Stupid Apache

Hey,

I want to know how to get rid of apache that is built into OS X. I need to totally get rid of it so i can put a fresh copy of apache 2 on. I messed up my existing installation of Apache 1.3. I've looked for hours on how to do so and even google wont give me an answer! I dont want to simply disable it, I want to get rid of it completely. I've tried deleting all of the Apache files and it still does not work. When i visit http://localhost i get a 404 error.

This is driving me insane and i cannot find answeres anywhere...... what is up with not being able to uninstall apache....?!?!?

Thanks in advance

spotlight is your friend

spotlight it and remove all files thare are accosiated with it.

Thats what i did do. I even deleted files spotlight didn't pick up and its still not gone! Any other ideas ??
Thanks

Why do you need to get rid of it? I have a custom Apache2 installation in /usr/local/apache, and I simply disabled the built in Apache installation. It works absolutely fine, just takes up a couple of meg of extra disk space. Considering the stress I seem to have saved, it's worth it

thanks for the reply

How do i disable it then? Do you mean the little check box in the Sharing prefs...? Another question, how did YOU install apache 2. Was it from the source from apache.org or an install package from another webstie?

Thanks a lot.

Yes, the tickbox in Sharing is all it takes. I installed from source, but XAMPP might be a better bet. It comes with PHP, Perl and whatnot already configured and is less arduous to install.

Yeah, I tried XAMPP. I tried it on my other PC and it worked great. When i disable that in the Sharing prefs, and then install XAMPP, it just ticks that box again automatically. This then makes http://localhost go to my old apache installation which is all messed up. Then even with XAMPP installed, http://localhost returns a not found error.

Even with XAMPP installed with apache2, I can still go to http://localhost/~username and get access to my files there with apache 1.33. Its so frustrating, lol.

Any other ideas? Thanks a lot!!

its a bit of a bodge and im not sure if it will work but find where the apache binary is and just take all permissions from it, or just rename it.

it cant start then.

Try MAMP - It is like XAMPP, but I like it much more. Built in Apache, PHP 4/5 MySQL, Perl, (and other stuff) can change your document root on the fly (great if your a web developer keeping separate folders for different sites/clients) has PhpMyAdmin all the good stuff, even a control widget. Just cool to be able to have everything up and running in about 2 minutes! Once you have installed Apache, MySql, Php, Zend, Perl, PhpMyAdmin about a few dozen times, and have to keep patching & updating, MAMP is a blessing to have it all rolled into one install.

http://mamp.info/en/home/

Thanks for the reply!

First off, i've manage to fix up mac osx's apache 1.33 and disable it in the terminal. I've been playing with the apache 2 binary and got it working. Ill give MAMP a try since it sounds really great.

Thanks so much for the advice!

Okay, I installed that and it works PERFECT! Thanks again!