For fun I've been working with a web server on my OS X(10.8.4). Apache and its httpd.conf(/etc/apache2/) file and username.conf(/etc/apache2/users/) files all seem to be fine, I can access my localhost from within any computer within my LAN(just need to type in my internal(or external) ip). However I would like to temporarily access my server for the next few days outside of my network(like how one would access any website)....
So I forwarded port 80 on my router(Asus RT-AC66U, using TCP), and apache's httpd.conf file has listen 80.
> #
> # This is the main Apache HTTP server configuration file. It contains the
> # configuration directives that give the server its instructions.
> # See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2> for detailed information.
> # In particular, see
> # <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/directives.html>
> # for a discussion of each configuration directive.
> #
> # Do NOT simply read the instructions in here without understanding
> # what they do. They're here only as hints or reminders. If you are unsure
> # consult the online docs. You have been warned.
> #
> # Configuration and logfile names: If the filenames you specify for many
> # of the server's control files begin with "/" (or "drive:/" for Win32), the
> # server will use that explicit path. If the filenames do *not* begin
> # with "/", the value of ServerRoot is prepended -- so "log/foo_log"
> # with ServerRoot set to "/usr" will be interpreted by the
> # server as "/usr/log/foo_log".
>
> #
> # ServerRoot: The top of the directory tree under which the server's
> # configuration, error, and log files are kept.
> #
> # Do not add a slash at the end of the directory path. If you point
> # ServerRoot at a non-local disk, be sure to point the LockFile directive
> # at a local disk. If you wish to share the same ServerRoot for multiple
> # httpd daemons, you will need to change at least LockFile and PidFile.
> # ServerRoot "/usr"
>
> #
> # Listen: Allows you to bind Apache to specific IP addresses and/or
> # ports, instead of the default. See also the <VirtualHost>
> # directive.
> #
> # Change this to Listen on specific IP addresses as shown below to
> # prevent Apache from glomming onto all bound IP addresses.
> #
> #Listen 12.34.56.78:80 Listen 80
>
> #
> # Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) Support
> #
> # To be able to use the functionality of a module which was built as a DSO you
> # have to place corresponding `LoadModule' lines at this location so the
> # directives contained in it are actually available _before_ they are used.
> # Statically compiled modules (those listed by `httpd -l') do not need
> # to be loaded here.
> #
> # Example:
> # LoadModule foo_module modules/mod_foo.so
> # LoadModule authn_file_module libexec/apache2/mod_authn_file.so LoadModule authn_dbm_module libexec/apache2/mod_authn_dbm.so
> LoadModule authn_anon_module libexec/apache2/mod_authn_anon.so
> LoadModule authn_dbd_module libexec/apache2/mod_authn_dbd.so
> LoadModule authn_default_module libexec/apache2/mod_authn_default.so
> LoadModule authz_host_module libexec/apache2/mod_authz_host.so
> LoadModule authz_groupfile_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_authz_groupfile.so LoadModule authz_user_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_authz_user.so LoadModule authz_dbm_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_authz_dbm.so LoadModule authz_owner_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_authz_owner.so LoadModule authz_default_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_authz_default.so LoadModule auth_basic_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_auth_basic.so LoadModule auth_digest_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_auth_digest.so LoadModule cache_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_cache.so LoadModule disk_cache_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_disk_cache.so LoadModule mem_cache_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_mem_cache.so LoadModule dbd_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_dbd.so LoadModule dumpio_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_dumpio.so LoadModule reqtimeout_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_reqtimeout.so LoadModule ext_filter_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_ext_filter.so LoadModule include_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_include.so LoadModule filter_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_filter.so LoadModule substitute_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_substitute.so LoadModule deflate_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_deflate.so LoadModule log_config_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_log_config.so LoadModule log_forensic_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_log_forensic.so LoadModule logio_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_logio.so LoadModule env_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_env.so LoadModule mime_magic_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_mime_magic.so LoadModule cern_meta_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_cern_meta.so LoadModule expires_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_expires.so LoadModule headers_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_headers.so LoadModule ident_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_ident.so LoadModule usertrack_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_usertrack.so
> #LoadModule unique_id_module libexec/apache2/mod_unique_id.so LoadModule setenvif_module libexec/apache2/mod_setenvif.so LoadModule
