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Getting forbidden or empty index on MAMP/Snow Leopard
I'm using MAMP on Snow Leopard and if I run the VHX (v2.0.6) setup wizard, it changes my MAMP ports to the MAMP defaults (8888 & 8889). When this happens, and I load a virtual host like this -- http://virtualhostname:8888 -- I get an empty 'Index Of' page, even though there are files there.
If I change the MAMP ports to the default apache/mysql ports (80 & 3306) like I want them, and then I load the virtual host like this -- http://virtualhostname -- I get a Forbidden page.
Any ideas how to fix this?
If I change the MAMP ports to the default apache/mysql ports (80 & 3306) like I want them, and then I load the virtual host like this -- http://virtualhostname -- I get a Forbidden page.
Any ideas how to fix this?
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Inappropriate?OK I figured it out. I had to set the MAMP DocumentRoot to something hierarchically >= where the virtualhosts pointed.
MAMP > Preferences > Apache > DocumentRoot
I just set it as my home directory since my sites reside in subfolders of my home directory (/Users/yourusername)
Then you can create virtualhosts pointing at or inside that directory (ie. /Users/yourusername/Sites)
I'm surprised I couldn't find these instructions anywhere. I did find the instructions for changing the DocumentRoot for OSX native apache, but for some reason I didn't put it together that I needed to do that via MAMP's control panel.
So for anyone using MAMP and VirtualHostX and getting a forbidden error or empty index pages, EXPAND YOUR DOCUMENTROOT!
I’m tired of wasting time on this instead of actual development.
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Inappropriate?Glad it's working.
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