Install and configure Apache, MySQL, PHP and phpMyAdmin on OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion
With the new cat out of the bag, getting the AMP stack running is a little different on OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 (GM Build 12A269) than is its predecessor OS X 10.7 Lion, here is the lowdown on getting Apache, MySQL, PHP and phpMyAdmin running on the new Apple operating system.
Apache/WebSharing
The first difference in the new OS X 10.8 is the dropping of the GUI option to turn on Web Sharing in the System Preferences, it may be gone but Apache is definitely installed in the lower level of the OS and ready to go.
No Web Sharing Option in System Preferences
Apache is pre-installed and needs to be enabled via the command line -/Applications/Utilities/Terminal
to start it
sudo apachectl start
to stop it
sudo apachectl stop
to restart it
sudo apachectl restart
To find the Apache version
httpd -v
The version installed in Golden Master is Apache/2.2.22
After starting Apache – test in the browser - http://localhost - you should see the “It Works!” text.
Document Root
Document root is the location where the files are shared from the file system and is similar to the traditional names of ‘public_html’ and ‘htdocs’, OSX has historically had 2 web roots one at a system level and one at a user level – you can set both up or just run with one, the user level one allows multiple acounts to have their own web root whilst the system one is global. It seems there is less effort from Apple in continuing with the user level one but it still can be set up with a couple of extra tweaks.
System Level Web Root
- the default system document root is still found at -
http://localhost/
It is found in the filing system at -
/Library/WebServer/Documents/
User Level Root
Interestingly the user document root level is missing the ‘~/Sites’ folder in the User account, you need to make a “Sites” folder at the root level of your account and then it will work.
Create a Sites folder at the account root level
Check that you have a “username.conf” filed under:
/etc/apache2/users/
If you don’t then create one named by the short username of the account with the suffix .conf, its contents should be (swap in the real username):
cd /etc/apache2/users
sudo nano username.conf
Then add the content below swapping in your username:
<Directory "/Users/username/Sites/">
Options Indexes MultiViews
AllowOverride All
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Directory>
Permissions on the file should be:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 298 Jun 28 16:47 username.conf
Restart Apache for the new file to be read:
sudo apachectl restart
Then this user level document root will be viewable at:
http://localhost/~username/
PHP
PHP 5.3.13 is loaded in OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion and needs to be turned on by uncommenting a line in the httpd.conf file.
sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
Use “control” + “w” to search and search for ‘php’ this will land you on the right line then uncomment the line (remove the #):
LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so
Write out and Save using the nano short cut keys at the bottom ‘control o’ and ‘control x’
Re-load apache to kick in
sudo apachectl restart
To see and test PHP, create a file name it “phpinfo.php” and file it in your document root with the contents below, then view it in a browser.
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
MySQL
MySQL is again a missing component in OS X 10.8 and needs to be dowloaded from the MySQL site use the Mac OS X ver. 10.6 (x86, 64-bit), DMG Archive version (works fine on 10.8).
When downloading you don’t have to sign up, look for » No thanks, just take me to the downloads! - go straight to the download mirrors and download the software from a mirror which is closest to you.
Once downloaded install the 3 components. You may need to adjust the Security and Privacy System Pref to allow installs.
mysql5.5.xxx.pkg
MySQLstartupitem.pkg
MySQLPrefPane
The first is the MySQL software, the 2nd item allows MySQL to start when the Mac is booted and the third is a System Preference that allows start/stop operation and a preference to enable it to start on boot.
You can start the MySQL server from the System Preferences or via the command line
To find the MySQL version from the terminal, type at the prompt:
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -v
This also puts you in to an interactive dialogue with mySQL, type \q to exit.
After installation, in order to use mysql commands without typing the full path to the commands you need to add the mysql directory to your shell path, this is done in your “.bash_profile” file in your home directory, if you don’t have that file just create it using vi or nano:
cd ; nano .bash_profile
export PATH="/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH"
The first command brings you to your home directory and opens the .bash_profile file or creates a new one if it doesn’t exist, then add in the line above which adds the mysql binary path to commands that you can run. Exit the file with type “control + x” and when prompted save the change by typing “y”. Last thing to do here is to reload the shell for the above to work straight away.
source ~/.bash_profile
mysql -v
You will get the version number again, just type “\q” to exit.
The new server to be configured is the localhost, click new server and then the only other configurations are the local mysql user and the password in the Authentication tab.
Add in the username, by default “root” is assumed, add in the password, click on save and you are returned to the previous screen.
Make sure you click on save, then a config.inc.php is now in the /config directory, movethis file to the root level of /phpmyadmin and then remove the now empty /config directory.
Now going to http://localhost/~username/phpmyadmin/ will now allow you to interact with your MySQL databases.
Thats it you now have the native AMP stack running ontop of the Mountain Lion.
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Youtube video:
Sorry, the dictation portion of the video is a little choppy. I need a new machine.
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Choose where to publish your site.
