Setting up for Personal Web Sharing...

Okay I followed the instructions from here
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=352747
I have web sharing on. It's allowed in the firewall. The airport express is configured both public and private to 80. The one question is, does the private address field stay at 201, or does this change dependent on your IP?
Chris

It's not really generic as such. Your Airport Express, by default, has a pool of private IP addresses from 10.0.1.2 through to 10.0.1.200 which it hands out to any computer which requests an IP address. So... when your iBook connects to the wireless network it asks the AirPort Express for an IP address. The AirPort Express will hand out the first address available in the pool of IP addresses it has. In this case the first available address is 10.0.1.2. If your iBook is the only computer on the network it will always be given this same address. Therefore you can safely set the "Private address" in the AirPort Admin's Port Forwarding to 10.0.1.2.
Try this and see if it works. Go into Port Forwarding (in the AirPort Admin), click Add and enter "80" "2" "80" respectively in each box. Click OK and update the AirPort Express. Give the Express a moment to reboot and once you have your wireless network connection back, open up your web browser and as the web address type in your public IP address (this is the IP assigned by your ISP; find it on whatismyip.com). If all is set up correctly this should open up the default Mac OS X page stored on your iBook, if you haven't already changed it to something else.

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Is there an FAQ or step by step tutorial for personal web sharing?

First off, if anyone knows of an FAQ somewhere that answers this question, post me the link.
Am trying to build a comon web page for synching iCal on a stans alone machine and am sure this is a very common question from new iCal users like myself:
Situation:
-Multiple users on same iMac
-Different accounts Mom, Dad, Kids, Nanny
-Need to collaborate schedules
Want to create a webpage on my machine (without .mac) where we can publish calendars.
Tried turning on personal web sharing in the system preferences but the addresses listed only show a page listed as "Access Forbidden."
Is there a step by step tutorial out there? I could really use one.

Thanks to all for replying. The information posted was very informative and answered my questions asked.
I guess the real answer for me the very novice and deliberatly blissfull user is: No.
I switched to Mac after assembling my own PCs to try and get then to do what I wanted. The driver/dll/ini issues were maddening!!!
Am not tech-phobic, but am loathe to start working in the terminal and with code since I know so little and it was that commercial that said "I got tired of being my own tech dept." that made me switch.
Looked at the tutorials and there are always comments underneath with comments about how there is a typo here, mispelling, there, better code over yander etc. linux/apache/unit/windows flame wars etc.
All I want it to do is work or not. Since it is not; will find another way.
Between purusing sites I think I came up with a simple low tech solution.
In the shared folder create an iCal_Shared folder. From one user export a calendar complete with a date. For example Dad's work as of 15 JAN. Then in the duaghter's calendar import the same calendar. Knowing that as changes are made by me, I will have to update the exported file, and my daughter will have to be aware of the as of dates.
A lot of solutions out there are for the corporate world. Am happy to Apple gaining market share but I am on a stand alone machine.
The iPhoto manager is a great product from a third party and was happy to pay for it. Saves me a lot of time with 20K+ pictures.
Just want an app causing iCal to behave simply, ie my daughter and I could share calendar information on our machine without running WebDAV server, a three tiered digital satelite hookup, etc,
Pie Argh Squarred..It seems to me that Apple woule be better off if they came up with solutions like that that cost $20 since they would reach a lot more people than they are now with the $100 annual .mac extortion fee.
Kudos to those of you who are much smarter and braver than I and again I thank you for your posts as they have opened my eyes as to just how old I am getting! Perhaps my daughter should solve this one for me!

Personal Web Sharing Hangs on Startup - Apache never installed?

Hello.
When clicking start in the Sharing System Pref for Personal Web Sharing nothing happens.
The checkbox dims and it forever says "Web Sharing starting up..."
I went to console to look at console.log and saw this each time I attempted to start up Web Sharing:
httpd: could not open document config file /System/Library/WebObjects/Adaptors/Apache/apache.conf
/usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started
The interesting thing is, I have no directory /System/Library/WebObjects/
Is it possible that I never installed apache when I installed Tiger?
Powerbook G4 (15-inch FW800) Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Hi--
I haven't changed this file at all. I do use fink and
have installed many packages. Perhaps it messed
around with this file (although that seems unlikely)?
Look in your regular Apache config file. Look for an "Include" line for that file there:
<pre class="command">grep WebObjects /etc/httpd/httpd.conf</pre>If it's there, just edit that file to add a "#" to the beginning of that line:
<pre class="command">#Include /System/Library/WebObjects/Adaptors/Apache/apche.conf</pre>My guess is that something installed by Fink added that line: it's not in the default.
charlie

Personal Web Sharing on 10.4.8

I have read other topics about this, but couldn't find any that help me.
My problem is this - when I click on Start (for Personal Web Sharing) in the Preferences app, the service never starts. When I open terminal and enter -
cd /etc/httpd/
ls -l httpd.conf
I get -
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 38414 Nov 23 09:27 httpd.conf
When I enter apachectl start, I get this -
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
When I look at my account in PREFERENCES : Accounts, I see it as an Admin account.
What the heck is wrong? Any ideas?
Murray

