Apache web server not working...PLEASE HELP!!

Question

I'm trying to get apache working on my Mac so I can host a website that will access a local MySQL database. I've researched this for a while. When I run the command:
#sudo /usr/sbin/apachectl -t
I get the following output:
httpd: Syntax error on line 75 of /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf: Cannot load /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_deflate.so into server: dlopen(/usr/libexec/apache2/mod_deflate.so, 10): Library not loaded: /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib\n Referenced from: /usr/libexec/apache2/mod_deflate.so\n Reason: no suitable image found. Did find:\n\t/usr/lib/libz.1.dylib: no matching architecture in universal wrapper\n\t/usr/lib/libz.1.dylib: no matching architecture in universal wrapper\n\t/usr/lib/libz.1.dylib: no matching architecture in universal wrapper
How do I fix this issue? I would really like to get this running without having to resort to a virtual Linux box or using XAMMP if possible. Thanks for any help you can provide!
Mike

Answer 1

I get the following when I run that:
Usage: /usr/sbin/httpd [-D name] [-d directory] [-f file]
[-C "directive"] [-c "directive"]
[-k start|restart|graceful|graceful-stop|stop]
[-v] [-V] [-h] [-l] [-L] [-t] [-S]
Options:
-D name : define a name for use in <IfDefine name> directives
-d directory : specify an alternate initial ServerRoot
-f file : specify an alternate ServerConfigFile
-C "directive" : process directive before reading config files
-c "directive" : process directive after reading config files
-e level : show startup errors of level (see LogLevel)
-E file : log startup errors to file
-v : show version number
-V : show compile settings
-h : list available command line options (this page)
-l : list compiled in modules
-L : list available configuration directives
-t -D DUMP_VHOSTS : show parsed settings (currently only vhost settings)
-S : a synonym for -t -D DUMP_VHOSTS
-t -D DUMP_MODULES : show all loaded modules
-M : a synonym for -t -D DUMP_MODULES
-t : run syntax check for config files
So it doesn't like the command. If I run "#sudo /usr/sbin/apachectl -t", I get the error listed in my initial posting.
Mike