Web sharing not activating

I'm attempting to activate internet sharing from either Wireless to Ethernet, and vise versa. I've done it before, both ways, but for some reason it won't activate any more. I think this happened rather recently. I'd prefer to avoid any OS reinstallations, but I am completely comfortable with tinkering with OpenFirmware and the command line, if that's required.

If by "not activate anymore" you mean that checking it ON doesn't stick, then most likely it's a problem with one of these files...
/Users/nnnn/Library/Preferences/com.apple.internetconnect.plist
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/NetworkInterfaces.plist
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.sharing.firewall.plist
You can Trash them and reboot and setup again, or look at them/edit them with Property List Editor.
Then again, it's sometimes as simple as a Permission fix needed, I always start by running Applejack...
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19596
After installing, boot holding down CMD+s, then when the prompt shows, type in...
applejack AUTO
Then let it do all 5 of it's things.
Of course you can do all these things by hand in Single User mode too.

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Web sharing not working in 10.5.7?

Hi,
I am attempting to use Web sharing to test websites in local, but it doesn't seem to work; whenever I connect to the MacBook using http://localhost, it fails, saying server cannot be found. Same goes when I connect using the iPod Touch, typing the MacBook's IP adress, 192.168.4.119. No result either when using Windows or Ubuntu; server cannot be reached.
I already tried creating another admin user, to no avail. Also used Disk Utility to repair permissions errors. Also rebooted the router, no effect.
Using an externally-installed OS 10.5.7 works, though, as well as Distant session, Screen sharing and Fiel sharing.
Console is full of error messages such as:
06/06/09 21:59:04 org.apache.httpd[742] (13)Permission denied: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:80
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Just did it now. Both http://127.0.0.1:631/ and http://localhost:631/ gives out the CUPS server web interface. However, putting either http://127.0.0.1/ or http://localhost/ gives out the same error that server can't be found. Seems linked to Apache only.

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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
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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)
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Jak
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o
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<escape>:wq
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The first thing to do is read the Apache error log which will give you more detail about what's gone wrong.
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I dont have web sharing as an option to check when I go to system preferences>sharing
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System Preferences -> Web Sharing is the personal web sharing option in Mac OS X client, not Server
Since you're running Server now, things are a little different. You need to use Server Admin (in your /Applications) folder to manage the web service on your machine (as well as most other server-level services).

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dyld: Library not loaded: /usr/lib/libaprutil-1.0.dylib
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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$

Personal Web sharing not starting

I've been trying to start personal web sharing and it's not starting up...I already did the apachectl start command in the terminal and I got the following message:
Syntax error on line 8 of /private/etc/httpd/users/+entropy-php.conf:
Cannot load /usr/local/php5/libphp5.so into server: (reason unknown)
/usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started
[Process exited - exit code 3]
I had problems installing php before that happened...and it seems that I can't still the latest version of php since I tried installing it many times and all came out with errors. What can I do in order to make web sharng start? Thanks in advance
Never mind guys...sorry but I think I found the answer, I searched the forum before but I couldn't find it...sorry about that...be safe
Message was edited by: GaToRMade

Cosizzle, not sure this will help either, but try trashing...
/Users/nnnn/Library/Preferences... the whole Prefs folder there.
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration... the whole SysConfig folder.
/Library/Preferences/com.apple.AppleFileServer.plist
Reboot... of course you dont have to trash them, you can just move them to the desktop to drag back if it doesn't work.

Web Sharing not working

Hi,
I enable Web Sharing under System Preferences, but when I click the link provided, I get this error: "The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading." What can I do to fix this? I'd greatly appreciate any help (I'm running Lion).

I am having the same problem.
Here is the error message in console:
2/15/08 10:52:43 AM org.apache.httpd[2616] httpd: Syntax error on line 455 of /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf: Syntax error on line 15 of /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-userdir.conf: Syntax error on line 1 of /private/etc/apache2/users/dagny.conf: /private/etc/apache2/users/dagny.conf:1: <Directory> was not closed.
line 455 contains:
Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-userdir.conf
file /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-userdir.conf contains (comments removed):
UserDir Sites
Include /private/etc/apache2/users/*.conf
file /private/etc/apache2/users/dagny.conf: contains:<Directory "/Users/dagny/Sites/">
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the Director tag is clearly closed, is it not?

Web sharing not working (Forbidden error)

http://localhost/~myusername doesnt work with web sharing turned on.
http://192.168.0.102/ (my local IP on the network) also fails to work.
It won't open locally or from other computers on the network.
I tried the apple fix here http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25038
Doesn't help.
The exact error I get is
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /index.html on this server.
Apache/2.2.20 (Unix) DAV/2 Server at 192.168.0.102 Port 80

No one can help?
I've tried everything I can think of/google.

Web Sharing Not Working on External Computers

OK, here's my problem. I cannot view my websites on external computers (e.g. work computer, neighbor's computer, etc.) that I'm hosting on my Mac Mini.
I'm running a new Mac Mini with OS X Lion, with the latest update. I have Web Sharing turned on. I have my firewall on, but the options show that I'm allowing web sharing.
When I visit my site on my local computer, it works fine. I type my domain name in my browser, and it finds my website.
But when I'm on an external computer anywhere else I get this message:
Safari can’t connect to the server.
Safari can’t open the page “http://192.168.1.100/~vgadisciple/clan_vga/index.html” because Safari can’t connect to the server “192.168.1.100”.
I have tried various browsers. I have turned off my firewall. I have cleared the cache in the various browsers. I have made sure Apache is running via my Terminal. I have tried everything I can think off.
Why can't I view my website from any other computer besides my local machine? Please help. I'm tired of paying $200 a year to a company to host my website when I can do it myself.
Any help resolving this issue will be greatly appreciated.

OK, no one was able to help me. I realized what I was doing wrong.... and I should have realized it...
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10/15/08 11:35:17
AM org.apache.httpd644
httpd: Syntax error on line 455 of /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf: Syntax error on line 15 of /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-userdir.conf: Syntax error on line 8 of /private/etc/apache2/users/+entropy-php.conf: Cannot load /usr/local/php5/libphp5.so into server: dlopen(/usr/local/php5/libphp5.so, 10): no suitable image found. Did find:\n\t/usr/local/php5/libphp5.so: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
10/15/08 11:35:17 AM
com.apple.launchd[1]
(org.apache.httpd644) Exited with exit code: 1
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Problem 2: Apache is 64 bit, entropy is 32 bit.
The only solution to this that I've seen is to force Apache to be 32 bit. For intel based machines:
Code:
sudo cp /usr/sbin/httpd /usr/sbin/httpd-fat
sudo lipo /usr/sbin/httpd -thin i386 -output /usr/sbin/httpd
that will strip everything except the 32 bit intel code from httpd (after making a backup), forcing it to be 32 bit. For PPC, the command will be similar.
This fix is a bit tacky, but shouldn't cause any problems.
After running this everything worked as normal. Thanks to everyone that helped.

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I've had my personal web sharing working fine for some time now. I've been using it to develop PHP sites and such locally. I recently added a local version of wordpress and just now restarted the server by opening my sys prefs and going into sharing and clicking "web sharing" off and then back on in order to restart it. After doing that I can't access my localhost sites. I get this message "Safari can’t connect to the server." when clicking on either of the two links displayed in web sharing pref.
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