localhost not working on Big Sur (Apache & Homebrew)
Solution 1
I assume you have tried to follow https://getgrav.org/blog/macos-bigsur-apache-multiple-php-versions tutorial. If not no worries. I followed this tutorial and I got the same issue.
As per my understanding you have updated to BigSur from previous version and there you have used sudo
to install apache and php etc. Now it will not work due to permission issues.
I am able to make it run with the following steps
- Change
Listen 80
toListen 127.0.0.1:80
in/usr/local/etc/httpd/httpd.conf
- use
sudo /usr/local/bin/httpd -k start
to start your httpd
Rest follow the tutorial to install multiple versions of PHP, enabling PHP in httpd.conf
file and PHP version switcher. After switching the version you must stop and start the httpd via sudo command i mentioned above.
So looks like things are working with this. I hope if I'm able to set proper permissions then I no longer need the sudo. And if you are at the tutorial, please check the comments at the bottom
Take care
Solution 2
I find that
apachectl stop
apachectl start
is the more reliable way to ensure httpd is running successfully. Also always
tail -f /usr/local/var/log/httpd/error_log
Solution 3
I have same issue, I upgrade from catalina to big sur, apache is well for a month, then a restart, apache isn't working.
I follow above,
Change Listen 80 to Listen 127.0.0.1:80 in /usr/local/etc/httpd/httpd.conf
This only make things worse.
I reinstall apache use brew https://getgrav.org/blog/macos-bigsur-apache-multiple-php-versions
same problem, not works above.
Finally, I change back Listen 10,
and
sudo apachectl -k restart
make it works again.
Brew services list is wrong, misleading, not trust.
if I run
brew services list
I got :
Name Status User Plist
httpd error root /Library/LaunchDaemons/homebrew.mxcl.httpd.plist
mysql started gemini /Users/gemini/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.mysql.plist
You can see httpd is error, in fact, my apache runs well, so the info here is all wrong.
!!!!!! if apache is not working !!!!!!
run following to fix:
sudo apachectl -k stop
sudo apachectl -k start
or
sudo apachectl -k restart
Check log:
tail -f /usr/local/var/log/httpd/error_log
!!!!!! if apache is not working !!!!!!
change default port to 10:
edit file:
/usr/local/etc/httpd/httpd.conf
change to Listen : 10
server root directory:
DocumentRoot "/usr/local/var/www"
Robo Robok
Updated on June 05, 2022Comments
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Robo Robok almost 2 years
I know there are dozens of questions about Apache not working, but nothing seems to solve it for me. I'm on macOS Big Sur 11.0.1.
I installed Apache with
brew install httpd
and thenbrew services start httpd
. Everything seems to be okay, but going tohttp://localhost/
gives me "This site can't be reached" error.http://127.0.0.1/
also gives that error. My/etc/hosts
configuration seems to be fine.I don't understand what's wrong. What can I do to find out the issue?