And, by the way, you're absolutely right about the
two versions of PHP - I upgraded to 5.0x, and that's
when the trouble started!
I made that exact mistake and that's exactly what happened to me too.
The following lines, which are found in the file /etc/httpd/httpd.conf had to be uncommented to make PHP work:
LoadModule php4_module libexec/httpd/libphp4.so
AddModule mod_php4.c
I don't know if recommenting them (putting a #) in front of them) will work for you; when I installed PHP 5 on top of PHP 4 I eventually wound up having to reinstall the OS ( I mean, there's a reason I don't tamper around with it much).
I may some time soon try upgrading, but for now I'll hang with PHP 4; it works.
SJK

For those of you still having Personal Web Sharing problems

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.
The solution is to Go To Folder, /etc, find the httpd -> users folder and copy all the files in there (should be one for each user account) into apache2 -> users and restart Personal Web Sharing.
If you're still having problems, one of the issues is with Filevault. If you have Filevault turned on, Personal Web Sharing will still probably give you an error for your user account, but the system wide web server will be fine.

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.
Thanks

Personal Web Sharing - Setting up an OS X Server

A question regarding personal web sharing. I am trying to turn my sister's old slot loading iMac into a web server. I wiped the machine and installed a clean copy of OS X 10.2 and then performed all available software updates. I have the site loaded in the web server folder in the main library.
The problem is getting the site to load on computers outside of my local network. I configured my router to send traffic on port 80 to my server computer. The firewall on the server computer is open on port 80 (PWS).
I can access my website from all the computers on my network, but not from any computer outside of it. I try entering the IP address that this website(http://www.whatismyip.com/) gives to me, but it just says that the server couldn't be found.
Any suggestions? All help is tremendously appreciated.
iMac (Flat Panel) Mac OS X (10.4.7)

well if it is the case that your isp is blocking the ports then the only way around is to get another isp... or to hack thier router that you sit behind The former is probably the better idea haha.
Also it may be that your isp offers you server space with your internet service - many do... it usually isnt much but it might work for you. Also most have service upgrades you could chose to do which would mostlikely give you the port access you need and possibly a static ip address. However these are likely to be geared towards small business so your internet service would most likely double in price. And ofcourse you could get a hosting account. IF its not for a professional site there are alot out there that you can get for as little as 3 bucks a month....
In regard to what BD said above... you can check out all the rules in the firewall and make sure theres nothing funy in there somehow by using this command in the terminal:
sudo ipfw show
that will print a list of rules in the firewalll

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.'
My question is how do I do so without dausing a reformat and still not getting the option?
I have used pacifist to try and locate either PWS or apache installers inon the disc but sinply am at a loss to find either. Hope someone can help
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)
I'm not even looking for PHP or mySQL now - Just a running WS so that I can test CSS in it.
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
Thanks for the reply

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...

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...

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.

Accessing separate drive with Personal Web Sharing

Is it possible to simply use Personal Web Sharing to access an external Firewire hard drive?
I have zero experience with Apache or most server operations. I can set up pretty basic sites with Dreamweaver and/or simple HTML. So if it is possible but difficult, I may need step by step instructions.
I would really like to access this drive because it is easier to keep the large video files on it, but I would like to transfer them to my PS3 on a semi-regular basis. My PS3 has no problem accessing my sites folder (other than not showing the directory so I have to code an index file for it).
Any way I can redirect my PS3 to my external drive using the Web sharing feature? Or is it exclusive to my users drive?
Sorry to ask a simple question, but I can't seem to find the answer anywhere.
Help is greatly appreciated to either of my problems. Accessing an external drive or figuring out why I get 403 Forbidden messages unless I code an index file.

Is this drive connected to your computer? Are you trying to access the computer remotely? If so then you need to turn on file sharing and remote access.

Personal Web Sharing aka Apache Config

I have turned on 'Personal Web Sharing' and created a fairly basic test web site in /Users/<user>/Sites that gets picked up readily and quickly by IE on computers on my LAN. However, trying to view the site locally has me confused. When I run Safari or Firefox and manually type in the URL ("http:/IP/~user"), it takes several minutes for each page to load, and Safari doesn't get any of the images that are included. If I select the link in the Sharing panel in System Preferences, the site is accessed almost instantly. The one difference I have noted is that, when typing the URL manually in to the browser, the IP address is changed to the computer name, e.g., "computer.local/~user", whereas when the link in System Preferences is used the URL uses the IP address, e.g., "192.168.0.10/~user". Any thoughts?
Thanks.

