Comments on: How to set up Apache Virtual hosting on MAMP for Magento http://www.aschroder.com/2009/02/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosting-on-mamp-for-magento/ Notes on Ecommerce Web Development Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:11:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ashley http://www.aschroder.com/2009/02/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosting-on-mamp-for-magento/comment-page-1/#comment-1498 Ashley Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:25:45 +0000 http://www.aschroder.com/?p=141#comment-1498 Hi, Matt - Sorry you solved this before I got a chance to offer some suggestions - glad to hear you got it sorted and thanks for stopping by to post your fixes. Hi, Matt – Sorry you solved this before I got a chance to offer some suggestions – glad to hear you got it sorted and thanks for stopping by to post your fixes.

]]> By: Matt http://www.aschroder.com/2009/02/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosting-on-mamp-for-magento/comment-page-1/#comment-1497 Matt Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:14:54 +0000 http://www.aschroder.com/?p=141#comment-1497 I finally solved my magento issue of taking a site from a remote host to a local host and I thought my notes may help someone else 1. Check .htaccess file for #RewriteBase - my previous programmer had added rules 2. Check MAMP Preferences - Mine was set to PHP 5.3 when it should have been PHP 5.2 It has taken me almost 12 hours to resolve this, 3 times longer than the actual job. But now I can get on with the design changes. I finally solved my magento issue of taking a site from a remote host to a local host and I thought my notes may help someone else

1. Check .htaccess file for #RewriteBase – my previous programmer had added rules

2. Check MAMP Preferences – Mine was set to PHP 5.3 when it should have been PHP 5.2

It has taken me almost 12 hours to resolve this, 3 times longer than the actual job. But now I can get on with the design changes.

]]> By: Matt http://www.aschroder.com/2009/02/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosting-on-mamp-for-magento/comment-page-1/#comment-1496 Matt Sun, 04 Jul 2010 07:44:46 +0000 http://www.aschroder.com/?p=141#comment-1496 Hi Ashley I could really do with your help I'm running MAMP 1.9 on OS X 10.5.8 I done a fresh install of Magento locally and it works, using default ports. However, I have downloaded a remote site to make changes locally and am struggling to get this to work as it continues to go to the live site or brings up an error. I have several questions. 1. Does Little Snitch affect the host file ? 2. If I add "Include /Applications/MAMP/conf/apache/sites" Apache server does not start (Web sharing is switched off in sharing preferences) I appreciate any help you can offer Thanks Matt :) Hi Ashley

I could really do with your help

I’m running MAMP 1.9 on OS X 10.5.8

I done a fresh install of Magento locally and it works, using default ports.

However, I have downloaded a remote site to make changes locally and am struggling to get this to work as it continues to go to the live site or brings up an error.

I have several questions.
1. Does Little Snitch affect the host file ?
2. If I add “Include /Applications/MAMP/conf/apache/sites” Apache server does not start (Web sharing is switched off in sharing preferences)

I appreciate any help you can offer

Thanks Matt :)

]]> By: Ashley http://www.aschroder.com/2009/02/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosting-on-mamp-for-magento/comment-page-1/#comment-1483 Ashley Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:18:56 +0000 http://www.aschroder.com/?p=141#comment-1483 Glad to hear it Leon! I also hate it when you do that same thing and get different results. A programmer I used to work with called that 'solar flares' - seems like a good excuse to me! Glad to hear it Leon! I also hate it when you do that same thing and get different results. A programmer I used to work with called that ’solar flares’ – seems like a good excuse to me!

]]> By: Leon de Rijke http://www.aschroder.com/2009/02/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosting-on-mamp-for-magento/comment-page-1/#comment-1481 Leon de Rijke Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:53:16 +0000 http://www.aschroder.com/?p=141#comment-1481 Ok, I deleted all virtual hosts from both the httpd.conf and the hosts file. I set up blahblah.com with just an index.html file in it. That worked. Then I added blahblah2.com with just an index.html file. That worked too! Now I set up the other virtual hosts for my sites and they all worked! I really have no idea what went wrong (which frightens me a bit) but in any case: everything works fine now. Thanks for your help Ashley!! Ok, I deleted all virtual hosts from both the httpd.conf and the hosts file. I set up blahblah.com with just an index.html file in it. That worked. Then I added blahblah2.com with just an index.html file. That worked too!

Now I set up the other virtual hosts for my sites and they all worked! I really have no idea what went wrong (which frightens me a bit) but in any case: everything works fine now.

Thanks for your help Ashley!!

]]> By: Ashley http://www.aschroder.com/2009/02/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosting-on-mamp-for-magento/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 Ashley Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:18:01 +0000 http://www.aschroder.com/?p=141#comment-1480 Hmmm - I suggest back peddling a bit, to try and get a more minimal setup working. How about setting up a vhost for 'blahblah.com' and pointing it's root at a directory somewhere that just has a single index.html file in it. Add blahblah.com to your hosts file pointing to 127... and see if that works (remove all other vhost config while testing it) Hmmm – I suggest back peddling a bit, to try and get a more minimal setup working. How about setting up a vhost for ‘blahblah.com’ and pointing it’s root at a directory somewhere that just has a single index.html file in it. Add blahblah.com to your hosts file pointing to 127… and see if that works (remove all other vhost config while testing it)

]]> By: Leon de Rijke http://www.aschroder.com/2009/02/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosting-on-mamp-for-magento/comment-page-1/#comment-1476 Leon de Rijke Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:02:36 +0000 http://www.aschroder.com/?p=141#comment-1476 Yes, the VirtualHost tags are around each one. Yes, the VirtualHost tags are around each one.

]]> By: Ashley http://www.aschroder.com/2009/02/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosting-on-mamp-for-magento/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 Ashley Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:20:54 +0000 http://www.aschroder.com/?p=141#comment-1475 You have got the <code><VirtualHost *:80></code> tags around each one right? I think it probably just got stripped from the comment? You have got the <VirtualHost *:80> tags around each one right? I think it probably just got stripped from the comment?

]]> By: Leon de Rijke http://www.aschroder.com/2009/02/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosting-on-mamp-for-magento/comment-page-1/#comment-1472 Leon de Rijke Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:46:48 +0000 http://www.aschroder.com/?p=141#comment-1472 Hi Ashley, Without localhost root it serves both fototest.local and leonderijke.local from ‘/Users/leonderijke/websites/fototest’. With localhost root, if I move the virtual hosts to directories outside of the localhost root it serves both virtual hosts from the localhost root. I tested some more and I concluded that it serves every virtual host from the document root of the top virtual host (the first virtual host). I'm staring at the virtual host config but I can't find anything wrong with it. Do you? Hi Ashley,

Without localhost root it serves both fototest.local and leonderijke.local from ‘/Users/leonderijke/websites/fototest’.

With localhost root, if I move the virtual hosts to directories outside of the localhost root it serves both virtual hosts from the localhost root.

I tested some more and I concluded that it serves every virtual host from the document root of the top virtual host (the first virtual host).

I’m staring at the virtual host config but I can’t find anything wrong with it. Do you?

]]> By: Ashley http://www.aschroder.com/2009/02/how-to-set-up-apache-virtual-hosting-on-mamp-for-magento/comment-page-1/#comment-1469 Ashley Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:30:32 +0000 http://www.aschroder.com/?p=141#comment-1469 Hi, Leon - can you try with either no localhost root or by moving the virtual hosts to directories outside of the localhost root? (just as a test) Hi, Leon – can you try with either no localhost root or by moving the virtual hosts to directories outside of the localhost root? (just as a test)

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