Install Apache with Homebrew

add_apache_brew.md

Install Apache with Homebrew

Installing Apache

# Start by stopping the built-in Apache, if it's running, and prevent it from starting on boot.
# This is one of very few times you'll need to use sudo:
sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist 2>/dev/null

# We need to tap homebrew-dupes because "homebrew-apache/httpd22" relies on "homebrew-dupes/zlib"
# and install Apache 2.2 with the event MPM, and we'll use Homebrew's OpenSSL library
# since it's more up-to-date than OS X's:
brew tap homebrew/dupes
brew install -v homebrew/apache/httpd22 --with-brewed-openssl --with-mpm-event

# In order to get Apache and PHP to communicate via PHP-FPM, we'll install the mod_fastcgi module:
brew install -v homebrew/apache/mod_fastcgi --with-brewed-httpd22

Setting up Apache

# To prevent any potential problems with previous mod_fastcgi setups,
# let's remove all references to the mod_fastcgi module (we'll re-add the new version later):
sed -i '' '/fastcgi_module/d' $(brew --prefix)/etc/apache2/2.2/httpd.conf

# Add the logic for Apache to send PHP to PHP-FPM with mod_fastcgi, and reference
# that we'll want to use the file ~/Sites/httpd-vhosts.conf to configure our VirtualHosts.
# We need to run this command in a subprocess
(export USERHOME=$(dscl . -read /Users/`whoami` NFSHomeDirectory | awk -F"\: " '{print $2}') ; export MODFASTCGIPREFIX=$(brew --prefix mod_fastcgi) ; cat >> $(brew --prefix)/etc/apache2/2.2/httpd.conf <<EOF

# Vitor Britto - Changes

# Load PHP-FPM via mod_fastcgi
LoadModule fastcgi_module    ${MODFASTCGIPREFIX}/libexec/mod_fastcgi.so

<IfModule fastcgi_module>
  FastCgiConfig -maxClassProcesses 1 -idle-timeout 1500

  # Prevent accessing FastCGI alias paths directly
  <LocationMatch "^/fastcgi">
    Order Deny,Allow
    Deny from All
    Allow from env=REDIRECT_STATUS
  </LocationMatch>

  FastCgiExternalServer /php-fpm -host 127.0.0.1:9000 -pass-header Authorization -idle-timeout 1500
  ScriptAlias /fastcgiphp /php-fpm
  Action php-fastcgi /fastcgiphp

  # Send PHP extensions to PHP-FPM
  AddHandler php-fastcgi .php

  # PHP options
  AddType text/html .php
  DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
</IfModule>

# Include our VirtualHosts
Include ${USERHOME}/Sites/httpd-vhosts.conf
EOF
)

# We'll also create folders for logs and SSL files:
mkdir -pv ~/Sites/{logs,ssl}

# Let's populate the ~/Sites/httpd-vhosts.conf file:
touch ~/Sites/httpd-vhosts.conf

(export USERHOME=$(dscl . -read /Users/`whoami` NFSHomeDirectory | awk -F"\: " '{print $2}') ; cat > ~/Sites/httpd-vhosts.conf <<EOF
#
# Listening ports.
#
#Listen 8080  # defined in main httpd.conf
Listen 8443

#
# Use name-based virtual hosting.
#
NameVirtualHost *:8080
NameVirtualHost *:8443

#
# Set up permissions for VirtualHosts in ~/Sites
#
<Directory "${USERHOME}/Sites">
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
</Directory>

# For http://localhost in the users' Sites folder
<VirtualHost _default_:8080>
    ServerName localhost
    DocumentRoot "${USERHOME}/Sites"
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost _default_:8443>
    ServerName localhost
    Include "${USERHOME}/Sites/ssl/ssl-shared-cert.inc"
    DocumentRoot "${USERHOME}/Sites"
</VirtualHost>

#
# VirtualHosts
#

## Manual VirtualHost template for HTTP and HTTPS
#<VirtualHost *:8080>
#  ServerName project.dev
#  CustomLog "${USERHOME}/Sites/logs/project.dev-access_log" combined
#  ErrorLog "${USERHOME}/Sites/logs/project.dev-error_log"
#  DocumentRoot "${USERHOME}/Sites/project.dev"
#</VirtualHost>
#<VirtualHost *:8443>
#  ServerName project.dev
#  Include "${USERHOME}/Sites/ssl/ssl-shared-cert.inc"
#  CustomLog "${USERHOME}/Sites/logs/project.dev-access_log" combined
#  ErrorLog "${USERHOME}/Sites/logs/project.dev-error_log"
#  DocumentRoot "${USERHOME}/Sites/project.dev"
#</VirtualHost>

