How to reconfigure apache httpd.conf file for local LAMP environment?

Question

I was attempting to set-up my local environment for LAMP on my desktop with Guy Nathan's Installing LAMP stack on OSX Mavericks with Homebrew updated guide . Since I'm experienced with RoR, I proceeded with homebrews but along the way, evidently, I misconfigured the /usr/local/etc/apache2/2.2/httpd.conf file because whenever I try to start the apache server with sudo apachectl start or test with sudo apachectl configtest , the following error is invariably returned:

httpd: Syntax error on line 482 of /usr/local/etc/apache2/2.2/httpd.conf: Could not open configuration file /Sites/httpd-vhosts.conf: No such file or directory

Due to the length of the 'http.conf' file, I've created a gist of my 'httpd.conf file' for review.

At this point, I would just like to reset my 'httpd.conf' file, or whatever is necessary so I can properly configure my local environment for LAMP. I've tried other solutions involving a reversion of /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf.pre-update but was unable to effect. Thank you.

Answer 1

It is failing to start because the httpd.conf file is specifying an include of /Sites/httpd-vhosts.conf which doesn't exist.

Either comment out line 482 by putting a # at the beginning of the line, or create an empty /Sites/httpd-vhosts.conf file so it can be included. If its empty it won't have any effect.

Here are some examples of what would typically go in that file.