Apache2 & personal web sharing

I have installed apache 2.2.8 and on http://127.0.0.1/ and http://localhost/ the browser is serving /usr/local/apache2/htdocs/index.html but:
1. personal web sharing just hangs waiting when I click Turn On PWS
2. http://127.0.0.1/~macuser/ does not bring up an index.html I placed there (in /Users/macuser/Sites/ )
I am not sure what did I do wrong, as I am not a code guy and new to this
I run the whole compile and install process several times because it did not work and in the process I had removed the default apache 1.3 that was installed and working
It also seems like my system startup time is significantly longer than before the apache2 installation.
when I run sudo /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start in terminal it says "already running" although sys pref would not show personal web sharing is on
I am not sure how is this all related but all I want is to be able to serve pages via apache from my Sites directory
any ideas would should I check for?
PPC 10.4.11
Thanks

is fairly easy to remedy this,
Edit the httpd.conf which is in the apache2 directory you have created.
Once open (i'd recommend BBedit but txt edit will do just make sure it doesn't save the file to rich text)
search down the httpd.conf file untill you find ;
# PidFile: The file in which the server should record its process
# identification number when it starts.
and change it too
#<IfModule !mpm_netware.c>
PidFile /private/var/run/httpd.pid
#</IfModule>
I'm afraid you'll have to get a bit developer as the next section is in the terminal;
open up the terminal and in a new shell Apple Key + N;
first type; sudo
Then Your password if your admin: your password
Then : cd /usr/sbin/;
Then: mv apachectl apachectl-1.3;
Then : ln -s /apache2/bin/apachectl apachectl;
You'll now be able to stop and start web serving from your system preference pane;
You should also modify httpd.conf with the following (however this isn't essentila just to switch it on from system prefs)
change user and group to:
User www
Group www
You may also need to change owner of the httpd.conf in the terminal file to edit it.
sudo chmod -R 777 ((drag your apache directory here))
all done
Message was edited by: purplepanda1

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Once you have created the yourusername.conf file, you will have to change the ownership to system:wheel. However, oddly enough, you can't chown system, you have to chown root. So the command will look like this:
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Howdy, I was having the same problem you were having, until I noticed that I had placed some incompatible File Sharing settings on my home folder. Specifically, I had placed No Access for the 'everyone' group, which is the group that Apache uses.
Thus, even though my ~/Sites folder had "public" permissions, the enclosing folder (~/) had even more restrictive permissions so Apache couldn't serve anything from it.
Check to see if you've enabled any custom File Sharing permissions on your home (or Sites) directory in the Sharing preference pane.
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Changing the script behind "Personal Web Sharing"?

G'day,
I've compiled Apache2 and installed it in /usr/local/bin. I'd like to have "Personal Web Sharing" (off System Preferences->Sharing/Services) point to the newly compiled /usr/local/bin/apachectl instead of the MacOSX's /usr/sbin/apachectl. Any ideas where that script is?
I know I can start up manually from commandline but the complication is that I will have to open up the firewall port manually too which then makes MacOSX think that I've got another firewall running.
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To see the actual file, choose Go to Folder from the Finder's Go menu and enter /System/Library/PreferencePanes/ as the folder's location. Control-click on the Sharing preference pane and choose Show Package Contents from the menu which appears. From here, open Contents followed by MacOS. The reference to apachectl is located at approximately the 133200 position inside this file; this file is not a text file, so you may damage it by editing the file. Back up your current copy first; if altering it causes it not to work properly, your only option is to use the symlink method documented above.
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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.
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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.
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I cannot start Personal Web Sharing. Have tried to install apache2, mysql and php from here: http://www.serverlogistics.com/downloads.php and since then it would not start.
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If you're just trying to get the default install to work again, we'll need to determine if the ServerLogistics install you said you tried has overwritten the system files, or set itself up separately.
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Server version: Apache/1.3.33 (Darwin)
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/sbin/apachectl configtest
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Finally, you can check whether you have an Apache process already running a few different ways. One is to look in the /var/run directory for a 'httpd.pid' file, which will contain the process ID of any running Apache process. The other is to search the active process list:
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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.'
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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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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
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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".
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Sorry, this still doesn't seem to be working.
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Subject line says it all... more specifically my problem is that some things seem "blocked" on the MBP when i'm connecting wirelessly via my iMac network, but then are 100% functional when I use other wireless networks.
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Maybe this an issue I can fix with port forwarding, if so how do I go about doing this? I was told my iMac is technically acting as a router, but I don't have a lot of experience with this type of networking. Thanks!
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Personal Web Sharing can be a bit tricky and yes, it's because of the firewall on the Mac that's sharing its connection.
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You'll save yourself a lot of headaches if you buy a wireless base station, and forget about using Personal Web Sharing. A $60 Linksys will do the job nicely.

