Determine if Apache is Loaded or Unloaded in launchd Sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/Īgain you will need to enter the admin password to confirm the change. To stop Apache from starting itself automatically upon system start, you simply need to remove the agent from launchd as with any other daemon, like so: Stop Apache from Loading on Boot in Mac OS X Going further, you can also enable the user level Sites option for localhost/~User, but that’s beyond the scope of this article, we cover that here. You’ll see the familiar “It Works!” message at localhost and those core files are located in: Now when the Mac is booted or rebooted, Apache will start automatically, which is easily verified by going to any browser and entering “localhost” as the URL. Hit return and enter the admin password as requested to complete the job. Sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ Set Apache to Start Automatically on Boot in Mac OS Xįrom the Terminal, enter the following command: Note: This assumes you have already configured and setup Apache on the Mac, if you have not done so already you should start there, otherwise you’re auto-loading Apache without much configuration. Remember, this is only necessary for more modern versions of OS X which no longer have a ‘web sharing’ option in the Sharing preference panel. Because it uses launchctl you’ll need to have administrator access through sudo to load or unload apache.

Essentially what these commands do is load the apache web server launch daemon into OS X upon system start.

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