MacOS Server Edition

https://getgrav.org/blog/macos-mojave-apache-ssl https://getgrav.org/blog/macos-mojave-apache-multiple-php-versions https://getgrav.org/blog/macos-mojave-apache-upgrade-homebrew https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/326979/how-can-i-switch-from-mac-server-app-to-apache https://tosbourn.com/turn-off-the-built-in-apache-on-osx/

Ensure Apache is stopped

sudo apachectl -k stop

Stop Apache being restarted after a reboot

sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist sudo launchctl unload -w /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.serviceproxy.plist

sudo launchctl unload -w /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.server.httpd.plist sudo launchctl unload -w /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.serviceproxy.plist

Check the port is unused

sudo lsof -i:80

Install Xcode Command Line Tools

xcode-select --install

Update or Install Homebrew

brew update

...or...

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Check Brew version

brew --version

Check all's good with Brew

brew doctor

Install missing libraries

brew install openldap libiconv

Upgrade or Install Apache (httpd)

brew upgrade httpd brew link httpd

...or...

brew install httpd

Ensure Apache starts on reboot

brew services start httpd

Check install

http://localhost:8080

You can test your Apache config with /opt/homebrew/bin/httpd -t