide protection like a firewall, but it is not. The port that is opened, from the outgoing packet, only responds to the address of the distant server. Thus when a port is opened, only replies from the distant server will be returned to the client computer on the LAN. Packets from any other computer, to that port, simply get dropped by the NAT router.
NAT, in its purest form, only supports client computers. Unless a client computer opens a port with an outgoing packet, no incoming traffic gets passed, by a NAT router, to any LAN computer.
So how do you use a server (a computer that waits for unsolicited incoming packets) behind a NAT router? Before UPnP, you would use either port forwarding, or port triggering.
• With Port Forwarding, you define fixed ports, to be forwarded to a fixed IP address. Those ports are opened when they are defined, and stay opened forever. The ports must be defined, and opened, before they are needed.
• With Port Triggering, you define fixed ports, to be forwarded, when specific other ports are opened, by any application on any computer. Those ports are opened when triggered, and stay open forever. The ports must be defined before the triggered port is needed.
• With UPnP, the UPnP capable application tells the router, precisely when needed, what ports are to be opened, and fowarded to what (potentially dynamic) IP address. And properly written UPnP applications will also tell the router when to close those ports.
Many well meaning security experts see UPnP as a security risk. If you have uncontrolled applications running on your computer, they can control your router, have it open ports at will, and create security risks.
If your computer has uncontrolled applications running on it, you've already lost that battle. You need to learn about how to get rid of any existing untrustable software, and then you need to learn about keeping any future untrustable software off your computer.
UPnP is just as reliable, and as safe, as any applications running on your computer. If you control your computers properly, and ONLY trusted applications run on them, UPnP is perfectly safe. If you don't control your computers properly, applications hijacking UPnP to open holes in your router will be the least of your worries.
UPnP is actually more secure when your computers can be trusted. UPnP, as I state above, will dynamically instruct the router to close specific ports when they are not needed. Port forwarding, and port triggering, leave ports open forever.
The other advantage of UPnP is that it allows you to have servers on your LAN, using dynamic IP addressing. Port forwarding requires a server to have a fixed IP address. Port triggering, depending upon the NAT router, may or may not require a server to have a fixed IP address.
• With port forwarding, or port triggering, you can have only a single computer on the LAN running a given server application. A pre defined port can be forwarded to only one server.
• With UPnP forwarding, multiple computers can run the same UPnP compliant application, such as an IM program. The server application can negotiate with the router, as necessary, and have the port forwarded.
Bottom line? A properly written UPnP capable application is more functional, and no less secure, than an equivalent non-UPnP capable application. On a LAN with a properly designed layered security strategy, it will not create a security risk.
MacBook Pro 2.33 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo Mac OS X (10.4.9) 3 GB 667 Mhz 8R2205

Personal web sharing not turning on

hi all
my personal web sharing in system preferences / Sharing will no longer turn on.
I checked it in Terminal and get the following message:
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ httpd -t {enter}
Syntax error on line 247 of /etc/httpd/httpd.conf:
Invalid command '?ClearModuleList', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ sudo apachectl start
Password:
Syntax error on line 247 of /etc/httpd/httpd.conf:
Invalid command '?ClearModuleList', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration
/usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$
so, the problem seems to lie within the httpd.conf file although I have no clue what that is or even where it is on my system. I did a "find" search for that file name but nothing showed up.
Even if I found the file I'd have no idea how to fix it.
Any suggestions??
Thanks for any help you could offer me.
Barry
PS: any ideas that anyone could suggest I better mention up front that I would need in "explanation for dummies" format as I am clueless in the networking, server, Apache etc aspects of the system

