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Configure Apache on Mac OSX with Environment Variables

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Configure Apache Path Environment Variable on Mac OSX

Problem: Apache2/PHP did not find a program to execute on its configured path

Solution: Add a new path of /usr/local/bin to Apache2's path where the program was installed

Edit the Apache2 plist file with whatever editor you like (example using vim):
```
 $ sudo vim /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist
```

Add the following to the the plist file:

 <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
 <dict>
   <key>PATH</key>
   <string>/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin</string>
 </dict>

Restart Apache2

 $ sudo /usr/sbin/apachectl stop
 $ sudo /usr/sbin/apachectl start

malhal commented Feb 9, 2020

In Catalina this file is now on the new read-only system volume.

I'm not sure if it was there before but I see an empty /private/etc/apache2/env.plist which is maybe designed as a workaround?

I have the Server app installed, which now has its own instance of apache running, the default apache has this but I'm not sure where to set this env variable:

<IfDefine SERVER_APP_HAS_DEFAULT_PORTS>
    Listen 8080
</IfDefine>
<IfDefine !SERVER_APP_HAS_DEFAULT_PORTS>
    Listen 80
</IfDefine>

I tried setting a SERVER_APP_HAS_DEFAULT_PORTS true in env.plist to no avail but it is possible I had the permissions wrong.

In any case apache won't launch because of httpd (pid 82785) already running and need to stop the Server apps own apache:
sudo launchctl unload -w /Applications/Server.app/Contents/ServerRoot/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.serviceproxy.plist

dzero1 commented Apr 30, 2021

I had to run command "csrutil disable" in Terminal after rebooting and hitting CMD+R and then I was able to edit this file.

In catalina I had to mount the root to read/write using sudo mount -uw / after disable csrutil.

hrodrig commented Apr 27, 2022 •

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I'm getting the same issue.

Solution: For my case (same than SubhajitSarkar)

I have put the environment variables in the ~/.profile (I'm using zsh on M1)

brew install httpd # run as non-root user on port 8080
...

nano ~/.profile
...
export MY_VAR="test"
...

source ~/.profile 
apachectl stop
apachectl start

# php 8.x code
...
echo getenv('MY_VAR')
...
Output: test

And now it is working properly on Monterrey.