Configure Apache
In order to use AppleScript Soyvices, Soybo requires that Apache run as the user who is currently logged into your Mac OS X computer.
- From the Finder, choose Go to Folder... from the Go menu (you can also type Command-Shift-G).
- In the window that appears, type:
/etc/httpd
- In the window that appears, double-click on the file labeled httpd.conf. If
a dialog appears saying that there is no default application specified to open the document,
click Choose Application... and select a text editor like BBEdit or TextEdit.
- Scroll to the bottom of the document and verify that the following line exists:
Include /private/etc/httpd/users
- In the httpd folder, open the folder labeled users. The that folder does not exist, create one.
- Look for a file that labeled as your username plus .conf. For instance, if your username was john, you would look for a file named: john.conf
- Open the file. If it does not exist, create a new document in your text editor.
- Enter the following information in the document:
User john
Group staff - Save the document.
- Choose System Preferences... from the Apple menu.
- Click on the Sharing.
- Click on the Services tab.
- Select Personal Web Sharing.
- If Personal Web Sharing is turned on, click the Stop button and click on the Start button once Personal Web Sharing has been turned off. Otherwise, click on the Start button to turn on Personal Web Sharing.
- Note the URL that Personal Web Sharings says where you can access your server.