Mac OS X 10.4.11 - Personal Web Sharing

Mac OS X 10.4.11 - Personal Web Sharing
/var/log/httpd/access_log:
91.212.65.124 - - [07/May/2009:00:12:53 -0400] "GET http://cpanel.sslpayments.com/ HTTP/1.1" 200 70
91.212.65.124 - - [07/May/2009:00:17:56 -0400] "GET http://cpanel.sslpayments.com/ HTTP/1.1" 200 70
91.212.65.124 - - [07/May/2009:00:23:05 -0400] "GET http://cpanel.sslpayments.com/ HTTP/1.1" 200 70
91.212.65.124 - - [07/May/2009:00:28:05 -0400] "GET http://cpanel.sslpayments.com/ HTTP/1.1" 200 70
91.212.65.124 - - [07/May/2009:00:33:11 -0400] "GET http://cpanel.sslpayments.com/ HTTP/1.1" 200 70
91.212.65.124 - - [07/May/2009:00:38:18 -0400] "GET http://cpanel.sslpayments.com/ HTTP/1.1" 200 70
91.212.65.124 - - [07/May/2009:00:43:24 -0400] "GET http://cpanel.sslpayments.com/ HTTP/1.1" 200 70
91.212.65.124 - - [07/May/2009:00:48:38 -0400] "GET http://cpanel.sslpayments.com/ HTTP/1.1" 200 70
91.212.65.124 - - [07/May/2009:00:53:43 -0400] "GET http://cpanel.sslpayments.com/ HTTP/1.1" 200 70
91.212.65.124 - - [07/May/2009:00:59:04 -0400] "GET http://cpanel.sslpayments.com/ HTTP/1.1" 200 70
91.212.65.124 - - [07/May/2009:01:04:15 -0400] "GET http://cpanel.sslpayments.com/ HTTP/1.1" 200 70
91.212.65.124 - - [07/May/2009:01:09:16 -0400] "GET http://cpanel.sslpayments.com/ HTTP/1.1" 200 70
Anyone know how I can stop/block this?
It originally bombed my web sharing so i reinstalled mac os x and changed my ip address and i'm still getting hit by it...

Definitely agree with Glynn's great advice... get Little Snitch ASAP...
http://www.sslpayments.com/ seems pretty shady and seems to end up in Russia at the end of the day.
http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html
http://www.sslpayments.com/ seems like a very shady deal...
http://www.timeforblogging.com/2007/04/15/a-losing-battle-with-blog-comment-spam -is-share-this-plugin-at-fault/
http://tinyurl.com/cxbc5n
See if you might have this malware redirecting DNS queries...
http://macmegasite.com/node/3924
How to fix...
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20071031114140862

