I'm using MAMP PRO on my Mac (running OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion).
Today I added a new host and managed to name it sitename .org which now making me unable to access it online.
Fist I tried to rename the host - didn't work.
Then I tried to remove the host - didn't work.
Tried to rename the folder (wich also was named sitename.org) - didn't work.
So basically now I cannot access this particular site at all.
I've set the correct disk location and everything, but it just uses "Document-Root: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs". Even now, after I've removed the host, it still says" "erver name: sitename.org".
Also restated the machine...
Does anyone know how I can fix this?
I believe MAMP Pro sets all the apache settings on launch, saving them in its preferences plist or some such, so:
Start MAMP Pro
click to the sites tab
click the + button below
fill in the details for your site (desired local url eg sitename or sitename.dev)
restart MAMP
There is a video for Mamp Pro here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hMW8sTFftI
if you have any cruft from trying to set this up manually, check in your /etc/hosts file, remove any lines that relate to your 'sitename.org'. This way, your machine will look online for sitename.org rather than thinking that the site should be served locally.
You may need to flush your dns cache? for 10.8 try:
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
Related
It may seems as a repeated question but my problem is that I couldn't be able to start Apache server on XAMPP Portable, I'm am aware of the issues that some aplications can cause since they can use the ports where apache is supposed to work, so I decide to change the apache running ports on httpd.conf and httpd-ssl.conf files to Listen on 8080 and 8001 respectively, here are some screenshots of the changes,
http-conf1, http-conf2, httpssl-conf1, httpssl-conf2
In adition to that I also chage the configuration of the "Service & Port Settings" under XAMPP Control Panel, as shown in the folowing image,
xampp-ports
Although, I did all these changes I still can´t get the apache instance running, and keep getting the following error xampp-error, it's important to notice that I´m trying to start apache service in a company workstation and I don't have any admin rights, but I read that ports above 1250 didn't need any admin rigths to run services on them, so I don´t know what to do at this point, any suggestion from you guys would be really appreciated.
Thanks.
There are lot's of answer to this problem here, in particular I think that this is the answer you are looking for:
Have you executed "setup_xampp.bat" script?
It's inside XAMPP folder and it must be executed every time you change XAMPP folder.
(Bolds are mine)
While not explicitly stated in any "immediate" and "easily" visible warning or message, this is also stated in the readme_en.txt file inside the XAMPP portable main folder.
Step 1: Unpack the package into a directory of your choice. Please start the
"setup_xampp.bat" and beginning the installation.
Note: XAMPP makes no entries in the windows registry and no settings for the system variables.
I'd also say there is a not-so-clear note section right above this step:
[NOTE: Unpack the package to your USB stick or a partition of your choice.
There it must be on the highest level like E:\ or W:. It will
build E:\xampp or W:\xampp or something like this. Please do not use the "setup_xampp.bat" for an USB stick installation!]
I've installed it in a random folder (not root) and after running the setup_xampp.bat script everything ran correctly.
If you are using xampp in USB Drive and having issue at different Windows PC/Laptop then Assign a relevant letter to USB according to installation PC/Laptop USB Letter.
Suppose You install xampp in USB at computer Alpha and Computer Alpha assign it letter F to USB and Now You are at other PC/Laptop Bravo and that PC/Laptop assign it to letter W by default then change that letter to F using Bravo system control panel.
Problem: xampp Portable won’t start, failed or just doesn’t work!
Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
[Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing dependencies,
[Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown by another method.
[Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and check... ...
Solution:
Option 2
Step 1: Open Apache "httpd.conf" from xampp control panel. The file will open in notepad.
image-xampp-config
Step 2: Scroll down or search for “ServerRoot”. If result => ServerRoot "/xampp/apache" follow next step. If not follow (Option 2)
image-xammp-ServerRoot
If 'httpd.conf' not like this image follow #Option 2
Step 3: For portable version of xampp don't any other folder name like 'xampp56'
Use only "xampp" And put this on root directory.
No Sub folder/directory
Step 4: Open your USB drive and go to xampp folder, then start the xampp-control-panel with ‘run as administrator’ mode.
Done.
Option 2
Step 1: Open your ‘My Computer’ or ‘This PC’ to confirm your USB drive label on your current PC. E:, F:, G:…
Step 2: Open Apache "httpd.conf" from xampp control panel. The file will open in notepad. Now Scroll down or search for “ServerRoot”
image-changing-file-httpd
Step 3: There’s a file address path after the ServerRoot should change with your current USB drive address path if path not matches with this current PC.
image-notepade-replace-function
Step 4: Repeat the same process for Apache 'httpd-ssl.conf', 'httpd-xampp.conf',
'php.ini'(Please note that php using the backslash “\” instead of forward slash “/”)
image-php-ini-config-update
and
{…your usb…}\xampp\apache\conf\extra\
File name: 'httpd-autoindex.conf', 'httpd-multilang-errordoc.conf'.
Note: If xampp Portable Apache "httpd.conf" like Option 2 you have to Repeat this process Every time. I recommend you to download new version of 'xampp-portable-win32-... .zip'.
Otherwise total of 7 files need to be updated everytime you change
PC!! Apache ('httpd.conf', 'httpd-ssl.conf', 'httpd-xamp.conf')
'php.ini', 'my.ini', 'httpd-autoindex.conf',
'httpd-multilang-errordoc.conf'
Step 5: Open your USB drive and go to xampp folder, then start the xampp-control-panel with ‘run as administrator’ mode.
