I need an http server to serve up static content on localhost.
It needs to meet the following conditions:
- easy to install, minimal configuration, just fire up from a directory and that's it
- supports OSX
- small memory footprint
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1Doesn't OSX have Apache built-in?– BradJul 26, 2011 at 18:51
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Maybe, I didn't check. But I wouldn't call it lightweight and very easy to configure– OveshJul 26, 2011 at 18:52
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It can certainly be lightweight. Easy to configure is another matter, but if it is already running, your configuration is done. macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2001/12/07/apache.html– BradJul 26, 2011 at 18:53
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fair enough. That was easy. If you want to write up a small answer I'll give you the credit.– OveshJul 26, 2011 at 19:10
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Apache is built into OSX an can easily be enabled.
See http://macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2001/12/07/apache.html for some basic instructions.
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I didn't read it through. All I did was go to "Sharing" in System Preferences, enable "Web Sharing", and I'm using my local ~/Sites as the directory. Pretty simple.– OveshJul 26, 2011 at 19:39
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It'd be great to provide the instructions here rather than just linking somewhere! But as @Ovesh said, it can be condensed quite easily.– slhckJul 26, 2011 at 21:35
You can use Python to run a simple http server. From the directory that you want to serve, run the following...
python -m SimpleHTTPServer
See this Linux Jornal article for more info.
answered Jul 26, 2011 at 19:17
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For python3, you can use
python3 -m http.server. stackoverflow.com/questions/7943751/…– Att RighJan 13 at 10:21
You can use MAMP.
It comes with Apache, PHP and MySQL, and sets it all up with a few clicks. Note that you should never use MAMP in a production environment; PHP & MySQL settings are optimal for development but there are some security vulnerabilities.
A more current approach using Python3 (e.g. listening on localhost port 8080 and serving files form current directory):
python3 -m http.server --bind localhost 8080
Note: If you omit the --bind argument it defaults to listen on ALL interfaces which is a security risk as anyone connected to your network can request files.
Or it's also possible using php:
php -S localhost:8080
Python (and php) are not longer installed as part of the OS beyond MacOS 12.3, but they can be installed in a variety of other ways e.g using brew).
See this question for approaches using netcat/bash.
