How to use Apache-PHP-Mysql on Mac OSX

[Ageek]

Apache

With the Mac OSX installation Apache is installed to your system. You don't need to install it again. What you have to do it is configure and start the process.

Have look at the configuration file. First need to be the super user to edit the file

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$ sudo su
password:[give your login password]
# vim /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

You can see the default Apache2 configuration there. Then start the server.

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# /usr/sbin/apachectl start

Then open a browser and type http://localhost, then you can see the default page of apache.


PHP

PHP is also installed with the Apache2. Only you need to enable module.

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# vim /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Uncomment the following line

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#LoadModule php5_module        libexec/apache2/libphp5.so

Restart the Apache2 to take this effect.

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# /usr/sbin/apachectl restart

Create test page to test the PHP. Create a file test.php in the document root of the apache /Library/WebServer/Documents/

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<?php
   phpinfo();
?>

Test the page http://localhost/test.php

You can place your php.ini by copying from the default php.ini.default

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# cp /private/etc/php.ini.default /etc/apache2/

MYSQL

You need to download .dmg of the Mysql Community server form the http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/ and install it

[Neo]

Excellent post. REP+