Setup apache and config virtual host on macOS

macOS-install-apache-config-virtual-host.md

Setup apache and config virtual host on macOS

Since macOS Sierra 10.x apache has been built-in. Run these command to start / restart / stop apache

sudo /usr/sbin/apachectl start
sudo /usr/sbin/apachectl stop
sudo /usr/sbin/apachectl restart
sudo /usr/sbin/apachectl status

DocumentRoot

cd /usr/local/var/www

Apache folder

cd /etc/apache2

Apache config file

sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Config virtual host

Open apache config file

sudo nano `/etc/apache2/httpd.conf`

Find and uncomment httpd-vhosts line

Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

Now add your virtual host configuration into httpd-vhosts.conf file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin	admin@localhost
    ServerName	my-domain.local
    DocumentRoot "/Library/WebServer/Documents"
</VirtualHost>

Edit /etc/hosts to add virtual host domain

sudo nano /etc/hosts
# add this domain to hosts file
127.0.0.1 my-domain.local

Restart apache

sudo /usr/sbin/apachectl restart