How do I setup CalDav and CardDav servers on my Mac to enable local 'cloud' syncing in Mavericks

I think I may have the same issue. Baikal was running the first day, but after shutting down the computer, it doesn't start anymore. The command start says is already running, and apachectl configtest gives me that answer:

httpd: Syntax error on line 501 of /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf: Syntax error on line 8 of /private/etc/apache2/other/+php-osx.conf: Cannot load /usr/local/php5/libphp5.so into server: dlopen(/usr/local/php5/libphp5.so, 10): Symbol not found: _libiconv\n Referenced from: /usr/local/php5/lib/libintl.8.dylib\n Expected in: /usr/lib/libiconv.2.dylib\n in /usr/local/php5/lib/libintl.8.dylib

Any idea what could be happening? Thank you very much!

We are also discussing Baikal server issues at <https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5913184?answerId=24908202022#24908202022&ac_cid=op123456#24908202>.

This explains the difficulties I've had trying to set up Baikal.

Barney-15E wrote:

Post the response to the configtest.

I think some of those key files listed were an error. Did you find any of them?

To restore the original config:

All of the orginal config files are in the /etc/apache2/original folder.

Copy (don't move) them from the original folder to where they are in the apache2 folder.

I have just found Barney-15E's response.

After doing some corrections suggested by TopSteve the configtest was Syntax OK. I was also able to find and delete server.crt, server.key, server.csr but not server.key.org. Anyway it still didn't work.

I have located the orginal config files in the /etc/apache2/original folder but where do I move them to? Is it the

/etc/apache2/extra

You copy them to the locations where you edited the files of the same name, replacing the ones you edited. That will replace the edited files with the originals.

You can delete the Baïkal and ssl folders that you created.

Once you have it reconfigured and you know the web server works, you might try this simpler method.

Download the Baikal Flat package.

Copy the downloaded folder to your /Library/Webserver/Documents folder and rename it. In my examples, i will use the default name of baikal-flat. Anywhere I use "baikal-flat," substitute for whatever name you use.

After moving it to the web server folder, run these commands to configure the folder:

touch /Library/WebServer/Documents/baikal-flat/Specific/ENABLE_INSTALL 
sudo chown -R www:www 
/Library/WebServer/Documents/baikal-flat/

Select the folder in the Finder and Get Info (cmd-i).

Click the padlock at the bottom, below the sharing and permissions section: authenticate.

In the sharing and permissions section, change everyone to Read only.

Select Apply to Enclosed from the Gear menu below the permissions.

Edit the httpd.conf file:

Remove the # sign from this line:

LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so

Save the file.

Stop, then start the server:

sudo apachectl stop
sudo apachectl start

Go to http://localhost/baikal-flat

Then configure the Baikal server as I noted in the user tip.

Add the accounts to your iDevices and Calendar/Contacts as I noted in the tip. However, you'll have to add the baikal-flat path to the URL, and you won't be using SSL. That will prompt warnings on your devices. Not using SSL could be a problem if you are outside of your home wifi. You could use the preference pane I posted earlier (page 8) to disable the web server when you are not on a secure server.

Barney-15E wrote:

Once you have it reconfigured and you know the web server works . . .

Do you mean reset to the original configuration? How would I know whether the web server worked?

How would I know whether the web server worked?

Make sure you've restarted it (as noted in the above post) after replacing the original config files.

http://localhost gives you:

It works!

Good, that seems OK. I will now try the "simpler method".

I have followed the baikal-flat simpler method above, but unfortunately when I test http://localhost/baikal-flat I get the error message “Error - Insufficient permissions on the Specific/ folder In order to work properly, Baïkal needs to have write permissions in the Specific/ folder.” My understanding is that write permissions are exactly what I have just removed, per above.

I’m also wondering about the first set of commands:

touch /Library/WebServer/Documents/baikal-flat/Specific/ENABLE_INSTALL

sudo chown -R www:www

/Library/WebServer/Documents/baikal-flat/

Are these three commands or two? The third command just seems to be a directory.

They are two commands. I don't know why the forums broke the third line off from the second.

sudo chown -R www:www /Library/WebServer/Documents/baikal-flat/

And, based on the error message, you did not complete them and the additional modification of permissions with the Finder.

When I copied and pasted, it pasted as one line, so it may just be the display.

Re the Baikal permissions you suggested to "change everyone to Read only" but the error message said "Baïkal needs to have write permissions in the Specific/ folder". Was this a misunderstanding?

"Specific" is a folder named "Specific". The permissions on that folder are not correct. If you ran the commands and edited the permissions as I said, they didn't take for some reason. I.e. the "Apply to Enclosed" didn't do what it was supposed to do.

Make sure each of the subfolders of baikal-flat has owner www and everyone Read Only.

I've been working on this problem for six days — six days that I didn't really have.

I've tried the Baikal regular setup twice (on the basis of "Hosting your own CalDAV and CardDAV server using Baïkal Server" at https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6311) and the Baikal flat setup (on the basis of the information above) twice. None of them have worked. I'm a long-term Mac user but without programming skills. This is the first time I have worked inside the Mac Apache/webserver folders.

I'm now abandoning Baikal in favour of OS X Server. Other users at my abilitry level may decide that that is the best option for them as well. I'm now signing off this discussion.

Hello,

I have also tried to set up the "Server" but -because I'm not very experienced- it didn't work.

I made a capture of the terminal screen:

Could you tell me what I've done wrong?

Thank you very much and bye

You failed to edit the config files correctly, and you didn't copy the Baikal folder into the WebServer/Documents folder (or you gave it a different name).

The Virtual Hosts config, you didn't comment out (or delete) the Virtual Host on port 80.

For the Baikal server folder error, did you download the Flat package or the Regular? You need the Regular for the User Tip I posted.

If you are following the quick setup I posted earlier, here, then you don't need to configure the Virtual Hosts or SSL.