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A Web server is a program that uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) to serve the files that form Web pages to users, in response to their requests, which are forwarded by their computers' HTTP clients.

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What causes OS X to mark a folder as Quarantined?

I had a folder under ~/Sites, let's call it Foo, from which I was sharing a Wordpress site-in-development via Apache. This was working fine, I'd mapped foo.local to 127.0.0.1 in my hosts file and was accessing the site from there on my laptop. Then,…
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Disable Apache autostart

I'm on a fresh 10.9 install and the default Apache server is org.apache.httpd: Already loaded after each startup. Is there a way to disable that autostart?
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Can I use a MacBook as a server with the lid closed?

I have an old MacBook laying around, and I wonder if it's possible to use it safely when the lid is closed? I want to run it as a network device, store files in my home network on it etc. Is there a way to use it just plugged in to power and…
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How to turn Mac OS X Lion into a web server?

After using MAMP for ages, I found out I could actually use Snow Leopard's built-in Apache server. Now that I've upgraded to Lion, I have no idea how to do this anymore. Do you know how to turn my Mac OS X Lion into a web server, so that I can…
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Has anyone ever tried to use an iPhone as web server?

Yeah, it makes no sense to use an iPhone as web server, although the hardware could be used in some interesting ways if this would be possible. You could, for example, set up the iPhone to send a phonecall or SMS with pre-recorded message to someone…
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Conflict between internal Apache and Apache installed via Homebrew

I have faced following trouble. I wanted to have multiple versions of PHP so I used this article to achieve this. But I could not stop Apache via sudo apachectl -k stop when running this command I am getting the following result: So now it seems…
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How are Apple devices maintaining persistent connections with Apple servers for things such as APN, FindMy network, etc

Apple devices such as iPhones and Macs are able to receive near real-time notifications from the APN system, as well as frequently checking in with the FindMy network, and more. I am wondering how these devices are able to maintain persistent…
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dnsmasq not working on Mac OS Sierra

I'm running dnsmasq on a 2016 MBP running Mac OS Sierra (10.12.1) but I'm unable to ping any .dev addresses despite having what I believe is the proper config. Running dig does return sane…
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how to use ipad to access webserver on macbook air

my webserver software is nginx which runs very well on macbook air using mac os x 10.7.5 when i go to http://myapp.localhost on my macbook air, i can access my website perfectly which is running on localhost. how can i access the website from my…
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Connect to SMB server on startup

I got a late 2017 macbook pro running the High Sierra update. I am wondering if its possible to auto connect to a smb server. I need to do this manually everytime i start up at work. And as small as it is. It gets quite annoying! I have found a way…
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localhost / userdir on macOS Sierra

I've always used: Setting up a local web server on OS X to set up my localhost and userdirs. After upgrading to Sierra, yesterday, my localhost web server wasn't working anymore. I tried following the tutorial again but I'm not able to get into my…
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High Sierra: Can't connect to a xampp server running on another machine after upgrading macOS

I have a Xampp web server running on another computer in the local network and my Mac can no longer access it after updating to High Sierra. All other devices I have in the same Wi-Fi network connect to the web server using the server computer's IP…
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Folder displaying in terminal but not finder

Alright, so I just started beginning web development using my mac. My localhost says "It works" and I read somewhere I need to add my code files etc in Library/WebServer/Documents. However, inside my Library, I do not see any WebServer folder. I can…
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OS X menubar/dashboard/dock utility for monitoring a server?

Is there any desktop utility for OS X that would periodically monitor a (non-osx) server and display a status icon? Something as simple as attempting to visit a URL every 5 minutes and turning red if it does not respond would be enough, although…
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Mac OS X Server ignores remote HTTP connections, but accepts local ones

I cannot get Mac OS X Server's web server to accept connections from other machines on the same LAN. This is on OS X 10.8.2, running on a Mac mini which originally shipped with Lion Server. I can connect to it from the server itself, such as by…
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