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Version 17.1 by David Holt on 2008/11/20 19:28
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1 This needs to be in one page - especially for beginners. I summarized my steps to run applications with Apache on a brand new Leopard install on the mailing list and it was suggested that it get put on the wiki. Please refer to the following pages if you need clarification:
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3 [[Development Tools-Running Through Apache]]
4 [[WO 5.4 Getting Started]]
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6 You don't need to set your host in JavaMonitor. I thought you did too, but it wasn't the case. You should be able to just run your application from Eclipse and it will "magically" use Apache when it is starting up.
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8 The steps I took as outlined in the wiki pages above:
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10 Edit /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
11 Search for "Directory /" and comment out the Order and Deny lines:
12 <Directory />
13 Options FollowSymLinks
14 AllowOverride None
15 #Order deny,allow
16 #Deny from all
17 </Directory>
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19 Then add
20 ServerName localhost
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22 Add a line that points to the WebObjects apache config file
23 Include /System/Library/WebObjects/Adaptors/Apache2.2/apache.conf
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25 My apache.conf file contained the line to load the WebObject module
26 Confirm that apache.conf also includes:
27 WebObjectsConfig http:~/~/localhost:1085 10
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29 Add the "WOHost localhost" to the properties file in wotaskd (/System/Library/WebObjects/JavaApplications/wotaskd.woa/Contents/Resources/Properties)
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31 Change permissions of the two lauchdaemons to **exactly** what is written in the wiki (I think they are created by default now with WO 5.4.3, if not create the files as described in [[WO 5.4 Getting Started]])
32 644 system/wheel/everyone
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34 Set your launch parameters in your application:
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36 --WODirectConnectEnabled false
37 --WOHost localhost
38 --WOAdaptorURL http:~/~/localhost/cgi-bin/WebObjects
39 --WOPort 5555
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41 Load the LaunchDaemons. Make sure the filenames of the plists are the same as the module you're loading. I know this seems obvious, but it appears that the filenames have changed over time from "com.apple.webobjects.womonitor.plist" to "com.apple.womonitor.plist". The wiki calls for the loading of a module named "com.apple.webobjects.womonitor.plist" (notice the extra **webobjects**). You may not load the modules if you use the wiki instructions on the command line and don't notice the naming difference of the files.
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43 If the LaunchDaemons are already loaded and you've made no changes, you should be able to start your application directly. If you've made changes and the LaunchDaemons are already loaded, you'll have to restart your machine to kick off launchd.
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45 If that doesn't work, go back and double check every one of the settings. You'll probably find one of them has a typo or something. I am sure I did it three or four times before I finally got it all to work.