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It does appear to be created when you create a new user. That file may not exist and if you upgrade from an older version, you may still not have it. It should exist at the path: /etc/apache2/users/.conf. While you are in /etc/apache2, double-check to make sure you have a user config file. To create one manually, enter the following:Įcho "My site works" > ~/Sites/ If you already had a Sites folder, it should still be there. Lion and later versions no longer create personal web sites by default. Include /private/etc/apache2/users/*.conf #Include /private/etc/apache2/users/*.conf Open the file you just enabled above with: (See below for an important new ACL change that will be required in Monterey for personal websites.) LoadModule userdir_module libexec/apache2/mod_userdir.so #LoadModule userdir_module libexec/apache2/mod_userdir.so LoadModule perl_module libexec/apache2/mod_perl.soĮnable personal websites by uncommenting the following at line 184: #LoadModule perl_module libexec/apache2/mod_perl.so If you want to run Perl scripts, you will need to do the following:Įnable Perl by uncommenting line 188 changing: PHP may be deprecated but Perl will soon be activated. 😄 Supposedly, the PHP acronym stood for “People Hate Perl”. #PHP was deprecated in macOS 11 and removed from macOS 12Īll the hip web developers are using various Javascript frameworks these days anyway. Apple even includes the following note at line 187 of this file: Sorry, but PHP is NOT included in Monterey. To get started, edit the Apache configuration file as root:

Lines in bold are what you will have to type in.

Basic understanding of Terminal.app and how to run command-line programs.

For things like database, web, and mail services, I have found it easier to just setup the client OS version manually. Server does a few specific tricks really well and is a good choice for those. Another note: These instructions apply to the client versions of OS X, not Server. There have been significant changes since earlier versions of macOS. Note: This user tip is specific to macOS 12 “Monterey”. I have another User Tip for installing and configuring MySQL and email servers. This User Tip only contains instructions for configuring the Apache server and Perl module. This is meant to be a development platform so that you can build and test your sites locally, then deploy to an internet server. Here is my definitive guide to getting a local web server running on macOS 12 “Monterey”.