setup

Apache Setup

On Mac, apache and php come preinstalled Setup is still needed though

  1. To use your own folder, search for userdir in /etc/apache2/httpd.conf and uncomment the loading of the userdir_ module and uncomment the line including a conf in extra directory

  2. then edit the file including /etc/apache2/extra/http-userdir.conf and uncomment include the line for /private/etc/apache2/users/*.conf

  3. cd /etc/apache2/users and sudo emacs [homedirectory name].conf

    <Directory "[path to diectory name]">
Options Indexes MultiViews
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>

  4. Finally, go to localhost/~[name]

Apache with Php

  1. In /etc/apache2/httpd.conf search for Addhandler and add AddHandler php7-script php which means php extensions will be handled

  2. Then search for php and uncomment the php load module

  3. In cd /private/etc, sudo cp php.ini.default php.ini and finally open the php.ini file

  4. In the file, find the real display_errors(prob second) and turn from Off to On

  5. Finally, restart sever and

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