Apache not loading pages on localhost despite “Syntax OK” and clean setup on Mac

lmabrylewis wrote:

I'm trying to set up apache per instructions on a user tip here, which were also duplicated on a website.

Oh really? What website was that?

The checks the instructions give to check the server configuration come back "Syntax OK" , the test webpage loads fine directly in the browser, but when I try localhost I get a Safari can't open the page "because the server unexpectedly dropped the connection. This sometimes occurs when the server is busy. Wait for a few minutes, and then try again." I had an older version of MAMP (6.8 - the new 7.2 simply won't run), which I have uninstalled (supposedly), and I copied over original versions of the files MAMP had me change, so I *think* I'm starting fresh with these instructions. I've rebooted, restarted apache "gracefully". Still get the same error.

Anyone have help for this?

Perhaps MAMP scrambled your Apache config files.

Here is something you can try. Download VirtualBuddy from the DMG on this site. Setup a new virtual machine on your Mac with the same OS version that you are currently running. Try those instructions again and confirm that everything is working. Then you can compare the config files, paths, environment, etc. from the virtual machine and correct them on your host.

lmabrylewis wrote:

Apache2 isn't included on the Mac OS installed on the virtual machine. Is there any place I can download the Mac Apache?

Apache is included in the base installation, even on a virtual machine.