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I can't get Personal Web Sharing to work with my MacBook Pro. It does work with my iMac. Yes, I can turn it on just fine on the MacBook, by means of System Preferences->Sharing, but I can't successfully use the Personal Web http:// link I see there as a URL in my iMac's browser. When I try, it tells me it can't connect to the host, i.e., the MacBook. When I do the same in reverse, from my MacBook browser with my iMac as target (though the local IP address and the short-user-name are of course different), the connection works fine.
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'sudo apachectl start' asked for my password and seemed to have no complaints after getting it. But it didn't tell me anything, and it didn't make a difference.
After checking out some FAQs at
http://httpd.apache.org/
I tried 'apachectl -k start' and got:
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It made no difference whether Personal Web Sharing was on or off in System Preferences when I did that.
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I tried 'apachectl configtest' and got 'Syntax OK'.
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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.
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I don't know which log you want but I looked in the filemaker server log. I wouldn't think the filemaker server has anything to do with why the personal file sharing can't be turned on? This was earlier today anyway.
Mac OS X Version 10.4.11 (Build 8S165)
2009-01-16 16:41:25 -0800
Jan 16 16:41:26 J-Rs-Computer mDNSResponder: Adding browse domain local.
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Processing config file: /private/etc/httpd/users/jr.conf
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/usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started
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2009-01-15 15:32:36.877 -0800 Information 488 serendipity Stopping FileMaker Server...
2009-01-15 15:32:37.163 -0800 Information 488 serendipity Stopping FileMaker Server...
2009-01-15 15:32:37.265 -0800 Information 410 serendipity Stopping FileMaker Database Engine...
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2009-01-15 15:33:54.245 -0800 Information 178 J R’s Computer Maximum size of log file: 40 MB
2009-01-15 15:33:54.305 -0800 Information 658 J R’s Computer Email notification to administrators: None
2009-01-15 15:33:54.369 -0800 Information 174 J R’s Computer Statistics logging disabled.
2009-01-15 15:33:54.379 -0800 Information 614 J R’s Computer Maximum number of client connections permitted by FileMaker Server License: 250
2009-01-15 15:33:54.421 -0800 Information 616 J R’s Computer Maximum number of Web Publishing Engine sessions permitted by FileMaker Server License : 100
2009-01-15 15:33:54.458 -0800 Information 677 J R’s Computer XDBC connections are allowed by this FileMaker Server license.
2009-01-15 15:33:54.542 -0800 Information 679 J R’s Computer IWP connections are allowed by this FileMaker Server license.
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2009-01-15 15:33:54.734 -0800 Information 602 J R’s Computer Administrator authentication method: Require no password
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2009-01-15 15:33:54.916 -0800 Information 492 J R’s Computer Sample statistics every 15 seconds.
2009-01-15 15:33:54.918 -0800 Information 532 J R’s Computer Automatic updates disabled.
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2009-01-15 15:33:55.717 -0800 Information 637 J R’s Computer Open files without consistency check: Disabled
2009-01-15 15:33:55.718 -0800 Information 116 J R’s Computer Server host name type: System
2009-01-15 15:33:55.729 -0800 Information 613 J R’s Computer Maximum number of client connections configured in FileMaker Server: 250
2009-01-15 15:33:55.795 -0800 Information 615 J R’s Computer Maximum number of Web Publishing Engine sessions configured in FileMaker Server : 100
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2009-01-16 13:03:06.752 -0800 Information 112 J R’s Computer The cache will flush every 1 minutes.
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2009-01-16 13:03:06.948 -0800 Information 532 J R’s Computer Automatic updates disabled.
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2009-01-16 13:03:07.871 -0800 Information 116 J R’s Computer Server host name type: System
2009-01-16 13:03:07.902 -0800 Information 613 J R’s Computer Maximum number of client connections configured in FileMaker Server: 250
2009-01-16 13:03:07.916 -0800 Information 615 J R’s Computer Maximum number of Web Publishing Engine sessions configured in FileMaker Server : 100
