Apple adds web server utility, replaces MySQL standard with PostgreSQL

Feb 3, 2012 09:46 GMT  ·  By
"Lion Server finally has basic web server functionality in OS X 10.7.3" says Mac Mini Vault
   "Lion Server finally has basic web server functionality in OS X 10.7.3" says Mac Mini Vault

An Apple user who runs a colocation service for Mac mini servers was pleased to discover this week that OS X Lion Server 10.7.3 adds a nifty web server tool.

A web server pane has been added to the Server application in Lion, boasting standard features like enable .htaccess overrides; edit web sites’ domain names; map multiple; domains into a single web site; configure redirects and aliases; specify custom index files; choose SSL certificates for individual websites.

Discovered by @MacMiniVault and reported by OS X Daily, the web server utility is a welcomed one. MacMiniVault added that Apple has done away with MySQL (featured in Snow Leopard Server) and is now using PostgreSQL as the default database server for OS X Lion.