Any MAMP users here?

[David B]

I love my MacBook Pro, but getting Apache, PHP and MySQL to work on it has been a nightmare. I finally downloaded MAMP, which has been another nightmare. I beat my brains out making my virtual hosts work, only to discover that they were associated with my default Apache installation, which was still running.

Anyway, I've now learned how to shut down Apache #1, and I assume Apache #2 (the MAMP version) is working correctly, because I can at least view phpMyAdmin. But I apparently have to go back to square one to make my virtual hosts work again.

They didn't work with Apache #1 until I did two things:

1) Delete ever instance of 127.0.0.1 in httpd.conf, even though I use 127.0.0.1 in my hosts file

2) Change every virtual host in NetInfo to lower case, even if they're capitalized everywhere else

Now that I'm focused on Apache #2, I've changed my port number from 80 to 8888 in my newer (MAMP) httpd.conf file.

Below is a copy of virtual host scripts. I originally copied them over from my PC, but they were working with Apache #1 on my Mac.

Thanks for any tips!

* * * * * * * * *

NameVirtualHost *:8888

# Leave this one alone - it makes sure that localhost works.
#<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1:8888>
<VirtualHost *:8888>
DocumentRoot /Library/WebServer/Documents
ServerName localhost
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:8888>
ServerName Geobop
ServerAdmin [e-mail address]
DocumentRoot /Users/MyName/Sites/Geobop
</VirtualHost>

#<VirtualHost 127.0.0.1:8888>
<VirtualHost *:8888>
ServerName GW
ServerAdmin [e-mail address]
DocumentRoot /Users/MyName/Sites/GW
</VirtualHost>

<IfModule mod_php4.c>
# If php is turned on, we repsect .php and .phps files.
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

# Since most users will want index.php to work we
# also automatically enable index.php
<IfModule mod_dir.c>
DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
</IfModule>
</IfModule>

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} ^TRACE
RewriteRule .* - [F]
</IfModule>

<IfModule mod_bonjour.c>
# Only the pages of users who have edited their
# default home pages will be advertised on Bonjour.
RegisterUserSite customized-users
#RegisterUserSite all-users

# Bonjour advertising for the primary site is off by default.
#RegisterDefaultSite
</IfModule>

Include /private/etc/httpd/users/*.conf

[ScottW]

Yes, you need to turn off the Mac installed version of Apache so you can run MAMP. But, you found that out and so Im confused of what your issue is now? When you to go http://localhost:8888 what comes up, anything?

Have you tried removing the "Include" at the bottom for the time being? Do you the Mac firewall turned off? If on, is 8888 allowed? Tried turning off your firewall to eliminate any possible issues.

[David B]

Originally Posted by ScottW

Yes, you need to turn off the Mac installed version of Apache so you can run MAMP. But, you found that out and so Im confused of what your issue is now?

Well, I THINK MAMP's Apache installation is now running correctly, so my next goal is to make virtual hosts and .htaccess files with mod-rewrite rules work. I had virtual hosts working with the default Apache installation, though it was a lot of work, and I just stumbled over the solution.

When you to go http://localhost:8888 what comes up, anything?

A blank page with a column of numerals on the left side.

Have you tried removing the "Include" at the bottom for the time being? Do you the Mac firewall turned off? If on, is 8888 allowed? Tried turning off your firewall to eliminate any possible issues.

Sorry, that's all new stuff for me. I can view MAMP's home page at http://localhost:8888/MAMP/?language=English . . . I assume that confirms that 8888 is allowed, right? But I haven't learned how to work with firewalls yet, and I don't know what you mean by "Include."

I did some more research and also learned that I may have to create a symlink? Sheez, I wish the folks at MAMP had created a step-by-step guide!

I also discovered my Apache log. I don't know how to interpret it, but I'll paste some of the first and last lines below. Thanks!

[Sat Mar 24 20:32:22 2007] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Sat Mar 24 20:32:22 2007] [notice] Digest: done
[Sat Mar 24 20:32:22 2007] [notice] Apache/2.0.59 (Unix) PHP/5.1.6 DAV/2 configured -- resuming normal operations
[Sat Mar 24 20:37:40 2007] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: /Applications/MAMP/bin/phpMyAdmin/css/themes, referer: http://localhost:8888/phpMyAdmin/css...js_frame=right
[Sat Mar 24 20:37:42 2007] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: /Applications/MAMP/bin/phpMyAdmin/css/themes, referer: http://localhost:8888/phpMyAdmin/css...js_frame=right
[Sat Mar 24 20:37:47 2007] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: /Applications/MAMP/bin/phpMyAdmin/css/themes, referer: http://localhost:8888/phpMyAdmin/css...js_frame=right

[I deleted a bunch of stuff here.]

/Applications/MAMP/bin/php5/zend/lib/ZendExtensionManager.so: (null)
Failed loading /Applications/MAMP/bin/php5/zend/lib/ZendExtensionManager.so: (null)
Failed loading /Applications/MAMP/bin/php5/zend/lib/ZendExtensionManager.so: (null)
Failed loading /Applications/MAMP/bin/php5/zend/lib/ZendExtensionManager.so: (null)
[Sun Mar 25 14:26:12 2007] [notice] caught SIGTERM, shutting down
Failed loading /Applications/MAMP/bin/php5/zend/lib/ZendExtensionManager.so: (null)
[Sun Mar 25 14:26:18 2007] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Sun Mar 25 14:26:18 2007] [notice] Digest: done
[Sun Mar 25 14:26:18 2007] [notice] Apache/2.0.59 (Unix) PHP/5.1.6 DAV/2 configured -- resuming normal operations

[David B]

Sorry to cut and run, but I just made a big decision. After searching for solutions on the Internet, I finally realized that Apache is WAY over my head. I came across similar comments from others who appear to know more about this sort of stuff than I do. Some of them stuck with MAMP, but they used the default Apache installation instead of MAMP's Apache program.

So I think I'm going to switch gears and go back to my default Apache program; at least my virtual hosts work with it. I still need to figure out how to get my .htaccess files to work, but I think I'd better start a new thread and bury this one. However, I'm adding the URL to my notes for future reference. Thanks so much for the tips.

[David B]

Originally Posted by ScottW

Have you tried removing the "Include" at the bottom for the time being?

Duh...I guess I wasn't thinking. I just realized what you were referring to, so I commented out and, VOILA, it works. Thanks!