Done.
I am facing a strange issue on a single PC, all other PC's I have tried are fine so the problem definitely seems localised to this setup.
Windows 7
Google Chrome Version 48.0.2564.82 m
I have developed a simple website on an Apace web server (Windows Server 2012), and assigned it an internal IP address (1.2.3.4), and internal dns name (MyWebsite.MyDomain).
This website is only available within our company. When I type the URL MyWebsite.MyDomain into any browser I am presented with the correct web page, great. When I type the IP address 1.2.3.4 into any browser I am also presented with the correct web page, great again.
This is the case for every PC I have tried so far, apart from one. Instead I am presented with the following error message;
This web page is not available
ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED
Why would this be?
Things I have tried so far on the local PC;
delete history/cache on local PC
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /renew
ipconfig /registerdns
changed to Google public dns (8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4)
restart (multiple times)
tried IE and FFOX (same error)
checked hosts file (all looks ok)
The only change I ever made to this individual PC was I installed XAMPP and changed the hosts file (for testing purposes). I have since uninstalled XAMPP and reverted to the original hosts file - could this be the issue? I can't think of any other changes.
I had thought the issue was with my web server setup, but as the web site is accessible from all other PC's it would appear not?
Looks like a re-build may be necessary for this PC, unless somebody can perhaps point me to another suggestion? Any help appreciated.
That machine doesn't happen to have any static ip addressing configured, does it? I'm thinking that perhaps a manual entry for DNS server is conflicting or overriding what DHCP is supposed to be assigning.
I have created a few websites locally on my mac using MAMP PRO as my local server environment.
I can access these on my mac as I have the opion of adding a local domain (in MAMP PRO) using "local name resolution"
But... I don't know how to access my sites from my iphone which I need to do to test.
If I put my local IP in (on my iphone) I get the MAMP holding page:
The virtual host was set up successfully.
If you can see this page, your new virtual host was set up
successfully. Now, web contents can be added and this placeholder
page1 should be replaced or deleted.
Server name: localhost Document-Root: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs
So I know that works but how do I access my indevidual sites.
The location and structure of my sites are like this:
/Users/myusername/Sites/vhosts/site1/public_html
/Users/myusername/Sites/vhosts/site2/public_html
/Users/myusername/Sites/vhosts/site3/public_html
/Users/myusername/Sites/vhosts/site4/public_html
Could this be to do with the localhost Document-Root? I noticed it was /Applications/MAMP/htdocs
Should I change that or change the location of my sites to be in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs?
Thanks
C
UPDATE:
Ok, so I changed my Document-Root to /Users/myusername/Sites/vhosts/ which now allows me to load the site localy in my browser with 192.168.1.134/site1/public_html
BUT.. when I load 192.168.1.134/site1/public_html from my iphone (on the same wifi network) I get the page title but the page doesn't load. Just hangs!
I use ngrok to forward my localhost and would recommend it. After installing it (it's free), you essentially run something like "ngrok 80" and ngrok will create a public URL that can be accessed from anywhere (AKA your phone) and displays the same content that http://localhost/ would.
Apologies I can't post full http:// links- I'm limited by my reputation.
In your example, ngrok might create a domain "hs673gs.ngrok.com" that corresponds to "localhost" when accessed from your local machine. Going to "hs673gs.ngrok.com/site1/public_html" from your iPhone will be essentially the same as visiting "192.168.1.134/site1/public_html" on your local machine.
Hope this helps.
MAMP has launched an app where you can see your local websites on your mobile through their app MAMP Viewer: https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/mamp-viewer/id1047237620?l=en&mt=8
You just configure the host that you want to use for MAMP Viewer:
Select the host you want to view on MAMP Viewer > On General tab, make sure to check, "for 'MAMP Viewer' (LAN only)" > click save > restart your servers > open the app and check your sites.
I am using OSX local web server and today I needed to set up a virtual host. After doing so, accessing localhost in a browser hangs. 127.0.0.1 says permission denied. Even after I reverted the changed to the files I made under etc/. What's weird is when I check my web sharing, it says the web server can be accessed via { someone-else's-computer.local/~my comp name }. That someone else is someone who is on the same router as me. When I disconnect my wifi, it says it can be accessed via my computer name. I don't know what's going on.
I figured it out something about what I did while editing it the first time or saving it out using TextMate screwed up the file. I backed up hosts file, duplicated hosts-original, renamed it hosts, and the selected all and pasted the contact back in. So basically the content didn't change, but instead I saved it out of text wrangler this time and magic! It worked. Computers are so annoying sometimes.
So I love it that MAMP Pro makes it super easy to set up hosts and access logs and stuff. But I am now working at a location where all of the local copies of websites are on a shared server, e.g. /Volumes/Server/Websites/MyAwesomeWebsite.
Unfortunately, when I try to select a folder on the server, all the folders are greyed out. And when I type the path in manually and restart Apache, I get the message:
"Some hosts have an invalid disk location. These hosts won't be reachable if you start Apache now."
There's really no point in using MAMP Pro if I can't set hosts up on the shared server... any ideas? Or am I gonna have to stop being lazy and edit the virtual hosts by hand from now on?
I was unable to get it to work, so I rolled back from MAMP Pro to MAMP and started editing the virtual host files by hand. It's actually not bad at all, I put a shortcut in my dock that launches both files in BBEdit, so adding new virtual hosts is still quick and easy.