How do I set up a root directory for a web site

Once you change the root of web server to somewhere other than the default (/Library/WebServer/Documents), you need setup virtual host, otherwise, localhost ...

I am running a web server in OSX Mavericks using the default directory location ( $HOME/Sites ). How can I add sites from distinct arbitrary directories ?

Open Terminal.app . It's under Applications->Utilities . Run ifconfig in the terminal. That shows you all the network interfaces on the machine.

The web server root folder for a particular web site configured within OS X Server is displayed on the site configuration page within Server.app.

You need to put your site in /Library/WebServer (not sure about WebServer part but it should be similar) and make sure permissions are correct.

Navigate to any directory you want the server to run in cd /path/to/dir/with/files. Launch HTTP server http-server. Launch HTTP server on different port.

These instructions are slightly different for each version of macOS. Please see the User Tip appropriate for your macOS version.

Use your terminal, cd into your project folder then type: npx http-server. That should start up a server for you and will be available on: http://127.0.0.1: ...

The default Apache root folder (localhost/) is /Library/WebServer/Documents. Also, make sure you have the PHP5 module loaded in /etc/apache2/httpd.conf.

Step 1. 新增openssl config · Step 2. 建立self-signed root certificate · Step 3: 定義certificate支援的domains/subdomains · Step 3. 新增certificate.