2009-01-16 13:03:08.106 -0800 Information 166 J R’s Computer Database cache size: 64 MB.
2009-01-16 13:03:08.108 -0800 Information 608 J R’s Computer XDBC connections are not allowed.
2009-01-16 13:03:08.127 -0800 Information 408 J R’s Computer FileMaker Database Engine started.
2009-01-16 13:03:11.466 -0800 Information 486 J R’s Computer FileMaker Server started.
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2009-01-16 13:03:14.089 -0800 Information 184 J R’s Computer Opened database "FMServer_Sample".
2009-01-16 13:03:42.578 -0800 Information 518 J R’s Computer Administrator connected: "fmsadmin" (192.168.1.88).
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2009-01-16 13:13:39.043 -0800 Information 488 J R’s Computer Stopping FileMaker Server...
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2009-01-16 13:13:40.170 -0800 Information 490 J R’s Computer FileMaker Server stopped.
2009-01-16 13:20:11.976 -0800 Information 162 J R’s Computer Starting FileMaker Server 9.0v1 (06-18-2007)...
2009-01-16 13:20:12.003 -0800 Information 657 J R’s Computer Client access logging disabled.
2009-01-16 13:20:12.062 -0800 Information 178 J R’s Computer Maximum size of log file: 40 MB
2009-01-16 13:20:12.063 -0800 Information 658 J R’s Computer Email notification to administrators: None
2009-01-16 13:20:12.065 -0800 Information 174 J R’s Computer Statistics logging disabled.
2009-01-16 13:20:12.066 -0800 Information 606 J R’s Computer Default database location: filemac:/Macintosh HD/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Databases/
2009-01-16 13:20:12.067 -0800 Information 622 J R’s Computer Additional database folder: Disabled
2009-01-16 13:20:12.069 -0800 Information 620 J R’s Computer Runtime Solutions custom database extensions: Disabled
2009-01-16 13:20:12.071 -0800 Information 434 J R’s Computer Default backup location: filemac:/Macintosh HD/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Backups/
2009-01-16 13:20:12.074 -0800 Information 602 J R’s Computer Administrator authentication method: Require no password
2009-01-16 13:20:12.076 -0800 Information 498 J R’s Computer Secure (SSL) Network Encryption: Disabled
2009-01-16 13:20:12.150 -0800 Information 614 J R’s Computer Maximum number of client connections permitted by FileMaker Server License: 250
2009-01-16 13:20:12.152 -0800 Information 616 J R’s Computer Maximum number of Web Publishing Engine sessions permitted by FileMaker Server License : 100
2009-01-16 13:20:12.210 -0800 Information 677 J R’s Computer XDBC connections are allowed by this FileMaker Server license.
2009-01-16 13:20:12.235 -0800 Information 679 J R’s Computer IWP connections are allowed by this FileMaker Server license.
2009-01-16 13:20:12.248 -0800 Information 74 J R’s Computer Maximum number of files to host: 50
2009-01-16 13:20:12.282 -0800 Information 112 J R’s Computer The cache will flush every 1 minutes.
2009-01-16 13:20:12.283 -0800 Information 466 J R’s Computer File list filtering: Disabled
2009-01-16 13:20:12.285 -0800 Information 500 J R’s Computer Client authentication method: FileMaker accounts only
2009-01-16 13:20:12.286 -0800 Information 596 J R’s Computer Disconnect idle clients disabled.
2009-01-16 13:20:12.287 -0800 Information 492 J R’s Computer Sample statistics every 15 seconds.
2009-01-16 13:20:12.291 -0800 Information 532 J R’s Computer Automatic updates disabled.
2009-01-16 13:20:12.293 -0800 Information 406 J R’s Computer Starting FileMaker Database Engine...
2009-01-16 13:20:12.294 -0800 Information 472 J R’s Computer Server scheduling enabled.
2009-01-16 13:20:12.866 -0800 Information 637 J R’s Computer Open files without consistency check: Disabled
2009-01-16 13:20:12.867 -0800 Information 116 J R’s Computer Server host name type: System
2009-01-16 13:20:12.868 -0800 Information 613 J R’s Computer Maximum number of client connections configured in FileMaker Server: 250
2009-01-16 13:20:12.869 -0800 Information 615 J R’s Computer Maximum number of Web Publishing Engine sessions configured in FileMaker Server : 100
2009-01-16 13:20:12.940 -0800 Information 166 J R’s Computer Database cache size: 64 MB.
2009-01-16 13:20:12.942 -0800 Information 608 J R’s Computer XDBC connections are not allowed.
2009-01-16 13:20:12.961 -0800 Information 408 J R’s Computer FileMaker Database Engine started.
2009-01-16 13:20:15.438 -0800 Information 486 J R’s Computer FileMaker Server started.
2009-01-16 13:20:15.526 -0800 Information 418 J R’s Computer Opening database "FMServer_Sample"...
2009-01-16 13:20:16.961 -0800 Information 184 J R’s Computer Opened database "FMServer_Sample".
