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How to enable Web Sharing in OS X Mountain Lion

The Sharing services in OS X allow for a number of connectivity options, including screen sharing, file sharing, printer sharing, and the capability to use your computer as an Internet router. In past versions of OS X, Apple has also included a full Web sharing service using the open-source Apache server that allows you to host Web pages on your computer, but this option has been removed from the system preferences in Mountain Lion.

Despite its relative lack of popularity, the presence of the full Apache Web server in OS X has been useful for testing Web development projects, or … Read more

A fix for Web Sharing not starting up in OS X Lion

Web Sharing in OS X is a great tool for quickly setting up a basic Web server on any Mac, allowing you to host pages for various purposes. This service is started by checking the box next to it in the Sharing system preferences, and when enabled it will by default serve Web pages that are placed in the Sites folder or in the system's /Macintosh HD/Library/WebServer/Documents/ folder (these can be accessed from the system preferences). In some cases, however, people running OS X Lion have reported finding that Web Sharing does not start, and when … Read more