Personal Web Sharing in Sharing Preferences won't start up

i click the Start button and it just stays, "Web Sharing starting up..."
whats the deal?

that would make sense. i am trying to set up coldfusion/apache/mysql so its very well one of those messed up something on my computer.
here's what the console is saying under httpd:
[Wed Jul 5 23:44:08 2006] [warn] mod_bonjour: Skipping user 'brad' - cannot read index file '/Users/brad/Sites/index.html'.
[Wed Jul 5 23:44:08 2006] [warn] Loaded DSO /Applications/ColdFusionMX7/runtime/lib/wsconfig/1/mod_jrun.so uses plain Apache 1.3 API, this module might crash under EAPI! (please recompile it with -DEAPI)
Processing config directory: /private/etc/httpd/users/*.conf
Processing config file: /private/etc/httpd/users/+entropy-php.conf
[Wed Jul 5 23:44:08 2006] [warn] module mod_php5.c is already added, skipping
[Wed Jul 5 23:44:08 2006] [notice] jrApache[init] JRun 4.0 (Build 92909) Apache module - 02/18/05 07:21:35
[Wed Jul 5 23:44:08 2006] [notice] Apache/1.3.33 (Darwin) PHP/5.1.4 JRun/4.0 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Wed Jul 5 23:44:08 2006] [notice] Accept mutex: flock (Default: flock)
[Wed Jul 5 23:44:40 2006] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: /Library/WebServer/Documents/favicon.ico
[Wed Jul 5 23:44:47 2006] [notice] caught SIGTERM, shutting down
anyone know what this means?

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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:
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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.
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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
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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,
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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.
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