2009-01-16 13:20:57.630 -0800 Information 518 J R’s Computer Administrator connected: "fmsadmin" (192.168.1.88).
2009-01-16 15:15:32.269 -0800 Information 488 J R’s Computer Stopping FileMaker Server...
2009-01-16 15:15:32.808 -0800 Information 488 J R’s Computer Stopping FileMaker Server...
2009-01-16 15:15:32.904 -0800 Information 410 J R’s Computer Stopping FileMaker Database Engine...
2009-01-16 15:15:32.905 -0800 Information 140 J R’s Computer Closing database "FMServer_Sample"...
2009-01-16 15:15:32.906 -0800 Information 168 J R’s Computer Database "FMServer_Sample" closed.
2009-01-16 15:15:33.258 -0800 Information 412 J R’s Computer FileMaker Database Engine stopped.
2009-01-16 15:15:33.272 -0800 Information 490 J R’s Computer FileMaker Server stopped.
2009-01-16 15:17:07.306 -0800 Information 162 J R’s Computer Starting FileMaker Server 9.0v1 (06-18-2007)...
2009-01-16 15:17:07.361 -0800 Information 657 J R’s Computer Client access logging disabled.
2009-01-16 15:17:07.405 -0800 Information 178 J R’s Computer Maximum size of log file: 40 MB
2009-01-16 15:17:07.406 -0800 Information 658 J R’s Computer Email notification to administrators: None
2009-01-16 15:17:07.417 -0800 Information 174 J R’s Computer Statistics logging disabled.
2009-01-16 15:17:07.521 -0800 Information 606 J R’s Computer Default database location: filemac:/Macintosh HD/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Databases/
2009-01-16 15:17:07.540 -0800 Information 622 J R’s Computer Additional database folder: Disabled
2009-01-16 15:17:07.563 -0800 Information 620 J R’s Computer Runtime Solutions custom database extensions: Disabled
2009-01-16 15:17:07.862 -0800 Information 434 J R’s Computer Default backup location: filemac:/Macintosh HD/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Backups/
2009-01-16 15:17:07.863 -0800 Information 602 J R’s Computer Administrator authentication method: Require no password
2009-01-16 15:17:07.935 -0800 Information 498 J R’s Computer Secure (SSL) Network Encryption: Disabled
2009-01-16 15:17:07.979 -0800 Information 614 J R’s Computer Maximum number of client connections permitted by FileMaker Server License: 250
2009-01-16 15:17:08.002 -0800 Information 616 J R’s Computer Maximum number of Web Publishing Engine sessions permitted by FileMaker Server License : 100
2009-01-16 15:17:08.027 -0800 Information 677 J R’s Computer XDBC connections are allowed by this FileMaker Server license.
2009-01-16 15:17:08.069 -0800 Information 679 J R’s Computer IWP connections are allowed by this FileMaker Server license.
2009-01-16 15:17:08.095 -0800 Information 74 J R’s Computer Maximum number of files to host: 50
2009-01-16 15:17:08.129 -0800 Information 112 J R’s Computer The cache will flush every 1 minutes.
2009-01-16 15:17:08.157 -0800 Information 466 J R’s Computer File list filtering: Disabled
2009-01-16 15:17:08.159 -0800 Information 500 J R’s Computer Client authentication method: FileMaker accounts only
2009-01-16 15:17:08.160 -0800 Information 596 J R’s Computer Disconnect idle clients disabled.
2009-01-16 15:17:08.161 -0800 Information 492 J R’s Computer Sample statistics every 15 seconds.
2009-01-16 15:17:08.162 -0800 Information 532 J R’s Computer Automatic updates disabled.
2009-01-16 15:17:08.164 -0800 Information 472 J R’s Computer Server scheduling enabled.
2009-01-16 15:17:08.165 -0800 Information 406 J R’s Computer Starting FileMaker Database Engine...
2009-01-16 15:17:08.827 -0800 Information 637 J R’s Computer Open files without consistency check: Disabled
2009-01-16 15:17:08.830 -0800 Information 116 J R’s Computer Server host name type: System
2009-01-16 15:17:08.860 -0800 Information 613 J R’s Computer Maximum number of client connections configured in FileMaker Server: 250
2009-01-16 15:17:08.869 -0800 Information 615 J R’s Computer Maximum number of Web Publishing Engine sessions configured in FileMaker Server : 100
2009-01-16 15:17:09.138 -0800 Information 166 J R’s Computer Database cache size: 64 MB.
2009-01-16 15:17:09.141 -0800 Information 608 J R’s Computer XDBC connections are not allowed.
2009-01-16 15:17:09.168 -0800 Information 408 J R’s Computer FileMaker Database Engine started.
2009-01-16 15:17:12.485 -0800 Information 486 J R’s Computer FileMaker Server started.
2009-01-16 15:17:12.581 -0800 Information 418 J R’s Computer Opening database "FMServer_Sample"...
2009-01-16 15:17:13.984 -0800 Information 184 J R’s Computer Opened database "FMServer_Sample".
2009-01-16 15:17:42.162 -0800 Information 518 J R’s Computer Administrator connected: "fmsadmin" (192.168.1.88).
2009-01-16 16:40:28.956 -0800 Information 488 J R’s Computer Stopping FileMaker Server...
2009-01-16 16:40:29.160 -0800 Information 488 J R’s Computer Stopping FileMaker Server...
