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Setting up web server on osx 10.10

Apache Setup

httpd
> Check version
httpd -v


Apache
> Start & version
sudo apachectl start

> Test localhost in browser
http://localhost

Setup user
> Create user Sites folder
mkdir ~/Sites


> Create or edit user apache .conf file, don't forget to replace USERNAME by yours
sudo nano /etc/apache2/users/USERNAME.conf


> Paste in USERNAME.conf
<Directory "/Users/*/Sites/">

    
Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks

    
AllowOverride All

    
Require all granted

</Directory>


httpd.conf
> Edit httpd.conf
sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf


> Uncomment these line to activate mandatories modules
LoadModule userdir_module libexec/apache2/mod_userdir.so

LoadModule alias_module libexec/apache2/mod_alias.so

LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache2/mod_rewrite.so

LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so


> Change default apache user
_www
to
USERNAME
in httpd.conf
User USERNAME

Group staff


> Allow .htaccess and Override
<Directory "/Library/WebServer/Documents">

    
...

    
AllowOverride All

    
...

</Directory>


> Activate userdir conf
Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-userdir.conf


httpd-userdir.conf
> Edit httpd-userdir.conf
sudo nano /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-userdir.conf

> Uncomment or add this line at the end
Include /private/etc/apache2/users/*.conf


Restart apache
sudo apachectl restart


PHP test file
> Create php test file
printf "<?php phpinfo(); ?>" > ~/Sites/phpinfo.php

> Test phpinfo in browser
http://localhost/USERNAME/phpinfo.php

Auto start apache
> Set to auto start
sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist

> Unset to auto start
sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist


Add New Website

You can either way create a new folder in
/Library/WebServer/Documents/
or in
/Users/USERNAME/Sites/


/Library/WebServer/Documents/

> Create MYWEBSITE folder
sudo mkdir /Library/WebServer/Documents/MYWEBSITE

> And the access in browser
http://localhost/MYWEBSITE

/Users/USERNAME/Sites/

> Create MYWEBSITE folder
mkdir /Users/USERNAME/Sites/MYWEBSITE

> And the access in browser
http://localhost/USERNAME/MYWEBSITE

Install PHP70

 

MySQL Setup

Download MySQL
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/
> Get the
.dmg
install file for OSX 10.10 and install it

Command line MySQL
> Start MySQL
sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start

> Check version
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -v


Change $PATH
> edit profile
nano ~/.bash_profile

> add this line
export PATH="/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH"

> validate new profile
source ~/.bash_profile

> test change
mysql -v


Change MySQL root password
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'yourpasswordhere'


Fix the 2002 MySQL Socket error
> Error in PhpMysql
sudo mkdir /var/mysql

sudo ln -s /tmp/mysql.sock /var/mysql/mysql.sock


PhpMyAdmin

Download PhpMyAdmin
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/downloads/

Extract in /Users/USERNAME/Sites/
> Then access it
http://localhost/USERNAME/phpMyAdmin

Extract in /Library/WebServer/Documents/
> Then access it
http://localhost/phpMyAdmin

Setup a local domain

Set httpd.conf
> Edit httpd.conf
sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

> Uncomment
Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

LoadModule vhost_alias_module libexec/apache2/mod_vhost_alias.so


Set the vhosts.conf file
> Edit vhosts.conf
sudo nano /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf


> Exemple vhost
<VirtualHost *:80>

    
ServerName mywebsite.com

    
ServerAlias www.mywebsite.com

    
DocumentRoot "/Users/USERNAME/Sites/mywebsite"

    
ErrorLog "/private/var/log/apache2/mywebsite.com-error_log"

    
CustomLog "/private/var/log/apache2/mywebsite.com-access_log" common

    
ServerAdmin web@mywebsite.com


    
<Directory "/Users/USERNAME/Sites/mywebsite">

        
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews

        
AllowOverride All

        
Order allow,deny

        
Allow from all

    
</Directory>

</VirtualHost>


Restart apache
sudo apachectl restart


Set the hosts file
> Edit hosts
sudo nano /etc/hosts

> Add this to map domain
127.0.0.1 mywebsite.com www.mywebsite.com

> Flush cache
dscacheutil -flushcache

sudo dscacheutil -flushcache


Losing localhost
Fix the 403 Forbidden Error

> Edit httpd-vhosts.conf
sudo nano /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

> Add in
<VirtualHost *:80>

    
ServerName localhost

    
DocumentRoot /Library/WebServer/Documents/

</VirtualHost>


Change default apache user and group
> Get username and group
id

uid=501(USERNAME) gid=20(staff)

> Edit httpd.conf
sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

> Change these lines to
User USERNAME

Group staff


Restart apache
sudo apachectl restart


                               
 

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