Web Server system preference pane for Mac OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion
This can be used to start and stop the Apache Web Server
on computers runing OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion.
Previously, a user could start and stop Apache using the Sharing Preference Pane.
But that feature was removed in OS X 10.8.
This is a partial replacement. It allows you to start and stop the computer web server.
On systems previous to 10.8, you could use the built-in preference pane for the directory
of web files for the current user.
Use with versions of Mac OS X other than 10.8, Mountain Lion
This preference pane will work with earlier versions. It serves no real purpose.
But if you do use it with 10.7, for example, be sure to use the Web Sharing preference pane
to turn off Web Sharing first.
Installing
The download is a disk image file (.dmg). Double click to mount it. It contains the pane.
Double-click the pane. It will open the System Preferences application and give you a
choice of installing the pane for personal or system use. You can do either. If you
install for system use, you will need to enter the password of an administrator user.
Uninstalling
If you need to remove the pane, you find its file in the finder. Use the command
in the Go menu, Go to Folder.... You will be prompted to enter the a file
path.
If the pane has been installed for personal use, enter:
~/Library/PreferencePanes
If it is installed for system use, enter:
/Library/PreferencePanes
This will open up the directory which contains the pane. Its name is:
Web Server.prefPane
To uninstall just drag that file into any other folder or the trash. Close and open
the System Preferences application and it will be gone.
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