2009-01-16 16:40:29.207 -0800 Information 410 J R’s Computer Stopping FileMaker Database Engine...
2009-01-16 16:40:29.475 -0800 Information 140 J R’s Computer Closing database "FMServer_Sample"...
2009-01-16 16:40:29.536 -0800 Information 168 J R’s Computer Database "FMServer_Sample" closed.
2009-01-16 16:40:29.955 -0800 Information 520 J R’s Computer Administrator disconnected: "fmsadmin" (192.168.1.88).
2009-01-16 16:40:30.410 -0800 Information 412 J R’s Computer FileMaker Database Engine stopped.
2009-01-16 16:40:30.431 -0800 Information 490 J R’s Computer FileMaker Server stopped.
2009-01-16 16:41:31.615 -0800 Information 162 J R’s Computer Starting FileMaker Server 9.0v1 (06-18-2007)...
2009-01-16 16:41:31.629 -0800 Information 657 J R’s Computer Client access logging disabled.
2009-01-16 16:41:31.630 -0800 Information 178 J R’s Computer Maximum size of log file: 40 MB
2009-01-16 16:41:31.632 -0800 Information 658 J R’s Computer Email notification to administrators: None
2009-01-16 16:41:31.636 -0800 Information 174 J R’s Computer Statistics logging disabled.
2009-01-16 16:41:31.659 -0800 Information 606 J R’s Computer Default database location: filemac:/Macintosh HD/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Databases/
2009-01-16 16:41:31.660 -0800 Information 622 J R’s Computer Additional database folder: Disabled
2009-01-16 16:41:31.662 -0800 Information 620 J R’s Computer Runtime Solutions custom database extensions: Disabled
2009-01-16 16:41:31.670 -0800 Information 434 J R’s Computer Default backup location: filemac:/Macintosh HD/Library/FileMaker Server/Data/Backups/
2009-01-16 16:41:31.673 -0800 Information 602 J R’s Computer Administrator authentication method: Require no password
2009-01-16 16:41:31.674 -0800 Information 498 J R’s Computer Secure (SSL) Network Encryption: Disabled
2009-01-16 16:41:31.702 -0800 Information 614 J R’s Computer Maximum number of client connections permitted by FileMaker Server License: 250
2009-01-16 16:41:31.704 -0800 Information 616 J R’s Computer Maximum number of Web Publishing Engine sessions permitted by FileMaker Server License : 100
2009-01-16 16:41:31.706 -0800 Information 677 J R’s Computer XDBC connections are allowed by this FileMaker Server license.
2009-01-16 16:41:31.707 -0800 Information 679 J R’s Computer IWP connections are allowed by this FileMaker Server license.
2009-01-16 16:41:31.710 -0800 Information 74 J R’s Computer Maximum number of files to host: 50
2009-01-16 16:41:31.711 -0800 Information 112 J R’s Computer The cache will flush every 1 minutes.
2009-01-16 16:41:31.713 -0800 Information 466 J R’s Computer File list filtering: Disabled
2009-01-16 16:41:31.714 -0800 Information 500 J R’s Computer Client authentication method: FileMaker accounts only
2009-01-16 16:41:31.716 -0800 Information 596 J R’s Computer Disconnect idle clients disabled.
2009-01-16 16:41:31.717 -0800 Information 492 J R’s Computer Sample statistics every 15 seconds.
2009-01-16 16:41:31.718 -0800 Information 532 J R’s Computer Automatic updates disabled.
2009-01-16 16:41:31.752 -0800 Information 406 J R’s Computer Starting FileMaker Database Engine...
2009-01-16 16:41:31.905 -0800 Information 637 J R’s Computer Open files without consistency check: Disabled
2009-01-16 16:41:31.906 -0800 Information 116 J R’s Computer Server host name type: System
2009-01-16 16:41:31.908 -0800 Information 613 J R’s Computer Maximum number of client connections configured in FileMaker Server: 250
2009-01-16 16:41:31.910 -0800 Information 615 J R’s Computer Maximum number of Web Publishing Engine sessions configured in FileMaker Server : 100
2009-01-16 16:41:31.924 -0800 Information 472 J R’s Computer Server scheduling enabled.
2009-01-16 16:41:32.081 -0800 Information 166 J R’s Computer Database cache size: 64 MB.
2009-01-16 16:41:32.082 -0800 Information 608 J R’s Computer XDBC connections are not allowed.
2009-01-16 16:41:32.102 -0800 Information 408 J R’s Computer FileMaker Database Engine started.
2009-01-16 16:41:35.497 -0800 Information 486 J R’s Computer FileMaker Server started.
2009-01-16 16:41:35.557 -0800 Information 418 J R’s Computer Opening database "FMServer_Sample"...
2009-01-16 16:41:36.156 -0800 Information 184 J R’s Computer Opened database "FMServer_Sample".
2009-01-16 16:41:55.664 -0800 Information 518 J R’s Computer Administrator connected: "fmsadmin"
I reinstalled it so it should have wiped out the other settings. I also uninstalled FM Server Advanced. If it is uninstalled theoretically Personal WEb SErving should be okay. I don't think Personal WEb sharing was affected by the Fm SErver install. it has separate php config files.

