Tips and tricks

Tired of using MAMP ?

You should already have Apache installed on mac

1. Install Apache

1a. Homebrew install

Install

brew install httpd php

Start it

brew --prefix

1b. included apache in mac os x – you just need to start it:

sudo apachectl start

restart:

sudo apachectl restart

check config:

apachectl configtest

optional, if you are on Mac OS X Monterey you might need to uninstall the default Apache 2.4

sudo apachectl stop
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist 2>/dev/null
brew install httpd

to check if you have httpd running you can do ps -ef |grep httpd

ps -ef |grep httpd
    0  4182     1   0 Mon01PM ??         0:01.16 /Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/httpd -f /Library/Application Support/appsolute/MAMP PRO/conf/httpd.conf -k start
  501  4183  4182   0 Mon01PM ??         0:00.00 /Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/httpd -f /Library/Application Support/appsolute/MAMP PRO/conf/httpd.conf -k start
  501  4189  4182   0 Mon01PM ??         0:00.02 /Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/httpd -f /Library/Application Support/appsolute/MAMP PRO/conf/httpd.conf -k start
  501 24659 24648   0 12:33AM ??         0:00.00 /opt/homebrew/opt/httpd/bin/httpd -D FOREGROUND
  501 24661 24648   0 12:33AM ??         0:00.01 /opt/homebrew/opt/httpd/bin/httpd -D FOREGROUND
  501 24662 24648   0 12:33AM ??         0:00.00 /opt/homebrew/opt/httpd/bin/httpd -D FOREGROUND

then you can do

$/opt/homebrew/opt/httpd/bin/httpd -V


Server version: Apache/2.4.48 (Unix)
Server built:   Jul  6 2021 20:11:03
Server's Module Magic Number: 20120211:105
Server loaded:  APR 1.7.0, APR-UTIL 1.6.1
Compiled using: APR 1.7.0, APR-UTIL 1.6.1
...

you can check the config syntax with

httpd -t

check which services use port 80

sudo lsof -i -P | grep LISTEN

Access the config from /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf ### /opt/homebrew/etc/httpd/httpd.conf ( homebrew ) ->

start the server

/opt/homebrew/bin/httpd -k start

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Disable the Mac OS X System Apache

See if the

sudo launchctl list | grep httpd

If the output is

-	0	com.apple.httpd

Then Apache system is loaded. You can unload it with:

sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist

Explanation:

• -w tells launchd to disable the job permanently (until re-enabled).
• This disables /usr/sbin/httpd from launching on boot or manually.

Confirm with:

sudo launchctl list | grep httpd

Check if the system apache is running and quizas kill the process

ps aux | grep httpd

You can start homebrew httpd with:

/opt/homebrew/opt/httpd/bin/httpd -k start

FAQ:

What is the difference between apachectl and httpd ?

apachectl is a wrapper over httpd and just sets some environment variables and adds further functionality, like configtest, more in detail here. httpd.worker is like httpd but with the worker module enabled.

Where to find logs for troubleshooting ?

you can find them in ErrorLog “/private/var/log/apache2/error_log”

or check

tail -n 30 $(brew --prefix)/var/log/httpd/error_log

Check homebrew prefix

brew --prefix

I am getting could not bind to address error

(48)Address already in use: AH00072: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:80
(48)Address already in use: AH00072: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:80

use this command

sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist
sudo apachectl -k restart

I get forbidden 403 when I access any page

apachectl is a wrapper over httpd and just sets some environment variables and adds further functionality, like configtest, more in detail here. httpd.worker is like httpd but with the worker module enabled.

DocumentRoot is /opt/homebrew/var/www

The default ports have been set in /opt/homebrew/etc/httpd/httpd.conf to 8080 and in

/opt/homebrew/etc/httpd/extra/httpd-ssl.conf to 8443 so that httpd can run without sudo.

To start httpd now and restart at login:

  brew services start httpd

Or, if you don’t want/need a background service you can just run:

  /opt/homebrew/opt/httpd/bin/httpd -D FOREGROUND

Or, if you don’t want/need a background service you can just run:

  /opt/homebrew/opt/php/sbin/php-fpm --nodaemonize

Default Apache

You can uninstall default apache

# Stop system Apache (if running)
sudo apachectl stop

# Unload it from launchd so it doesn’t auto-start
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist 2>/dev/null