Installing apache 2 / php 5 / my sql 5 on my mac

[guitarzanman]

I am trying to install apache 2 / php /mysql on my mac but am having mega problems. I have tried every online instruction there is for installing apache 2 but none worked. THen I tried to install it using mac ports it downloaded and I think installed. BUt it still doesn't work it keeps say it can't find the server localhost when ever it type it in. Can some one please help me on how to properly install these so I can use them and get them to run at startup and not conflict with apache 1.3?? any help would be appreacted.

Guitarzan man

 

[elppa]

You tried MAMP?

 

[tschoftner]

use MAMP

I can only roger that. Try MAMP!
try this link: http://www.mamp.info/en/home/

Have used it for a while now; everthings works; and it's very good to try out php-pages before you load them onto a webserver!

Thomas

want: MBP 17" Santa Rosa

 

[nicksoper]

Mamp!

Mamp for sure. It's quick, easy, they have a dashboard widget!

I found it does chow a lil of the system resources, but it's the price you pay for not having to upload everything.

I'm not sure, but I'd appreciate if someone else could let me know, can you access the htdocs folder (php/apache environment) in parallels?

 

[macmanmatty]

I tried mamp once and it sucks. It attempts to sell you things that you get easily elsewhere for free and on a limited basis allready have.

Since I have some free time and You asked how to install apache / mysql / php I'm going give you step by step instructions on how to do this (how I did it).

Fist make sure that have xcode/apple developer tools/ gcc and they are the latest versions. (If not you'll be getting many cryptic error messages later on in the process)

If you don't have them you can get in nice package from apple here http://developer.apple.com/tools/xcode/
You will and apple developer login to do this though

Then download apache2 unix source code here http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi

extract it and using the terminal go into the directory where you extracted it. Then type the following into the terminal (if you wish to use a different layout or mods you can I have given you basic set and standard layout)

./configure --enable-layout=apache \
--enable-mods-shared=all \
--with-ssl=/usr \
--with-mpm=prefork \
--enable-ssl \
--enable-dav \
--enable-cache \
--enable-proxy \
--enable-dumpio \
--enable-shared \
--enable-speling \
--disable-static \
--disable-unique-id \
--disable-ipv6 \
--enable-logio \
--enable-deflate \
--with-ldap \
--with-ldap-include=/usr/include \
--with-ldap-lib=/usr/lib \
--with-included-apr \
--enable-ldap \
--enable-auth-ldap \
--enable-cgi \
--enable-cgid \
--enable-suexec

Then after you finish typing that in type in this

make

Then if that does not fail or give any errors, type

sudo make file

If that works and gives no errors you have just installed apache.

To start apache type this into the terminal (note: you will have to change the directory if you installed apache somewhere else)
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sudo /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl start
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and to stop apache type this

sudo /usr/local/apache2/bin/apachectl stop

Once you have started apache type this in your browser

http://localhost

If apache is installed correctly and running you should see page displaying "It worked!"
THis tells you that apache is running and installed correctly

Now turn apache off to finish the rest of the installion



Now we are ready to install mysql

to do this
download the lastest source code from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#downloads. You can use their binary for mac if want but you will have to compile the source code anyway to get the shared libraries so I just compile it from the source code.

to do that extract the source code and using the terminal go into the directory where the source code is.
then type this in to the terminal (again you can use different build options or install mysql to a different directory)

CFLAGS="-arch ppc -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk" \
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql \
--localstatedir=/usr/local/mysql/data \
--libexecdir=/usr/local/mysql/bin \
--libdir=/usr/local/mysql/lib \
--with-server-suffix=-standard \
--enable-thread-safe-client \
--enable-local-infile \
--enable-shared \
--with-zlib-dir=bundled \
--with-big-tables \
--with-readline \
--with-archive-storage-engine \
--with-innodb \
--without-bench

If all goes well and gives no errors

then type this in to the terminal

make

Then if that does not fail or give any errors, type

sudo make file

If you Ain't got no errors the mysql was sucessfully installed

To start mysql type this in to the terminal

cd /usr/local/mysql
sudo ./bin/mysqld_safe

To access mysql type this in to the terminal

sudo usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql

Now turnm mysql off
to complete the final step

Finally we are ready to install php to do this get the latest version of php source code from here http://www.php.net/downloads.php

the following the same process extract it and go in the directory where you extracted it using the terminal

then type this into the terminal

CFLAGS="-arch ppc -isysroot /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.4u.sdk" \
./configure --prefix=/Library/PHP5 \
--mandir=/usr/share/man \
--infodir=/usr/share/info \
--sysconfdir=/etc \
--with-zlib \
--with-xml \
--with-zlib-dir=/usr \
--with-openssl \
--enable-exif \
--enable-ftp \
--enable-mbstring \
--enable-mbregex \
--enable-sockets \
--with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql \
--with-mysqli=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config \
--with-apxs2=/usr/local/Apache2/bin/apxs

If all goes well and gives no errors

then type this in to the terminal
Then after you finish typing that in type in this

make

Then if that does not fail or give any errors, type

sudo make file

If you Ain't got no errors the php was sucessfully installed

to use php with apache you must opnen your httpd.conf file (located in usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf) in a text editotr and type this at the bottm of the file

LoadModule php5_module modules/libphp5.so
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .phtml
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps

Now php will work with apache once it is turned on. To test php turn on apache and make a test page Containg this

html>
<head>
<title> PHP Test Script </title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
phpinfo( );
?>
</body>
</html>

save it as somthing like test.php

then run it using localhost://test.php

If you get about of info about php that means that php is on and running correctly. You are now ready to start using apache/ php /mysql