Final Cut Server: Cannot connect to Java Web Start with a web browser

IMPORTANT:  You must have Apache version 2.0 or later and the PHP 5 module enabled in Mac OS X Server prior to running these steps.

Use the following steps to restore the default site information and write the Final Cut Server information:

1. Open System Preferences and stop Final Cut Server.
2. Open Server Admin and stop the web services.
3. Open Terminal.
4. Type the following command in the Terminal to reestablish the default web site (if this has been modified):
   sudo cp /etc/apache2/sites/0000_any_80_.conf.default /etc/apache2/sites/0000_any_80_.conf
   This will require an administrator account.
5. Type the following command in Terminal to add the Final Cut Server web components:
   sudo /Library/Application\ Support/Final\ Cut\ Server/Final\ Cut\ Server.bundle/Contents/Resources/sbin/post-install.sh
6. Quit Terminal.
7. Start the web services in Server Admin.
8. Start Final Cut Server from System Preferences.

Note: Restoring the default site configuration may cause some interruption with existing websites.
 

Advanced Configuration

Final Cut Server modifies the mod_rewrite block of the default site file in order for users to connect to http://<webserver address>/finalcutserver. In order to modify a different site so that users can connect to that web address, your mod_rewrite block needs to contain at least the following information.

For Final Cut Server 1.5.1 or later:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} ^TRACE
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteRule .* - [F]
    RewriteRule ^/FinalCutServer$ /~fcsvr/Sites/webstart/index.php [NC,L]
    RewriteRule ^/FinalCutServer/FinalCutServer_mac.jnlp$ /~fcsvr/Sites/webstart/macJnlp.php [NC,L]
    RewriteRule ^/FinalCutServer/FinalCutServer_windows.jnlp$ /~fcsvr/Sites/webstart/windowsJnlp.php [NC,L]
    RewriteRule ^/FinalCutServer/FinalCutServer_other.jnlp$ /~fcsvr/Sites/webstart/jnlp.php [NC,L]
</IfModule>


For Final Cut Server 1.0 - 1.5:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
   RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} ^TRACE
   RewriteRule .* - [F]
   RewriteRule ^/FinalCutServer$ /~fcsvr/Sites/webstart/index.php [NC,L]
   RewriteRule ^/FinalCutServer.jnlp$ /~fcsvr/Sites/webstart/jnlp.php [NC,L]
</IfModule>

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