Comments on: Configuring Apache on Leopard

By: zi94sm65

zi94sm65 — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:34:07 +0000

An upgrade of Snow Leopard caused my apachectl (start, stop, restart) script to stop working and throwing the error msg: /usr/sbin/apachectl: line 82: ulimit: open files: cannot modify limit: Invalid argument

Had to look for the line in apachectl: ULIMIT_MAX_FILES=”ulimit -S -n `ulimit -H -n`”

Changing that line as follows fixed the problem:
ULIMIT_MAX_FILES=”"

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:02:33 +0000

Follow up: In the knowledge base on the security update (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077) it is noted that firewall rules might become inactive.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:00:50 +0000

I didn’t find any problems. But I must say I don’t use the default firewall configuration. I use noobproof to configure the standard firewall, I can configure it a lot better with that tool.

By: aleks

aleks — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:56:39 +0000

after installing the security update for Leopard (March 2010) apache isnt serving webpages anymore. it is still running and localhost brings up postfixadmin, but not remotely. Switching off the os x firewall completely solves teh problem but that is not something I feel comfortable with. httpd is added as an allow for ” set access” rule. I tried removing it from the list and re placing it in the firewall list. Anyone else have this problem? I am running apache 2.2.14 as 32 bit.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:03:08 +0000

Mario, you can create your own alias if you want to. We don’t do that as it might interfere with apple’s setup and apple might change apache with a software update. So always use /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl. You could also add /usr/local/apache2/bin to the PATH variable in bash before /usr/sbin.

By: Jr

Jr — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:54:57 +0000

Hi Richard,

Thanks for the great website. I don’t understand why when I start apachectl from /usr/local/apache2/bin

how do I change the alias? its pointing to incorrech apachectl

sh-3.2# pwd
/usr/local/apache2/bin
sh-3.2# which apachectl
/usr/sbin/apachectl

Thanks Mario

By: Kieran

Kieran — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:00:05 +0000

This means that apache is not running at all. That output is just listing the grep process that you just ran to get the result. If apache were running you would get additional line(s) indicating the full path of the httpd binary.

By: Luc Marivoet

Luc Marivoet — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:26:51 +0000

Hi Richard,

I started the httpd DIY version (sudo launchctl start com.diymacserver.apache2) but when I used your command I got following output :

macs-mac-mini:~ mac$ ps -ax | grep http
1062 ttys001 0:00.00 grep http

Any clue ?

And could you verify the Hosts i sent you ?

Thanks

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:40:56 +0000

Luc, Yes there is, use the command:

`ps -ax | grep http`

In the output is should tell you which httpd process is running.

`0:13.34 /usr/local/apache2/bin/httpd -k start`

By: Luc Marivoet

Luc Marivoet — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:21:27 +0000

Hi,

I was wondering, is there an easy way to know if the apache (DIY) is running. I tried to start through Web Sharing (system preferences) and there it worked. I know this is the original Apache and not the DIY version.

So far no luck in starting the DIY version and reach my server even locally.

Thanks for any help