Re: [PHP-DB] mac and mysql

> Mac users, please forgive such a Windows-centric question, but I need
> your help. And you can educate me in the process. I am helping a
> student of mine set up a development environment with php, mysql, and
> a webserver, and she uses a Mac. Are there any installation issues
> unique to mac that I should warn her about?

It makes a HUGE difference whether we're talking about OS 9 or OS X
(10). I don't know if MySQL even runs on OS 9 and PHP does, but by
purchasing the $500 WebTen. They both run on Mac OS X easily and
installers are freely available (www.mysql.com, www.entropy.ch,
www.serverlogistics.com).

> Can you recommend a simple web server - she is brand new to
> server-side work and I am trying to make this as painless as possible.
> Usually I recommend that students use Xitami, but I don't believe it
> comes in a Mac flavor. Does the Mac OS come with a server, such as IIS
> on Windows? Does apache work well with Mac? Is there anything simpler?

Mac OS X has apache built in. The PHP installer available at
www.entropy.ch works with that installation. Again, for OS 9, WebTen is
the only solution I know of that can handle PHP.

> And here's a question I've never thought about. If she installs MySQL
> on a Mac, and she wants to admin the server through a command line ---
> does Mac have a command line tool to work with? Typically, when you
> think command line you think of the old dos prompt. What does the Mac
> have that will give us command line access?

OS 9 does NOT have a command prompt but OS X does, accessible through
Applications > Utilities > Terminal.

Hope that helps,
Larry