Connection Refused Error

Seems that even if the Sharing Preferences Pane shows that Apache is running, it’s not. A simple Terminal command will show you:


$ ps aux | grep httpd
pmac 1796 0.0 0.0 599820 464 s001 R+ 12:52pm 0:00.00 grep httpd


After a lot of searching, I found the solution. There’s an issue with the Leopard Apache upgrade that somehow forgets to create the log files that Apache needs to start. To fix the problem, type the following commands into Terminal:


sudo touch /var/log/apache2/access_log

sudo touch /var/log/apache2/error_log

sudo chmod 600 /var/log/apache2/access_log

sudo chmod 600 /var/log/apache2/error_log



Restart the Web Sharing Service by unticking and ticking the box is System Preferences or by running the following command in Terminal:


sudo apachectl restart


Apache should be up and running and you can test this by clicking this link: http://localhost. If everything goes to plan you should see the following page:

Apache Start Page