Personal Web Sharing or equivalent?

I'm working on a server running Mac OS X Server version 10.4.5. I'm trying to set up personal web sharing, or whatever server equivalent there is, but I'm running into a major problem. Everything I've read tells me that I should be able to go to System Preferences->Sharing and there should be a checkbox to turn on personal web sharing. However the only options there are:
Remote Login
Apple Remote Desktop
Remote Apple Events
Does anybody know what's causing this, or what server equivalents I can use?

The sharing thing in system preferences works on regular OS X, but not in server.
Whatever you want to share, you have to put in the sites folder of your home directory. There's a fairly detailed explanation of it on pages 53-54 in the web technologies admin pdf (I downloaded it from the apple site somewhere, but I can't remember exactly where - probably in manuals or downloads. I'd be happy to email it to you if you like). Good luck.

Pixelpost and Personal Web Sharing in Tiger

Dear Friends:
I figured out how to install Pixelpost (for a photoblog) in my OS X Tiger system -- by using MAMP. I changed the Document Root in MAMP so that now it looks to the Personal Web Sharing folder in the Mac (the Sites folder in the /usr/ space). The installation of Pixelpost works fine, letting me add images, manage it, etc. However, when I type in the computer address ("personal website") as provided in the Sharing tab under system preferences, it does not bring me at all to the photoblog. For instance:
http://my.computer.address/ (just brings me to the regular Apache Server notice that it is running)
if I type this:
http://my.computer.address/~username/
It brings me to the generic OS X page in place. But when I type:
http://my.computer.address/~username/pixelpost/
it opens to the pixelpost directory which I placed in the Sites folder. What I'd like to do is figure out what address will call up this blog so that others can access it.
The blog comes up fine under this URL:
http://localhost:8888/pixelpost/
But that's not a proper address for external viewing. So, what address should I provide others? I've tried various configurations with the address provided in the Sharing tab of System Preferences, but no luck so far.
Thanks!
N

I changed the Document Root in MAMP so that now it looks to the Personal Web Sharing folder in the Mac (the Sites folder in the /usr/ space
I think you mean /Users/ space. /usr is something completely different.
http://my.computer.address/ (just brings me to the regular Apache Server notice that it is running)
Then it means you didn't change the DocumentRoot like you think you did. If you did, and assuming you restarted Apache after changing the DocumentRoot, then this URL would point to whatever directory you specified (/Users/whoever/Sites) and not /Library/WebServer/Documents.
But [http://localhost:8888/pixelpost> is not a proper address for external viewing.
but it can be. If all you're using this for is PixelPost then just setup the port forwarding on your router to forward to port 8888 rather than port 80 and you're done.
Now, that said, the fact that you're using two different ports here (port 80 and port 8888) means that, at the very least, you are running two virtual hosts, or quite possibly two completely separate Apache instances.
That could explain why changing the DocumentRoot doesn't help. You may have changed either the PixelPost VirtualHost configuration, or the MAMP-specific server configuration, but that's not the server/virtualhost you're talking to on port 80.
I've never used MAMP, so I don't know how it installs, but it wouldn't surprise me to find that it installs a whole new Apache distribution and you'd need to find that server and its configuration files to fix the DocumentRoot problem, if that's the way you want to go.
You can also fix it via a simple Alias in the standard Apache configuration - just alias /pixelpost to /Users/whoever/sites/pixelpost - that way users who hit /pixelpost on your server will get the User-specific directory, while all other URLs continue to be served via /Library/WebServer/Documents. This might improve security and avoid the possibility of leaking other content from your home directory that you don't want to make available.

