Did you check to see if apache was running/started? I am not an expert but here is what I would try...
I'm not sure what version of OSX you are running but I have the latest version of Tiger, fyi. Here is what I see when I run the following commands from terminal:
ps -aux | grep httpd
I get results like:
...
www        158   0.0 -0.3    46292   6036  ??  S    Sat05PM   0:04.42 /opt/local/apache2/bin/httpd -k start
...


if you dont see any httpd daemons in your process list, then apache might not be running. You can start it by issuing the command /opt/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start
Then check to see if localhost works in your browser.


On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 11:23 AM, Thomas Condon <tomc@sounddsl.com> wrote:

Folks,

I got some great suggestions a while back about what may be wrong with
my PHP5 port and why it wasn't running.  However, I still can't make it
work.

I think the problem may be in Apache itself - my setup, not the port -
because when I try to open an html file on my machine using:
http://localhost

it comes back with:

*********************
Unable to connect

Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at localhost.

    *   The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try
again in a few moments.
    *   If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's
network connection.
    *   If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or
proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.
*********************

Likewise, if I use my local network IP:
http://10.0.0.2

it still can't connect.

If I open the files directly (via Finder) with Firefox they work fine,
but with:
file::://opt/local/apache2/htdocs/index.html
as the URL, so I know it isn't going through Apache for that.

Running the port installed command searching for apache comes up with:

Mac-The-Knife:/opt/local/apache2/htdocs Captain$ port installed | grep
apache2
  apache2 @2.2.8_0 (active)
  php5 @5.2.5_1+apache2+macosx+mysql5 (active)

If I read this correctly it means that Apache2 should be running.

I would appreciate any help I can get on this problem.


In A Chord,

Tom Condon
Bass, Agate Passage Quartet
Bass & Proud Member, Kitsap Chordsmen
Dir. Music Education, Evergreen District, BHS
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