Mac OSX

Troubleshooting a Sudden Loss of Apache on macOS

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 […]