One morning my local Apache server, installed via Homebrew, simply stopped working. The browser refused to open localhost, even though everything had been fine the day before. What followed was a methodical debugging session that taught me a few things about how Homebrew, launchd, and Apache interact on macOS — and how easy it is […]
FTP in Mac OS X Lion
With the release of their latest OS, Lion, Apple dropped support for FTP activation via System Preferences → Sharing. As all my wordpress developments are tested locally on a MacBook Pro, I needed to have a way to use FTP for remote plugin installation or system upgrades. It seems that even if FTP activation is […]