> version_module libexec/apache2/mod_version.so LoadModule proxy_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_proxy.so LoadModule proxy_connect_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_proxy_connect.so LoadModule proxy_ftp_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_proxy_ftp.so LoadModule proxy_http_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_proxy_http.so LoadModule proxy_scgi_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_proxy_scgi.so LoadModule proxy_ajp_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_proxy_ajp.so LoadModule proxy_balancer_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_proxy_balancer.so LoadModule ssl_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_ssl.so LoadModule mime_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_mime.so LoadModule dav_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_dav.so LoadModule status_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_status.so LoadModule autoindex_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_autoindex.so LoadModule asis_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_asis.so LoadModule info_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_info.so LoadModule cgi_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_cgi.so LoadModule dav_fs_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_dav_fs.so LoadModule vhost_alias_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_vhost_alias.so LoadModule negotiation_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_negotiation.so LoadModule dir_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_dir.so LoadModule imagemap_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_imagemap.so LoadModule actions_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_actions.so LoadModule speling_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_speling.so LoadModule userdir_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_userdir.so LoadModule alias_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_alias.so LoadModule rewrite_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_rewrite.so LoadModule perl_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_perl.so LoadModule php5_module
> libexec/apache2/libphp5.so LoadModule hfs_apple_module
> libexec/apache2/mod_hfs_apple.so
>
> <IfModule !mpm_netware_module> <IfModule !mpm_winnt_module>
> #
> # If you wish httpd to run as a different user or group, you must run
> # httpd as root initially and it will switch.
> #
> # User/Group: The name (or #number) of the user/group to run httpd as.
> # It is usually good practice to create a dedicated user and group for
> # running httpd, as with most system services.
> # User _www Group _www
>
> </IfModule> </IfModule>
>
> # 'Main' server configuration
> #
> # The directives in this section set up the values used by the 'main'
> # server, which responds to any requests that aren't handled by a
> # <VirtualHost> definition. These values also provide defaults for
> # any <VirtualHost> containers you may define later in the file.
> #
> # All of these directives may appear inside <VirtualHost> containers,
> # in which case these default settings will be overridden for the
> # virtual host being defined.
> #
>
> #
> # ServerAdmin: Your address, where problems with the server should be
> # e-mailed. This address appears on some server-generated pages, such
> # as error documents. e.g. [email protected]
> # ServerAdmin [email protected]
>
> #
> # ServerName gives the name and port that the server uses to identify itself.
> # This can often be determined automatically, but we recommend you specify
> # it explicitly to prevent problems during startup.
> #
> # If your host doesn't have a registered DNS name, enter its IP address here.
> #
> #ServerName www.example.com:80
>
> #
> # DocumentRoot: The directory out of which you will serve your
> # documents. By default, all requests are taken from this directory, but
> # symbolic links and aliases may be used to point to other locations.
> # DocumentRoot "/Library/WebServer/Documents"
>
> #
> # Each directory to which Apache has access can be configured with respect
> # to which services and features are allowed and/or disabled in that
> # directory (and its subdirectories).
> #
> # First, we configure the "default" to be a very restrictive set of
> # features.
> #
>
> <Directory />
> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks ExecCGI
> AllowOverride None
> Allow from all AuthType None </Directory>
>
>
> #
> # Note that from this point forward you must specifically allow
> # particular features to be enabled - so if something's not working as
> # you might expect, make sure that you have specifically enabled it
> # below.
> #
>
> #
> # This should be changed to whatever you set DocumentRoot to.
> # <Directory "/Library/WebServer/Documents">
> #
> # Possible values for the Options directive are "None", "All",
> # or any combination of:
> # Indexes Includes FollowSymLinks SymLinksifOwnerMatch ExecCGI MultiViews
> #
> # Note that "MultiViews" must be named *explicitly* --- "Options All"
> # doesn't give it to you.
> #
> # The Options directive is both complicated and important. Please see
> # http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#options
> # for more information.
> #
> Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews
>
> #
> # AllowOverride controls what directives may be placed in .htaccess files.
> # It can be "All", "None", or any combination of the keywords:
> # Options FileInfo AuthConfig Limit
> #
> AllowOverride None
>
> #
> # Controls who can get stuff from this server.
> #
> Order allow,deny
> Allow from all
>
> </Directory>
>
> #
> # DirectoryIndex: sets the file that Apache will serve if a directory
> # is requested.
> # <IfModule dir_module>
> DirectoryIndex index.html </IfModule>
>
> #
> # The following lines prevent .htaccess and .htpasswd files from being
> # viewed by Web clients.
