2019-08-13-Start-apache-server

1. Start Terminal

2. Enter following command (after replacing userNameHere with your user name)

sudo vi /etc/apache2/users/userNameHere.conf

1. Paste following into that file & save.

<Directory "/Users/USERNAME/Sites/">
    Options Indexes Multiviews
    AllowOverride AuthConfig Limit
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>

1. Run following command to start apache server.

sudo apachectl start

1. Launch Safari, Chrome, or Firefox.

2. Navigate to "http://127.0.0.1" to verify the server is running, you will see an “It Works!” message.

3. Move your files to /Library/WebServer/Documents/

Stop server

sudo apachectl stop

Restart server

sudo apachectl restart