Fixing Grav Admin Panel URL redirect on a local computer

While testing out Grav, it’s quite easy to setup a local instance on a macOS computer, since macOS already comes with a suitable web server (Apache 2.4.x and PHP 7.x). I never realized I didn’t actually describe how I set it up, but just wanted to point out one important change. ...

17 Mar 2020

Enabling PHP in Apache on macOS Catalina 10.15

Every time Apple releases a new version of macOS, I have to go in and re-configure Apache with PHP the way I want it. So this time, I thought I’d automate the configuration changes with a single command. ...

3 Nov 2019

Enabling Apache and PHP7 on macOS Mojave 10.14

As in my previous guides for enabling Apache and PHP on Sierra 10.12 and El Capitan 10.11 before that, this post will update the instructions for macOS Mojave 10.14.2 which comes with Apache 2.4.34 and PHP 7.1.19. ...

19 Dec 2018

macOS launchd Service Management

Some time ago, I posted about starting Apache automatically when macOS 10.12 Sierra starts, using the launchctl command to add Apache to the launchd Launch Daemon/Agent Manager. For those familiar with Windows, this is akin to managing Windows Services. ...

15 Jun 2017

Re-enable Apache and PHP after macOS Sierra update

Recently I realized that the latest macOS Sierra 10.12 upgrade also updated Apache and PHP to newer revisions (2.4.23 and 5.6.24 respectively), but reverted to the default configurations. My previous post on Enabling Apache and PHP on OS X 10.11 needed a slight change too. ...

12 Oct 2016

Enabling Apache and PHP on OS X 10.11

Apache and PHP 5.5.27 are installed already in OS X 10.11 El Capitan, so just a little enabling is required. Updated 12 Oct 2016: See the slightly updated guide for macOS 10.12 Sierra, which has been updated to Apache 2.4.23 and PHP 5.6.24. ...

15 Oct 2015