> # <FilesMatch "^\.([Hh][Tt]|[Dd][Ss]_[Ss])">
> Order allow,deny
> Deny from all
> Satisfy All </FilesMatch>
>
> #
> # Apple specific filesystem protection.
> # <Files "rsrc">
> Order allow,deny
> Deny from all
> Satisfy All </Files> <DirectoryMatch ".*\.\.namedfork">
> Order allow,deny
> Deny from all
> Satisfy All </DirectoryMatch>
>
> #
> # ErrorLog: The location of the error log file.
> # If you do not specify an ErrorLog directive within a <VirtualHost>
> # container, error messages relating to that virtual host will be
> # logged here. If you *do* define an error logfile for a <VirtualHost>
> # container, that host's errors will be logged there and not here.
> # ErrorLog "/private/var/log/apache2/error_log"
>
> #
> # LogLevel: Control the number of messages logged to the error_log.
> # Possible values include: debug, info, notice, warn, error, crit,
> # alert, emerg.
> # LogLevel warn
>
> <IfModule log_config_module>
> #
> # The following directives define some format nicknames for use with
> # a CustomLog directive (see below).
> #
> LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined
> LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b" common
>
> <IfModule logio_module>
> # You need to enable mod_logio.c to use %I and %O
> LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\" %I %O" combinedio
> </IfModule>
>
> #
> # The location and format of the access logfile (Common Logfile Format).
> # If you do not define any access logfiles within a <VirtualHost>
> # container, they will be logged here. Contrariwise, if you *do*
> # define per-<VirtualHost> access logfiles, transactions will be
> # logged therein and *not* in this file.
> #
> CustomLog "/private/var/log/apache2/access_log" common
>
> #
> # If you prefer a logfile with access, agent, and referer information
> # (Combined Logfile Format) you can use the following directive.
> #
> #CustomLog "/private/var/log/apache2/access_log" combined </IfModule>
>
> <IfModule alias_module>
> #
> # Redirect: Allows you to tell clients about documents that used to
> # exist in your server's namespace, but do not anymore. The client
> # will make a new request for the document at its new location.
> # Example:
> # Redirect permanent /foo http://www.example.com/bar
>
> #
> # Alias: Maps web paths into filesystem paths and is used to
> # access content that does not live under the DocumentRoot.
> # Example:
> # Alias /webpath /full/filesystem/path
> #
> # If you include a trailing / on /webpath then the server will
> # require it to be present in the URL. You will also likely
> # need to provide a <Directory> section to allow access to
> # the filesystem path.
>
> #
> # ScriptAlias: This controls which directories contain server scripts.
> # ScriptAliases are essentially the same as Aliases, except that
> # documents in the target directory are treated as applications and
> # run by the server when requested rather than as documents sent to the
> # client. The same rules about trailing "/" apply to ScriptAlias
> # directives as to Alias.
> #
> ScriptAliasMatch ^/cgi-bin/((?!(?i:webobjects)).*$) "/Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables/$1"
>
> </IfModule>
>
> <IfModule cgid_module>
> #
> # ScriptSock: On threaded servers, designate the path to the UNIX
> # socket used to communicate with the CGI daemon of mod_cgid.
> #
> #Scriptsock /private/var/run/cgisock </IfModule>
>
> #
> # "/Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables" should be changed to whatever your ScriptAliased
> # CGI directory exists, if you have that configured.
> # <Directory "/Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables">
> AllowOverride None
> Options None
> Order allow,deny
> Allow from all </Directory>
>
> #
> # DefaultType: the default MIME type the server will use for a document
> # if it cannot otherwise determine one, such as from filename extensions.
> # If your server contains mostly text or HTML documents, "text/plain" is
> # a good value. If most of your content is binary, such as applications
> # or images, you may want to use "application/octet-stream" instead to
> # keep browsers from trying to display binary files as though they are
> # text.
> # DefaultType text/plain
>
> <IfModule mime_module>
> #
> # TypesConfig points to the file containing the list of mappings from
> # filename extension to MIME-type.
> #
> TypesConfig /private/etc/apache2/mime.types
>
> #
> # AddType allows you to add to or override the MIME configuration
> # file specified in TypesConfig for specific file types.
> #
> #AddType application/x-gzip .tgz
> #
> # AddEncoding allows you to have certain browsers uncompress
> # information on the fly. Note: Not all browsers support this.