Please tell me how to reinstall Personal Web Sharing

I did something to my Personal Web Sharing. I thought maybe it was the file permissions but they seem to be right. Owner is "myusername" and group is also "myusername". In any case Personal Web sharing will NOT turn on. Do I have to reinstall the OS X? This will be a pain since I have to start from the install cd's and work my way up to tiger. Seems like there should be an easier way, like can someone just give me a copy of the folder? Would that be the same for a g5. I am on tiger.
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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
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2009-01-16 16:41:27.465 SystemUIServer[96] lang is:en
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2009-01-16 13:03:06.385 -0800 Information 498 J R’s Computer Secure (SSL) Network Encryption: Disabled
2009-01-16 13:03:06.526 -0800 Information 614 J R’s Computer Maximum number of client connections permitted by FileMaker Server License: 250
2009-01-16 13:03:06.578 -0800 Information 616 J R’s Computer Maximum number of Web Publishing Engine sessions permitted by FileMaker Server License : 100
2009-01-16 13:03:06.623 -0800 Information 677 J R’s Computer XDBC connections are allowed by this FileMaker Server license.
2009-01-16 13:03:06.667 -0800 Information 679 J R’s Computer IWP connections are allowed by this FileMaker Server license.
2009-01-16 13:03:06.701 -0800 Information 74 J R’s Computer Maximum number of files to host: 50
2009-01-16 13:03:06.752 -0800 Information 112 J R’s Computer The cache will flush every 1 minutes.
2009-01-16 13:03:06.802 -0800 Information 466 J R’s Computer File list filtering: Disabled
2009-01-16 13:03:06.838 -0800 Information 500 J R’s Computer Client authentication method: FileMaker accounts only
2009-01-16 13:03:06.876 -0800 Information 596 J R’s Computer Disconnect idle clients disabled.
2009-01-16 13:03:06.933 -0800 Information 492 J R’s Computer Sample statistics every 15 seconds.
2009-01-16 13:03:06.948 -0800 Information 532 J R’s Computer Automatic updates disabled.
2009-01-16 13:03:07.018 -0800 Information 406 J R’s Computer Starting FileMaker Database Engine...
2009-01-16 13:03:07.058 -0800 Information 472 J R’s Computer Server scheduling enabled.
2009-01-16 13:03:07.869 -0800 Information 637 J R’s Computer Open files without consistency check: Disabled
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.
2009-01-16 13:03:11.643 -0800 Information 418 J R’s Computer Opening database "FMServer_Sample"...
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).
2009-01-16 13:13:38.892 -0800 Information 488 J R’s Computer Stopping FileMaker Server...
2009-01-16 13:13:39.043 -0800 Information 488 J R’s Computer Stopping FileMaker Server...
2009-01-16 13:13:39.101 -0800 Information 410 J R’s Computer Stopping FileMaker Database Engine...
2009-01-16 13:13:39.310 -0800 Information 140 J R’s Computer Closing database "FMServer_Sample"...
2009-01-16 13:13:39.397 -0800 Information 168 J R’s Computer Database "FMServer_Sample" closed.
2009-01-16 13:13:40.156 -0800 Information 412 J R’s Computer FileMaker Database Engine stopped.
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.

Unable to start/stop Personal Web Sharing

I do some web development, so I tried making the necessary changes to run PHP files via localhost. I followed various online articles by making some changes to the httpd.conf file, and then downloading MySQL and a later version of PHP (5.0). Since installing yesterday afternoon, I've been unable to start or stop Personal Web Sharing. Any ideas?
Thank you.
Nathan

Are you sure you got the proper version of each for your platform? Depending on which version you dowloaded it may not have been a universal bianary and you might be running ppc instead of x86 or vice versa. I wouldnt expect you to have broken apache if you made only the modifications you noted in your inital post - but perhaps if it was trying to load the php module and it was the worng platform it might through that error and prevent it fromt starting.. but normally whn php fails it jsut throws a warning and continues without it loaded (at least with Marc's automatic configuration). But thats the only thing i can think of.
So next steps:
1.) Verify you are running the x86/PPC (or Universal) versions of PHP and MySQL (MySQL shouldnt really matter but since its one of the majorchanges before apache broke we'll look at it as well).
2.) on the command line run this command and post the output back here:
<pre style="scrolling: auto; width: 90%;">httpd -V</pre>
3.) lets restore your old config:
<pre style="scrolling: auto; width: 90%;">
sudo cp /etc/httpd/httpd.conf /etc/httpd/httpd.conf.121906.bak
sudo cp /etc/httpd/httpd.conf.default /etc/httpd/httpd.conf
sudo apachectl start</pre>
And then post the ouput of the start command back here.

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.

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

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.

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