Install Apache/PHP/MySQL on Mac Snow Leopard

Start Apache

sudo apachectl start

Check it's working: http://localhost/

PHP

In /etc/apache2/httpd.conf, uncomment this line:

LoadModule php5_module        libexec/apache2/libphp5.so

Restart Apache

sudo apachectl restart

Fix a warning appearing in phpinfo()

Create /etc/php.ini and make it writable

cd /etc
sudo cp php.ini.default php.ini
sudo chmod 666 php.ini

In php.ini, find this line:

;date.timezone =

Uncomment it and insert your time zone (http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.php)

date.timezone =America/Vancouver

Restart Apache

sudo apachectl restart

MySQL

• Download the MySQL package for Mac OS X.5 (32 or 64 bits depending on your machine)
• Install everything in the package in this order: mysql, the startup item, the preference pane.
• Start MySQL in the preference pane.
• Test it's working:

/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql

Fix mysql.sock location in php.ini

• In /etc/php.ini, replace the three occurences of /var/mysql/mysql.sock by /tmp/mysql.sock

pdo_mysql.default_socket=/tmp/mysql.sock
mysql.default_socket = /tmp/mysql.sock
mysqli.default_socket = /tmp/mysql.sock

Restart Apache

sudo apachectl restart

Extra

Activate PHP short tags

In /etc/php.ini, under Language Options, change

short_open_tag = Off

to

short_open_tag = On

Restart Apache

sudo apachectl restart

Reference

• http://wordpress.org/support/topic/306878
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1293484/easiest-way-to-activate-php-and-mysql-on-mac-os-10-6-snow-leopard