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How to create a local dev Apache Mysql PHP Setup on Mac OS X ‣ Digital Zoom Studio

also, remember to allow vhost_alias_module

LoadModule vhost_alias_module libexec/apache2/mod_vhost_alias.so

You can add unlimited virtual hosts just like MAMP adds them. You can just access /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf and add:

<VirtualHost *:80>
	ServerName devsite
	DocumentRoot "/Users/123/Dropbox/hosts/devsite"
    Protocols h2 h2c http/1.1

    <IfModule xsendfile_module>
        XSendFilePath "/Users/123/Dropbox/hosts/devsite"
    </IfModule>

	ServerAlias devsite.*

    <Directory "/Users/123/Dropbox/hosts/devsite">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
		AllowOverride All
        <IfModule authz_host_module>
            Require all granted
        </IfModule>
        Allow from all
		
    </Directory>

	<IfModule wsgi_module>
		WSGIDaemonProcess devsite processes=2 threads=15
		WSGIProcessGroup devsite
		WSGIScriptAlias /devsiteWsgiApp "/Users/123/Dropbox/hosts/devsite/wsgiapp.py"
	</IfModule>
	
</VirtualHost>

Add SSL Virtual hosts

first, you need to go to httpd.conf and enable ssl_module

Informal

remember to add your entry to /private/etc/hosts

127.0.0.1 devsite devsite.local

you can flush dns cache with sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

Frequently asked questions

Find apache folder

whereis httpd

Print apache config location

httpd -V

Create certificate for https hosts

openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 3650 -newkey rsa:2048 \
  -keyout videogallery.key -out videogallery.crt \
  -subj "/CN=videogallery"

Create certificate with SAN

openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 3650 -newkey rsa:2048 \
  -keyout dzsvideogallery.key -out dzsvideogallery.crt \
  -config ./san.cnf -extensions req_ext

san.cnf

[ req ]
default_bits       = 2048
prompt             = no
default_md         = sha256
req_extensions     = req_ext
distinguished_name = dn

[ dn ]
C  = RO
ST = SomeState
L  = SomeCity
O  = LocalDev
OU = Dev
CN = dzsvideogallery.me

[ req_ext ]
subjectAltName = @alt_names

[ alt_names ]
DNS.1 = dzsvideogallery.me
DNS.2 = www.dzsvideogallery.me

Restart apache with new config

apachectl restart