ShutterMonkey wrote:
The one difference I have noted is that, when typing the URL manually in to the browser, the IP address is changed to the computer name, e.g., "computer.local/~user", whereas when the link in System Preferences is used the URL uses the IP address, e.g., "192.168.0.10/~user". Any thoughts?
I bet when you type in the URL, you don't include the trailing slash, just like you've typed it here. If you don't include the trailing slash, your Apache will basically "redirect" back to itself and include the trailing slash. It appears that if you haven't set up a server name in your Apache config file, then it must "redirect" back to the Bonjour name (the ".local" one).
When you click on the link in the Sys Prefs, they've included the slash, so the "redirect" doesn't happen, hence the IP address stays.
charlie

Personal Web Sharing Resolution Problem

I'd been running personal web sharing for about 4 weeks without any problems...until now.
If I send someone a URL to my site using the public IP (i.e. http://xxx.xxx.xx.xxx/~MyAccout). When they click on the URL it tries to resolve http://www.MyComputerName.local/~MyAccount. Where "MyComuterName" is the actual host name of my Mac.
I've made no configuration changes, and I don't understand where "www.MyComputerName.local" is coming form, eventhough I've given the IP address for the URL.
I did reverse DSN lookup on my the IP address. Even if I use the host name associated with my ISP's DNS record, in the URL that I send to friends, it still tries to resolve "http://www.MyComputerName.local/~MyAccount".
Anyone know what's going on? Thanks.
Chuck

Problem fixed.
Set "ServerName" in /etc/httpd/httpd.conf to my public IP. Everying is now working. Why it worked before I still don't understand, but it's working now.

Personal Web Sharing server will not start.

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.
What can I do? Is there anyway I can reverse to old settings from a sertain date like you can on a windows system?
If I try to start Apache in Termianl I get this:
vayu-robins-computer:~ vayu$ /usr/sbin/apachectl start
Processing config directory: /private/etc/httpd/users/*.conf
Processing config file: /private/etc/httpd/users/+entropy-php.conf
[Fri Jul 21 12:27:18 2006] [warn] module mod_php5.c is already added, skipping
Processing config file: /private/etc/httpd/users/postgres.conf
Processing config file: /private/etc/httpd/users/vayu.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
I hope this will help.
Thanks
Vayu
Imac Intel Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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.
To see what version is installed in the default location, from the Terminal run:
/usr/sbin/httpd -v
This will report something like:
Server version: Apache/1.3.33 (Darwin)
Second, you can test your config files to see if they are all valid by running:
/sbin/apachectl configtest
This is what Apache does when it starts up, but without changing the process status. You'll be looking for a "Syntax OK" at the end of the output, or else specific error messages in your config files.
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:
ps -ax | grep httpd
If you see any matches other than your own 'grep httpd' command in the list, you may already have an Apache running and thus be unable to get another one to start via the Personal Web Sharing control panel.
Again, the remedy would be clearer with some input from the ServerLogistics install documentation - what files were put where, how do they interact (if at all) with Apple's versions, etc.
PowerBook G4, et al. Mac OS X (10.4.7)

PERSONAL WEB SHARING ON iMAC G5 WILL NOT START

hello:
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".
am i doing something wrong? is it possible that my Apache installation has been compromised? my goal is to be able to use my computer to create and run .php web pages.
any help / suggestions are greatly appreciated
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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.
He used to put the configuration stuff for PHP at the bottom of the main Apache config file, but now he's putting it in that separate file in the httpd users directory. That's why moving the default Apache configuration file into place didn't help.
You have two choices: one is to just forget about the PHP5 stuff for now and go with Apple's default PHP install. The other is to try to get PHP5 up and running.
The first option is very easy: just run this command:
<pre class="command">mv private/etc/httpd/users/+entropy-php.conf ~/Desktop</pre>That will put the offending file on the desktop. Now try starting the web server. Most likely, PHP won't work yet, but Apache should start. In order to use the default PHP5, you need to make some changes to the httpd.conf file. You can use pico in the Terminal. It's pretty simple and the key commands are printed at the bottom. Where you see the up arrow listed, that means to use the "control" key, i.e., "control"-x to exit. You need to use sudo, though so you have root privileges:
<pre class="command">sudo pico /etc/httpd/httpd.conf</pre>Search ("control"-w) for "php". The first line you'll see is this:
<pre class="command">#LoadModule php4_module libexec/httpd/libphp4.so</pre>Uncomment it by removing the "#" from the start of the line. Search again until you find this line:
<pre>#AddModule mod_php4.c</pre>Again, remove the "#". Now search again until you find these lines:
<pre class="command"><IfModule mod_php4.c>
# If php is turned on, we repsect .php and .phps files.
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
# Since most users will want index.php to work we
# also automatically enable index.php
<IfModule mod_dir.c>
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
</IfModule>
</IfModule></pre>Just verify that they look like these. If they don't, copy and paste your corresponding lines into a reply. Now stop and restart the web server and see if PHP pages will work. You should be using OS X's built-in 4.x version.
If, on the other hand, you'd rather use the Entropy PHP5 installation, post back and tell me and we'll see if we can figure out what's up with that...
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