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I am building a website for my own education, and am trying to learn Apache. Consequently, I've noticed an odd behavior I was hoping someone could explain. Basically, when I start Apache via WebSharing, I can access both my shortname index and the base directory that Apple provides. When I try to visit the same Apple-provided sites after starting Apache via command line sudo apachectl start, I get 404 on both pages, even though top registers httpd processes running.

What don't I understand about Apache as provided by Apple?

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Placeholder - edit I made is not accurate. – learner May 13 '12 at 16:39
The solution is to create a /usr/htdocs. In my case, I created a symlink to the default /Users/name/Sites. – learner May 13 '12 at 16:53
That doesn't make much sense, I suspect something is off with your configuration. – Gerry May 14 '12 at 12:52
Any thoughts in particular? I don't want to be reliant on Apple's button-pressing magic, as I would like to rebuild this server on a different OS and want to know more about Apache. – learner May 14 '12 at 15:50
Did you install a second Apache installation by any means? – Gerry May 14 '12 at 16:56
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