When I setup websharing, localhost points to http://192.168.1.3/ instead of 127.0.0.1.
If this is correct then why do I recieve a Forbidden error when I attempt to access pages in my users/sites/ folder?
I do get the "It Works" message when connecting to http://192.168.1.3/
Mike
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.2)
I think you're confused. http://127.0.0.1 or http://localhost sends your http request through the loopback interface. http://192.168.1.3 sends your http request through either the ethernet (en0) or the Airport (en1) interface. If you are trying to request a page from a user's Sites folder either http://localhost/~<user_name> on the host computer running Apache or through your lan with http://192.168.1.3/~<user_name>. Change <user_name> with the appropriate User Name.
I think you're confused. http://127.0.0.1 or http://localhost sends your http request through the loopback interface. http://192.168.1.3 sends your http request through either the ethernet (en0) or the Airport (en1) interface. If you are trying to request a page from a user's Sites folder either http://localhost/~<user_name> on the host computer running Apache or through your lan with http://192.168.1.3/~<user_name>. Change <user_name> with the appropriate User Name.
Look at your hosts file. I would (or should) confirm to you that 127.0.0.1 is defined as localhost. Either open /etc/hosts in your favorite text editor or view it in terminal with say,
more /etc/hosts
"Where does this vagrant IP address come from?"
192.168.1.3 is the assigned IP address of your computer.
"Why doesn't is show as 127.0.0.1?"
Because the loopback address is only available to the webserver. Apache is up and running and available to anyone on your local area network.
Mark
I may not be explaining the problem accurately. I am confused only in that I am expecting one result, localhost being at 127.0.0.1 and am getting a different result. It is like adding 1 and 1 expecting 2 and getting 5.
I know that localhost is the loopback.
With websharing enabled, I should be able to go to a browser, key in either http://127.0.0.1/~michaelroberts or http://localhost/~michaelroberts or even localhost/~michaelroberts and connect to the "site" or "pages" located in the michaelroberts folder.
When I go to the system preferences, select sharing, and click on Web Sharing, I find "your personal website, in the Sites folder, in your home folder, is available at this address:
http://192.168.1.3/~michaelroberts. Your computer's website is availble at http://192.168.1.3.
Where does this vagrant IP address come from? Why doesn't is show as 127.0.0.1?
Michael
Sounds like a router IP.
Dear X
I looked back and find that airport is connecting to 192.168.1.3.
So, someone, the loopback is getting missed.
why is localhost at 192.168.1.3
