Apr 24
PHP and MySQL on the Mac
I now am needing to learn more about PHP, MySQL, WordPress, and so on. As you may know, this site you’re now reading runs on WordPress software, which, for the most part, I’ve been happy with. But, if I want to add my own customizations or just play around with different ideas to try out on WordPress, running a test site online is not so practical (especially with the pitiful speed of my internet here in China). So, I looked into running WordPress locally on my Mac. I had to hunt down four things to install and configure: Apache, PHP, MySQL, and WordPress. I spent four to five hours downloading, installing, and troubleshooting. In the end, it wasn’t so hard, but pulling all the info together from various websites was quite time consuming. So, I spent 20 minutes this morning culling the important information and distilled how I did it into a five-page document.
You can download the pdf file here.
It sure is nice having this set up locally. It’s incredibly fast (obviously) and as easy as editing and saving files in a basic text editor.
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And, sorry to those who were trying to leave comments recently. Do you see above where I wrote favorably about WordPress but then added the “for the most part” caveat? Well, 90% of the trouble I’ve had with WordPress is related to the comments. I want it to be as easy as possible for people to leave comments. So, I make sure that you don’t have to register, you don’t have to leave personal information, and comments are not held in moderation. Seems like these settings get reset from time to time. I have no idea why. So, it’s fixed…again.