Are there any MAMP users on this list who can tell me what I need to do to make .htaccess files work on a Mac?
I recently copied my databases from my PC to a Mac. I had a hard time getting things to work, so I installed a preconfigured package called MAMP. I finally figured out how to set up virtual hosts, only to discover that my .htaccess files don't work. I thought it might have to do with the fact that my .htaccess files were created with Notepad. But according to this article... http://rexselin.wordpress.com/2006/07/28/making-mod-rewrite-and-htaccess-work-on-mac-os-x/ ....htaccess files don't work on Mac's unless you do the following: 1) Open the httpd.conf file and uncomment these three lines: #LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so #AddModule mod_rewrite.c #AccessFilename .htaccess > The 2nd and 3rd lines were already uncommented. The closest I found to the first line was the following, which was also uncommented: LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/httpd/mod_rewrite.so I left it alone. 2) Change "AllowOverride None" to "AllowOverride All" in both the httpd.conf and /private/etc/httpd/users/MyName.conf files. 3) Restart Apache. I did all the above - and it killed all my virtual hosts. After undoing the changes, I restarted my servers with the MAMP icon, but nothing happened. So I went into Apple's System Preferences > Web Sharing, and restarted it. That restored my virtual hosts. That made me wonder if the Apache server that came pre-installed with my MacBook Pro is still running. In fact, I wonder if my websites have been feeding off the original Apache rather than MAMP's Apache all along. If so, how do I access it and shut it off, without affecting my newer (MAMP) Apache program? What else do I need to do to make my .htaccess files work on a Mac? Should I recreate my .htaccess files in a native Mac text editor? I might also mention that, in order to get my virtual hosts to work, I had to delete all instances of "127.0.0.1" from my httpd.conf file. I don't know what the significance might be, but I thought it might shed a little light on what's going on. Thanks! ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/
