[Ti] smtp mac.com server nightmare <--allcaps adj.

[Michael Bigley]

>What I meant by the above was, that my server on X lets me render 
>PHP pages without having to upload every little change, and I can 
>see the complete page compiled not just the text and so can those to 
>whom I give out my local URL. But the problem is, the content is 
>being fed to me by any number of clients, via email, and I like to 
>copy and paste right into the pages...after selecting the 
>information.

Running OSX with PHP turned on, I simple load the site I am working 
on into my Sites folder and activate personal websharing; once 
activated, it tells you the IP/~user address to locate the website. 
With the Cable connection, as I believe you mentioned, you have a 
unique IP for your computer, so it shouldn't change unless you shut 
down your computer.

I also like this for seeing my work in progress; you can do this by 
entering "localhost/~user" in your browser.  I keep a bookmark for 
that, so I can get to it quickly. By using "Option refresh (or 
reload)" I can immediately see changes as they will actually appear 
in the browser.  This also allows me to make changes and preview them 
before I upload some potentially broken code to the live web server.

I suppose you could have multiple sites in separate folders within 
the sites folder, then give clients a URL of "ipaddres/~user/client...

There is detailed, but easy to configure, explanations of how to turn 
your OSX box into a web server for more complex stuff at 
<http://www.macdevcenter.com>. Another good dev site is 
<Http://www.phpmac.com>... they also have a link to a very good forum 
with a special section for developing on a Mac. And while I am 
posting links, Apple has an excellent internet development section 
beginning here: <http://developer.apple.com/internet/index.html>. The 
end of each section usually has links to more intermediate/expert 
level sites.
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