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...

Hosting multiple web sites usinf personal web sharing

would someone be kind enough to give me a guide to hosting MULTIPLE web sites on a Mac Mini
i have broadband connected to my router
my mac connects to my router with an ip address of 192.168.1.150
I have registered the domain names and want to forward them to the computer hosting the web sites
how can I get each domain name to point to each different web site on my computer

This is a topic you should post to an Apache discussion group being as though Apple's personal web sharing software is Apache.

Personal Web Sharing - Don't have permission to access...

Hi,
I'm new here so I'm not sure the best place to post my question.
I posted the question below at the tail end of this discussion:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=663879&tstart=0
However, that thread is marked "answered" and my question isn't, so I am re-posting here. Please read the above thread so that you'll know what I already know and have done.
My question (if you haven't read it at the bottom of that thread):
I am trying to set up personal web sharing, I have followed all of the above discussion, including Port Forwarding from my router. (I had actually done all of this before searching here, getting instructions from "The Missing Manual: Panther Edition" book.)
The problem is: when I try to access my shared web pages, I get a "You don't have permission to access..." message.
I have changed permissions on all files in the (user)/Sites folder (the one I'm sharing) so that "Others" can "Read Only" but still I cannot access these pages from another computer via the internet. I can access them fine from my home computer.
I know everything is set up correctly and connecting because the remote browser correctly retrieves my computer name (where the shared files are) and port number. It just won't let me in.
Any help appreciated.
thanks,
Eric
G4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

braintrino,
I'm not sure how to make sense of your statements.
The situation with FileVault is conceptually simple. The contents of a FileVault user's home directory are on an encrypted disk image. When the user logs in from the login window, that image is mounted (using their home directory path as the mount point); when they log out, the image is unmounted. Note that logging in via ssh doesn't cause the system to mount their home directory...
So, when a user is logged in, Apache can (if normal UNIX permissions permit it) see their ~Sites folder and serve pages. When the user is logged out, Apache can't.
I suppose that a FileVault user might be able to get around this, if they don't mind leaving their ~Sites folder unencrypted... They could create a folder outside of their home directory (e.g., /Users/Shared/braintrinos_site/) and put their Web pages there; log into their account and replace their ~Sites folder with a symbolic link to their Web page directory; log out, then ssh in and add a symbolic link from their home directory to their Web page directory. Then, whether they're logged in or not, Apache should be able to see a symbolic link from ~Sites to the unencrypted Web page directory.
Powerbook G4 1GHz Mac OS X (10.3.9)

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...

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!

PERSONAL WEB SHARING - ANYONE HELP!!!

My goal is to setup personal web sharing for my mac mini. My intent was to check out my web page design from the internet (just because I could), but now it's changed to wanting to prove that I can conquer this (for my own pride).
Here's my setup: Cable internet (Cox Communications), Airport Express, Mac Mini.
I have put the web page into the /library/webserver/documents folder. I have forwarded port 80 on my router to my local IP address. I don't have my firewall up at this point.
The scenario is as follows: I can access my webpage using my public IP address only on my local area network. If I go to work, I cannot access the page. If I go to my friend's house, I cannot access my page.
I've read countless forums in search of an answer to this dilema. I have talked to Cox about blocking port 80 (which they don't). I have now spent the better part of the day talking to Apple about this problem. They concluded that I was smart enough to set up everything correctly, but were just as stumped as I was in trying to solve the problem.
So, they directed me to this forum. If anyone has any ideas on how to fix this problem, I'm all ears. I'm willing to try pretty much anything to get this to work (my pride depends on it).

