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Using PHP on Mac OS X

Using PHP on Mac OS X. A brief and entirely incomplete HOW-TO for the University of Texas’ PHP User’s Group. Just read this article:. http://developer.apple.com/internet/macosx/php.html http://www.phpmac.com/ The end. Just kidding. There are three ways to get PHP:

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Using PHP on Mac OS X

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  1. Using PHP onMac OS X • A brief and entirely incomplete HOW-TO for • the University of Texas’ PHP User’s Group

  2. Just read this article: • http://developer.apple.com/internet/macosx/php.html • http://www.phpmac.com/ • The end.

  3. Just kidding... • There are three ways to get PHP: • built it yourself (see previous article) • download a binary distribution • use what’s provided (Mac OS X Server)

  4. Built It Yourself... • Download Mac OS X Developer Tools from http://developer.apple.com/tools/ (requires free registration) • Read http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/collections/unix.html • Read http://developer.apple.com/internet/macosx/php.html

  5. Before you BIY... • Consider the following: • Using built-in Apache? Probably a good idea • Which options will you support? A few suggestions: • apache, inline-optimization, zlib, libjpeg, libpng, gd, mysql or pgsql, xml, apxs, dom • Are those installed? Where are the libs? If you use Fink, they’re mostly in /sw. Many others in /usr/local

  6. Document what config options you use! A good rule: use what is provided, print that out and save it • Use the “recommended” php.ini (http://cvs.php.net/co.php/php4/php.ini-recommended)

  7. Binary distributions • http://www.entropy.ch/software/ • http://www.aaronfaby.com/

  8. About binary dists... • Caveat emptor • Uncertain update schedule (possible delay for vulnerability updates) • Configuration may have missed something, or more likely took kitchen sink approach • Some platforms, may be linked to non-free libraries you can’t have (should use gnu!)

  9. Use what you’re given • Jaguar has Apache 1.3 with PHP 4.3 • Read http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/01/04/apache_macosx_pt3.html

  10. Great! But... • Apple doesn’t update components frequently - usually security fixes only, unless it’s with an OS revision • You don’t get to chose config options • Doesn’t use recommended php.ini • Can you find any build documentation?

  11. OS X vs. OS X Server • No huge difference - it’s Apache 1.3.x either way • Mac OS X Server has cute GUI tools for configuring - use them, even if you’re a CLUI buff, otherwise you risk breaking updates • None of the 3rd-party installers clobber built-in configs, so be prepared to explicitly name directories, etc. (this is a good thing)

  12. PEAR • What is it? Kind of like CPAN • Support built into Jaguar • Read http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/01/21/pear_macosx.html • http://pear.php.net/

  13. Useful Links • http://www.phpmac.com/ • http://developer.apple.com/internet/macosx/ • http://www.macdevcenter.com/ • http://fink.sourceforge.net/ • http://osdir.com/

  14. Fink • http://fink.sourceforge.net/ • Based on Debian dpkg/apt-get suite • Mac OSS community well represented • Fink Commander provides GUI wrapper: http://finkcommander.sourceforge.net/

  15. phpMyAdmin • http://www.phpmyadmin.net/ • Built in PHP (but not 5, nor mySQL 4.1 yet) • Download it to any PHP-enabled web server, edit config.inc.php and you’re done • Use .htaccess, and consider running under SSL cuz you’ll likely run it as SQL “root” user • Consider only starting it when you need it

  16. Apple Project Builder • http://developer.apple.com/internet/macosx/phpappledevtools.html • “Pretty” editor, with colors and code bracketing/formatting • Built-in CVS utilities - e.g. PEAR checkout • 2.1 “broke” pretty colors within PHP code, as near as I can tell :(

  17. Last words/Q & A • Got any?

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