I tried gnardious's method and Anthony's and still nothing.
here are the messages I got in Terminal on both
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ sudo cp /private/etc/httpd/httpd.conf.bak /private/etc/httpd/httpd.conf ; apachectl start
Password:
fopen: Permission denied
httpd: could not open error log file /private/var/log/httpd/error_log.
/usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ sudo cp /etc/httpd/httpd.conf.default /etc/httpd/httpd.conf
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ apachectl start
Processing config directory: /private/etc/httpd/users/*.conf
Processing config file: /private/etc/httpd/users/barrykimmelman.conf
Processing config file: /private/etc/httpd/users/test.conf
fopen: Permission denied
httpd: could not open error log file /private/var/log/httpd/error_log.
/usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$
I tried it again and got this:
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ sudo cp /private/etc/httpd/httpd.conf.bak /private/etc/httpd/httpd.conf ; apachectl start
-bash: Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~: command not found
Processing config directory: /private/etc/httpd/users/*.conf
Processing config file: /private/etc/httpd/users/barrykimmelman.conf
Processing config file: /private/etc/httpd/users/test.conf
fopen: Permission denied
httpd: could not open error log file /private/var/log/httpd/error_log.
/usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ Password:
-bash: Password:: command not found
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ fopen: Permission denied
-bash: fopen:: command not found
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ httpd: could not open error log file /private/var/log/httpd/error_log.
-bash: httpd:: command not found
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ /usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started
usage: /usr/sbin/apachectl (start|stop|restart|fullstatus|status|graceful|configtest|help)
start - start httpd
stop - stop httpd
restart - restart httpd if running by sending a SIGHUP or start if
not running
fullstatus - dump a full status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
status - dump a short status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
graceful - do a graceful restart by sending a SIGUSR1 or start if not running
configtest - do a configuration syntax test
help - this screen
usage: /usr/sbin/apachectl (start|stop|restart|fullstatus|status|graceful|configtest|help)
start - start httpd
stop - stop httpd
restart - restart httpd if running by sending a SIGHUP or start if
not running
fullstatus - dump a full status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
status - dump a short status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
graceful - do a graceful restart by sending a SIGUSR1 or start if not running
configtest - do a configuration syntax test
help - this screen
usage: /usr/sbin/apachectl (start|stop|restart|fullstatus|status|graceful|configtest|help)
start - start httpd
stop - stop httpd
restart - restart httpd if running by sending a SIGHUP or start if
not running
fullstatus - dump a full status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
status - dump a short status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
graceful - do a graceful restart by sending a SIGUSR1 or start if not running
configtest - do a configuration syntax test
help - this screen
usage: /usr/sbin/apachectl (start|stop|restart|fullstatus|status|graceful|configtest|help)
start - start httpd
stop - stop httpd
restart - restart httpd if running by sending a SIGHUP or start if
not running
fullstatus - dump a full status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
status - dump a short status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
graceful - do a graceful restart by sending a SIGUSR1 or start if not running
configtest - do a configuration syntax test
help - this screen
usage: /usr/sbin/apachectl (start|stop|restart|fullstatus|status|graceful|configtest|help)
start - start httpd
stop - stop httpd
restart - restart httpd if running by sending a SIGHUP or start if
not running
fullstatus - dump a full status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
status - dump a short status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
graceful - do a graceful restart by sending a SIGUSR1 or start if not running
configtest - do a configuration syntax test
help - this screen
usage: /usr/sbin/apachectl (start|stop|restart|fullstatus|status|graceful|configtest|help)
start - start httpd
stop - stop httpd
restart - restart httpd if running by sending a SIGHUP or start if
not running
fullstatus - dump a full status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
status - dump a short status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
graceful - do a graceful restart by sending a SIGUSR1 or start if not running
configtest - do a configuration syntax test
help - this screen
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ sudo cp /etc/httpd/httpd.conf.default /etc/httpd/httpd.conf
-bash: Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~: command not found
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$
-bash: Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~: command not found
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$
-bash: Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~: command not found
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ apachectl start
-bash: Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~: command not found
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ Processing config directory: /private/etc/httpd/users/*.conf
-bash: Processing: command not found
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ Processing config file: /private/etc/httpd/users/barrykimmelman.conf
-bash: Processing: command not found
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ Processing config file: /private/etc/httpd/users/test.conf
-bash: Processing: command not found
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ fopen: Permission denied
-bash: fopen:: command not found
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ httpd: could not open error log file /private/var/log/httpd/error_log.
-bash: httpd:: command not found
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ /usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started
usage: /usr/sbin/apachectl (start|stop|restart|fullstatus|status|graceful|configtest|help)
start - start httpd
stop - stop httpd
restart - restart httpd if running by sending a SIGHUP or start if
not running
fullstatus - dump a full status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
status - dump a short status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
graceful - do a graceful restart by sending a SIGUSR1 or start if not running
configtest - do a configuration syntax test
help - this screen
usage: /usr/sbin/apachectl (start|stop|restart|fullstatus|status|graceful|configtest|help)
start - start httpd
stop - stop httpd
restart - restart httpd if running by sending a SIGHUP or start if
not running
fullstatus - dump a full status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
status - dump a short status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
graceful - do a graceful restart by sending a SIGUSR1 or start if not running
configtest - do a configuration syntax test
help - this screen
usage: /usr/sbin/apachectl (start|stop|restart|fullstatus|status|graceful|configtest|help)
start - start httpd
stop - stop httpd
restart - restart httpd if running by sending a SIGHUP or start if
not running
fullstatus - dump a full status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
status - dump a short status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
graceful - do a graceful restart by sending a SIGUSR1 or start if not running
configtest - do a configuration syntax test
help - this screen
usage: /usr/sbin/apachectl (start|stop|restart|fullstatus|status|graceful|configtest|help)
start - start httpd
stop - stop httpd
restart - restart httpd if running by sending a SIGHUP or start if
not running
fullstatus - dump a full status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
status - dump a short status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
graceful - do a graceful restart by sending a SIGUSR1 or start if not running
configtest - do a configuration syntax test
help - this screen
usage: /usr/sbin/apachectl (start|stop|restart|fullstatus|status|graceful|configtest|help)
start - start httpd
stop - stop httpd
restart - restart httpd if running by sending a SIGHUP or start if
not running
fullstatus - dump a full status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
status - dump a short status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
graceful - do a graceful restart by sending a SIGUSR1 or start if not running
configtest - do a configuration syntax test
help - this screen
usage: /usr/sbin/apachectl (start|stop|restart|fullstatus|status|graceful|configtest|help)
start - start httpd
stop - stop httpd
restart - restart httpd if running by sending a SIGHUP or start if
not running
fullstatus - dump a full status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
status - dump a short status screen; requires lynx and mod_status enabled
graceful - do a graceful restart by sending a SIGUSR1 or start if not running
configtest - do a configuration syntax test
help - this screen
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$
-bash: Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~: command not found
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$ sudo cp /etc/httpd/httpd.conf.default /etc/httpd/httpd.conf
Barry-Kimmelmans-Computer:~ barrykimmelman$

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