I know it may seem like this issue has been answered, but this forum seems to be the closest place for me to report on my very similar situation and see if there is a solution, if not the same one offered by Charlie, above, perhaps some other insight into the nature of this problem, and its resolution.
BACKGROUND and OBJECTIVE:
Like MacDaddy, I am trying to set up a personal web sharer on my iMac G5. I started out yesterday with the goal of setting up an FTP server, because I want others to be able to download very large video files (500 MB to 2 GB). I subscribed to .Mac and I tried this on an iDisk, but I soon learned that the upload times were so "painfully slow," as others have also reported, that I decided to try to let people grab the files directly from my own hard disk. In theory, the Mac is equipped to allow this to occur, right?
I couldn't get the FTP server setup to work, because access was denied, so I decided to shift my effort to creating a personal web server and create pages to files that could be downloaded.
SET-UP:
I use Adelphia Communications as my Internet Service Provider, and I get a dynamic Internet address, which has not changed since I began this process and which, says Adelphia tech support, is not designed to change until and unless I disconnect from their system. I have a small home network, hard-wired and connected through LinkSys BESFR41 router. I created a test home page with a couple of links; the web pages are located in the default ~username/Sites folder.
I know the difference between the 192.168.x.x addresses generated by the router to identify the computers on the network from the 24.49.xxx.xx IP address provided by Adelphia. I learned how to do the port forwarding for the router so that the iMac, which is identified as 192.168.1.102 on the network, should get the HTTP incoming traffic on port 80.
Here is a web page containing links to the screen captures that will illustrate what I've selected in regards to:
• Sharing Preference
• Firewall Preferences
• Router status setup
• Router Port Forwarding setup
http://home.adelphia.net/~jmbattaglia/personalwebsharer/index.html
Also, I understand that the correct format for the URL to be given to my friends goes like this:
http://[IP_address]/~short name of user's account]/
So, this is how I have used it in my situation:
http://24.49.xxx.xx/~JohnMichaeliMacG5/
Also, I've learned that, for one computer on the network to bring up the personal web server pages in its browser, I should use this format:
http://192.168.1.102/~JohnMichaeliMacG5/
where, as I mentioned, the iMac G5 has been assigned the internal network address of 192.168.1.102.
I think I've got everything right, but I'm willing to be corrected in order to get this thing to work properly.
RESULTS:
Like MacDaddy reported, I can successfully access my test web page internally on my private home network. This means that I can access the web page on the iMac G5 when I key in either the 192.168.1.102 format, or when I use the 24.49.xxx.xx format, in a web browser on my PowerMac G4.
Similarly, I can access my test web page when I use the 24.49.xxx.xx format in a web browser on my iMac G5 itself.
However, no one else from the outside world can see my pages! That's the problem which MacDaddy reported, and that's the mystery I cannot understand.
Spurred by the insights of this forum, I contacted Adelphia and I asked them if the HTTP port (80) and the FTP port (21) was blocked. The tech support insisted with absolute certainty that those ports were open and that all ports (up to a very high number) were open. I pushed him hard on it, and he consulted an internal Adelphia document which listed the closed ports, and the ones I am interested in were not closed.
He referred me to Apple, which wanted me to either to upgrade my service warranty contract, or pay $49 to ask a question that they would not guarantee they could answer. I passed on that option, and decided to post my question here, where there may be some resolution on a problem that may be preventing many of us from realizing the full potential of our machines.
SOLUTIONS:
I have not tried to implement the solution that Charlie offered to MacDaddy, which apparently made him a happy camper , because I have no reason to doubt the Adelphia tech support person who resolutely assured me that port 80 is not blocked. If no one can offer any alternative insight into this problem, then perhaps I will have to try Charlie's suggestion out.
But I just thought I'd post my situation, in case someone else can explain what the heck is going on here and suggest an easier fix. It is unfortunate that something which should have taken a few clicks of the mouse to set up has turned out to be a complicated technical adventure over a twisting, winded path lasting over two days, but that's what's happened. Can anybody straighten this path out? Thanks.
jmb
PowerMac G4 Mirrored Doors. iMac G5. Mac OS X (10.4.6) 2 GB RAM. 2 hard drives. SuperDrive; ComboDrive. LaCie FW DVD. LaCie FW 250GB.

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I'm trying to start up the Personal Web Sharing on my Mac. I hit start and it gets stuck saying "Web Sharing is starting up..." I've tried everything I've found in the forums to try and fix it. Trying from the terminal doesn't work and there is no error log created when I try and start it up. Anyone have any other ideas on how to get it running on my computer? Thanks.

Disregard, I think I found the culprit.

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