#
# Automatic VirtualHosts
#
# A directory at ${USERHOME}/Sites/webroot can be accessed at http://webroot.dev
# In Drupal, uncomment the line with: RewriteBase /
#

# This log format will display the per-virtual-host as the first field followed by a typical log line
LogFormat "%V %h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combinedmassvhost

# Auto-VirtualHosts with .dev
<VirtualHost *:8080>
  ServerName dev
  ServerAlias *.dev

  CustomLog "${USERHOME}/Sites/logs/dev-access_log" combinedmassvhost
  ErrorLog "${USERHOME}/Sites/logs/dev-error_log"

  VirtualDocumentRoot ${USERHOME}/Sites/%-2+
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:8443>
  ServerName dev
  ServerAlias *.dev
  Include "${USERHOME}/Sites/ssl/ssl-shared-cert.inc"

  CustomLog "${USERHOME}/Sites/logs/dev-access_log" combinedmassvhost
  ErrorLog "${USERHOME}/Sites/logs/dev-error_log"

  VirtualDocumentRoot ${USERHOME}/Sites/%-2+
</VirtualHost>
EOF
)

# Create the SSL files:
(export USERHOME=$(dscl . -read /Users/`whoami` NFSHomeDirectory | awk -F"\: " '{print $2}') ; cat > ~/Sites/ssl/ssl-shared-cert.inc <<EOF
SSLEngine On
SSLProtocol all -SSLv2 -SSLv3
SSLCipherSuite ALL:!ADH:!EXPORT:!SSLv2:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:+LOW
SSLCertificateFile "${USERHOME}/Sites/ssl/selfsigned.crt"
SSLCertificateKeyFile "${USERHOME}/Sites/ssl/private.key"
EOF
)

openssl req \
  -new \
  -newkey rsa:2048 \
  -days 3650 \
  -nodes \
  -x509 \
  -subj "/C=US/ST=State/L=City/O=Organization/OU=$(whoami)/CN=*.dev" \
  -keyout ~/Sites/ssl/private.key \
  -out ~/Sites/ssl/selfsigned.crt

# Start Homebrew's Apache and set to start on login:
ln -sfv $(brew --prefix httpd22)/homebrew.mxcl.httpd22.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents
launchctl load -Fw ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.httpd22.plist

# The following command will create the file /Library/LaunchDaemons/co.echo.httpdfwd.plist
# as root, and owned by root, since it needs elevated privileges:
sudo bash -c 'export TAB=$'"'"'\t'"'"'
cat > /Library/LaunchDaemons/co.echo.httpdfwd.plist <<EOF
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
${TAB}<key>Label</key>
${TAB}<string>co.echo.httpdfwd</string>
${TAB}<key>ProgramArguments</key>
${TAB}<array>
${TAB}${TAB}<string>sh</string>
${TAB}${TAB}<string>-c</string>
${TAB}${TAB}<string>echo "rdr pass proto tcp from any to any port {80,8080} -> 127.0.0.1 port 8080" | pfctl -a "com.apple/260.HttpFwdFirewall" -Ef - &amp;&amp; echo "rdr pass proto tcp from any to any port {443,8443} -> 127.0.0.1 port 8443" | pfctl -a "com.apple/261.HttpFwdFirewall" -Ef - &amp;&amp; sysctl -w net.inet.ip.forwarding=1</string>
${TAB}</array>
${TAB}<key>RunAtLoad</key>
${TAB}<true/>
${TAB}<key>UserName</key>
${TAB}<string>root</string>
</dict>
</plist>
EOF'

# Load it!
sudo launchctl load -Fw /Library/LaunchDaemons/co.echo.httpdfwd.plist

Thanks @vitorbritto!
Things seem to be working, but I got the warning that "--with-brewed-openssl" was not an option for the formula.

One change you might want to consider is changing:
"brew install -v homebrew/apache/mod_fastcgi --with-brewed-httpd22"
to
"brew install -v homebrew/apache/mod_fastcgi --with-homebrew-httpd22"
I got the warning that the brewed option was deprecated.

brew install -v homebrew/apache/httpd22 --with-brewed-openssl --with-mpm-event
Error: homebrew/apache was deprecated. This tap is now empty as all its formulae were migrated.