> #
> #AddEncoding x-compress .Z
> #AddEncoding x-gzip .gz .tgz
> #
> # If the AddEncoding directives above are commented-out, then you
> # probably should define those extensions to indicate media types:
> #
> AddType application/x-compress .Z
> AddType application/x-gzip .gz .tgz
>
> #
> # AddHandler allows you to map certain file extensions to "handlers":
> # actions unrelated to filetype. These can be either built into the server
> # or added with the Action directive (see below)
> #
> # To use CGI scripts outside of ScriptAliased directories:
> # (You will also need to add "ExecCGI" to the "Options" directive.)
> #
> AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
>
> # For type maps (negotiated resources):
> #AddHandler type-map var
>
> #
> # Filters allow you to process content before it is sent to the client.
> #
> # To parse .shtml files for server-side includes (SSI):
> # (You will also need to add "Includes" to the "Options" directive.)
> #
> AddType text/html .shtml
> AddOutputFilter INCLUDES .shtml </IfModule>
>
> #
> # The mod_mime_magic module allows the server to use various hints from the
> # contents of the file itself to determine its type. The MIMEMagicFile
> # directive tells the module where the hint definitions are located.
> #
> #MIMEMagicFile /private/etc/apache2/magic
>
> #
> # Customizable error responses come in three flavors:
> # 1) plain text 2) local redirects 3) external redirects
> #
> # Some examples:
> #ErrorDocument 500 "The server made a boo boo."
> #ErrorDocument 404 /missing.html
> #ErrorDocument 404 "/cgi-bin/missing_handler.pl"
> #ErrorDocument 402 http://www.example.com/subscription_info.html
> #
>
> #
> # MaxRanges: Maximum number of Ranges in a request before
> # returning the entire resource, or one of the special
> # values 'default', 'none' or 'unlimited'.
> # Default setting is to accept 200 Ranges.
> #MaxRanges unlimited
>
> #
> # EnableMMAP and EnableSendfile: On systems that support it,
> # memory-mapping or the sendfile syscall is used to deliver
> # files. This usually improves server performance, but must
> # be turned off when serving from networked-mounted
> # filesystems or if support for these functions is otherwise
> # broken on your system.
> #
> #EnableMMAP off
> #EnableSendfile off
>
> # 6894961 TraceEnable off
>
> # Supplemental configuration
> #
> # The configuration files in the /private/etc/apache2/extra/ directory can be
> # included to add extra features or to modify the default configuration of
> # the server, or you may simply copy their contents here and change as
> # necessary.
>
> # Server-pool management (MPM specific) Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-mpm.conf
>
> # Multi-language error messages
> #Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-multilang-errordoc.conf
>
> # Fancy directory listings Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-autoindex.conf
>
> # Language settings Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-languages.conf
>
> # User home directories Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-userdir.conf
>
> # Real-time info on requests and configuration
> #Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-info.conf
>
> # Virtual hosts
> #Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf
>
> # Local access to the Apache HTTP Server Manual Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-manual.conf
>
> # Distributed authoring and versioning (WebDAV)
> #Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-dav.conf
>
> # Various default settings
> #Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-default.conf
>
> # Secure (SSL/TLS) connections
> #Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-ssl.conf
> #
> # Note: The following must must be present to support
> # starting without SSL on platforms with no /dev/random equivalent
> # but a statically compiled-in mod_ssl.
> # <IfModule ssl_module> SSLRandomSeed startup builtin SSLRandomSeed connect builtin </IfModule> Include /private/etc/apache2/other/*.conf
My username.conf file if it's applicable(just typing in the ip does not load this page[instead 'It works' text will pop up] typing /~username will):
<Directory "/Library/Webserver/CGI-executables/cgi-bin">
AddHandler perl-script .pl
PerlHandler ModPerl::Registry
Options MultiViews Indexes SymLinksIfOwnerMatch Includes ExecCGI
DirectoryIndex index.html index.cgi
AllowOverride None
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
However after restarting and starting the server several times, and using listen xxx.xxx.x.xxx:80 on the config file as well, along with turning firewalls on and off on both my mac os x and router, using online port checking sites(along with accessing it outside the LAN) port 80 is still closed and the website does not load.
I tried curl 'http://localhost:80' and curl -v 'http://localhost:4567/' to make sure there were no problems on my side, and they both displayed the html contents of the pages without any problem.
If it matters I can also ftp into my server and transfer/set permissions of files/folders without any problems.
How can I access my external IP successfully outside of my LAN?
