Inbuilt apache on OSX Mavericks | file location

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2014-07
  • DSHEP

    Once I have started the server via Terminal, where is the default location for my index.html file to be saved to? Or is there no default, and i have to explicitly call out where I want to put it? and if so, how do i do that? Thanks in advance,

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  • shub

    The default directory is /Library/WebServer/Documents

    You know that there is already one set up because when you go to http://localhost, you see this (via here)

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    You can also put your documents in /Users/[USER]/Sites and access it via localhost/~[USER].

    To change the directory (via the above link):

    • Open /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf:

    • On line 170, change the DocumentRoot to whatever your desired directory is (eg. DocumentRoot “/www”)

    • On line 197, change the Directory location (eg. <Directory “/www”>)

    • On line 217 (within the Directory location we just updated), change the AllowOverride to “All” so that we can use .htaccess to modify any settings for our local sites (ie. AllowOverride All)

    • On line 429, uncomment the Include of the httpd-vhosts.conf file (ie. Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf)


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    Specific to your question about a utility to watch file activity. What you want is called 'opensnoop' and it ships with OS X:

    http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#DOCUMENTATION/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/opensnoop.1m.html

    # opensnoop  # (in another terminal 'touch hi')
  UID    PID COMM          FD PATH                 
  502    146 Finder        30 /Users/thedude       
  502   1247 touch          3 /dev/dtracehelper    
  502   1247 touch          3 hi                   
  502    141 Dock          -1 /Users/thedude/Applications
  502    141 Dock           9 /Users/thedude       
  502    141 Dock          11 /Users/thedude       
  502   1225 zsh            3 /var/run/utmpx       
    0     58 mds            9 .                    
  502    850 mdworker       7 /Users/thedude/hi    
  502    146 Finder        30 /Users/thedude