Virtual hosts not working with install of macOS Sierra
Solution 1
When you updated to macOS it overwrote your "httpd.conf" file in the /etc/apache2/ folder. It also overwrote your "http-vhost.conf" file as well in the /etc/apache2/extra folder.
You need to see if you have a backup file in those directories to uncomment the lines or use this as an example to help restore your settings: http://digitalshore.io/local-web-development-environment-apache-macos-sierra-10-12/
Check both the "/etc/apache2" and "/etc/apache2/extra" folder for the http-conf~previous and http-vhost.conf~previous files to put your previous settings back
When you are done be sure to run sudo apachectl restart for the new settings to take effect.
Solution 2
Also after you are done with the instructions provided by @chris-holcomb , do the following:
edit the file /etc/apache2/httpd.conf:
uncomment line 160:
#LoadModule vhost_alias_module libexec/apache2/mod_vhost_alias.so
to
LoadModule vhost_alias_module libexec/apache2/mod_vhost_alias.so
uncomment line 509:
#Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
to
Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
as a precaution, clear your dns cache with the following command using terminal:
sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder
Finally, restart apache:
sudo apachectl restart
Source: Apple Stack Exchange
Liz
Updated on June 26, 2022Comments
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Liz almost 2 years
I recently updated my work machine to macOS Sierra and now none of my virtual host configurations are working. I need to reconfigure all of these which is a huge pain.
I am wondering - is it normal for this to happen? Is there a way to prevent this from happening in the future when I update my operating system?
Additionally, it appears that my virtual host configuration is not working. Please see below.
I have edited
/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
to include:<VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin [email protected] DocumentRoot "/Users/splashnw/Sites/tm-charts" ServerName tm-charts.dev ErrorLog "/private/var/log/apache2/tm-charts.dev-error_log" CustomLog "/private/var/log/apache2/tm-charts.dev-access_log" common </VirtualHost>
And, my
/etc/hosts
file has:127.0.0.1 tm-charts.dev
When I navigate to tm-charts.dev in my browser, there is simply a message: "It works!" Not my project that I originally saw at that URL prior to installing macOS Sierra.
Can you tell me what is going wrong here? Thank you!
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Corey Bruyere over 7 yearsI'm seeing httpd.conf.pre-update and httpd.conf~previous. Should I be copying the entire contents of httpdconf~previous into the main httpd.conf file? If so how can I replace the entire contents of httpd.conf and http-vhost.conf? I tried with an editor without luck.
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Shweta almost 7 yearsI did restarted apachectl and problem solved, thanks!