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Also, in Mountain Lion safari has moved things around. To view the source code you may need to enable the develop menu then select show page source. You can also right click or control click for a drop down menu & show page source:
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Mountain Lion users having issues installing the Wowslider app. Getting the message: “WowSlider can’t be opened because it is from an unidentified developer”
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This article explains how to move aniWeb site, including one with a personal domain, from MobileMe to another web hosting service.
Notes:
You need an account with a web hosting provider that supports FTP (File Transfer Protocol) before proceeding.
When publishing aniWeb site to a web hosting service other than MobileMe, the following features are not available: blog and photo comments, website password, blog search, and hit counter.
Move aniWeb site that is currently published to MobileMe
If you have iWeb ’09 (version 3.0) or later, follow these steps from the Mac on which you published your web site. To check which version of iWeb you have chooseiWeb > About iWeb.
Open iWeb ’09 and click the name of the site you want to publish in the left sidebar. The Site Publishing Settings window appears.
In the Site Publishing Settings window, choose FTP Server from the Publish to drop-down menu.
Enter the following information:
Site name (optional).
Contact email (optional).
FTP server address (provided by your web hosting service).
User name for publishing to your web hosting service.
Password.
Directory and path (if required by your web hosting service).
Protocol and port (if required by your web hosting service).
Click the Test Connection button to make sure you have entered your information correctly.
Enter the URL for your website.
Click the Publish Site button.
For a video overview of publishing your site to an FTP server, please watch this iWeb tutorial.
If you have an earlier version of iWeb, select the “Publish to Folder” option to publish your site to a local folder and then upload it to a third-party hosting service.
Open iWeb and choose File > Publish to Folder. By default, iWeb saves the published results to a Sites folder in your Mac Home folder.
Once your site is saved to the folder, you can upload it to the FTP server with an FTP publishing application.
If you no longer have a copy of your site in iWeb, you can download the data directly from your MobileMe iDisk and then upload it to a third-party hosting service.
From the Finder menu, choose File > New Finder Window.
Under Devices on the left, click the iDisk icon and then choose Web > Sites.
In the Sites folder, locate the “index.html” file and the folders named after your existing iWeb-published site.
Move the “index.html” file and folders to your desktop and upload them to your FTP server.
Move a personal domain from MobileMe to another web hosting service
Open a browser window and go to your web hosting service’s site.
Follow the site’s instructions for configuring your personal domain. Note the CNAME (Canonical Name) record required by your provider.
Go to your personal domain registrar’s site and find the CNAME configuration section.
Change the CNAME from web.me.com to your web hosting service’s address (this change may take some time to process).
Here is an answer to a recent question I received.
Just want to let you know I really like your site and what you have done with the WowSlider. I found you through the Apple forum and I’ve checked out some of your other work- very creative!!
I’m wondering if you might be able to point me in the right direction for how to use iWeb (’09 version) with wow slider. I still publish to Mobile Me which will change obviously in June – but for now, I would love add it to my site but I can’t get it to work. I have tried following the instructions from wow slider but I get tripped up when it comes to publishing – since I use mobile I’m not sure how to get it to work. I tried putting it in my disc folders per some of the suggestions I’ve seen on the Apple forums and in some articles – but so far no luck in getting it to work (I feel like an idiot cause I can’t figure it out!!). Since I really like how it looks on your site, I figure I’d come right to the source and ask how you did it!!
I appreciate your time and would welcome any ideas at your convenience. Thanks for the inspiration and I wish you the best in your next endeavor— which I look forward to seeing – whatever that may be!
In my case I uploaded a folder called “slideshow” to my server resulting in a page like this ” http://jeffnitschke.com/slideshow/ ” then I used the view source menu to see the html code & then selected all the text “command A on the keyboard”, copied, & pasted the code into a new text edit document “just because it is easier to read & edit then in the little snippet window in iWeb” then anywhere you have a href=” or src=”
you will need to add your mobileme info something like this ” <link rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” http://web.me.com/MMeUsername/slideshow/engine1/style.css” media=”screen” />”
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I use IX Webhosting they offer lots of 1 click installs like this wordpress blog and have excellent customer service. Their “expert plan” starts at just $3.95 a month and allows for unlimited domains & email address and also comes with 2 dedicated IP address’s. All plans also have unlimited disk space, data transfer, & bandwidth.
No Web Sharing Option in System Preferences
Create a Sites folder at the account root level
How to Publish Your iWeb Web Site
2012
posted by Jeff Nitschke on iWeb, Web hosting
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After you finish with a new iWeb site, you can publish your site by using third party Web host (I use IX WebHosting plans start at $3.95 a mo).
You specify where your iWeb site will be published from the Site Properties screen. Click the site name in the Site Organizer to display the Publish To pop-up menu. iWeb offers the following publishing options:
After you’ve set the type of publishing the site will use, it’s time to take care of business! Click the site to select it in the Site Organizer and then click the Publish Site button on the toolbar. The application takes care of everything else, automatically uploading all pages and media (if you chose the FTP publishing) or saving them on your hard drive (if you chose the Local Folder option).
In a hurry? You can elect to publish just the changes necessary to update your site: Instead of clicking the Publish Site button on the toolbar, click the File menu and choose Publish Site Changes.
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