Title: Apache, Mac, Web Server Question … Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # Apache, Mac, Web Server Question … * [thornomad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thornomad/) * (@thornomad) * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mac-web-server-question/) * Hi, * I have a number of various wordpress installs running on my local machine (Mac with Apache, mysql, php-engine). On my local machine and on my local network everything works perfectly (at, [http://192/168.1.100/~myusername](http://192/168.1.100/~myusername)). * However, when I access my local machine from afar (through my public IP address) I still can get my wordpress sites, however, the THEMES are missing. There is no CSS being loaded, no graphics, nothing. Just plain, unformatted text with no graphics. * I remember having a problem like this before when I changed the root directory or something; but, anyhow: * Does anyone know what would cause this to work on the local network but not publicly? * PS: bbpress installs and drupal installs all do the same thing so I know it is not wordpress, just don’t know how to fix it. Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * Thread Starter [thornomad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thornomad/) * (@thornomad) * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mac-web-server-question/#post-407779) * Hi, * I noticed that it seems WordPress interpreters my “root” directory to be my computer name (e.g., [http://damons-computer/wordpress/](http://damons-computer/wordpress/)) when it processes all of my generated links in the HTML from the remote machine. * However, if I am afar, it seems to need to insert the public IP address for all of the links/images/etc to work. * Any idea how to get wordpress to link to the correct location so a remote user can get to my images and files ? * Thanks, Damon * Thread Starter [thornomad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thornomad/) * (@thornomad) * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mac-web-server-question/#post-407783) * I found that if I change my “website address” and “blog address” under admin/ options, to the public IP address, remote viewers can access the site — however, I can no longer get it on my local machine and had to change it back. * Is there any way to configure the mod_rewrite file or .htaccess file to update the links accordingly so both work ? * D * [iand](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iand/) * (@iand) * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mac-web-server-question/#post-407816) * You need to use the public IP address in the WP options boxes then edit your computer’s hosts file to load the address locally. Try adding `127.0.0.1 your. ip.address` Extra information here: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/58402](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/58402) * Thread Starter [thornomad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thornomad/) * (@thornomad) * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mac-web-server-question/#post-407969) * Hi Ian — do you know where this “hosts” file is on a mac with Apache ? * [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/) * (@handysolo) * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mac-web-server-question/#post-407970) * err, do you have a “etc” or “/etc” by chance? * [iand](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iand/) * (@iand) * [19 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mac-web-server-question/#post-408054) * There is a full how-to [here](http://www.axiom.co.uk/blog/2004/08/editing-hosts-file-in-os-x.html) and an alternative (which I knew nothing of) using NetInfo Manager. [Note you will probably be needing to log in with admin rights to do this] * Thread Starter [thornomad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thornomad/) * (@thornomad) * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mac-web-server-question/#post-408129) * Hey, yea, I found it under /private/etc/ — there is a “hosts.lpd” file there. * I don’t have a dynamic DNS setup anymore (mind expired) but were I to, I would write: * `127.0.0.1 my.dynamic.dns` ? * Would it work with the public IP address that is shown at whatismyip.com ? Such as: * `127.0.0.1 24.243.121.3` ? * There is nothing in my `hosts.lpd` file just now. * [iand](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iand/) * (@iand) * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mac-web-server-question/#post-408171) * You should have a `hosts` file as well as `hosts.lpd` in that folder. It is ` hosts` that you want to edit. With a clean install mine reads: `## # Host Database## localhost is used to configure the loopback interface # when the system is booting. Do not change this entry. ## 127.0.0.1 localhost 255.255.255.255 broadcasthost:: 1 localhost * What you are planning should work though. As an IP address might change, setting up a new dynamic DNS might be easiest. Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) The topic ‘Apache, Mac, Web Server Question …’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [apache](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/apache/) * [mac](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mac/) * [OS](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/os/) * [server](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/server/) * [X](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/x/) * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 8 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [iand](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iand/) * Last activity: [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-mac-web-server-question/#post-408171) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics