Install LAMP on a Mac

There are two ways to Install LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP) on a Mac, Macbook, or IMac.

1. XAMPP is the quickest and easiest to setup a standard install of Apache, Mysql, and PHP. It also includes phpMyAdmin and a number of common modules already installed. You can download it here.
   
2. The second option for installing LAMP is to use MacPorts. This takes much longer, but it will allow you to get the latest versions, keep them up to date and install custom modules into apache. Here is how to install it.

Install Guide for MacPorts.

Install XCode

• Download and Install XCode for your Mac.  This is pretty simple and self explanatory, however it is over 3 gigs. Sit back, get a cup of Starbucks, and enjoy your favorite tech manual while you wait.

• Next Grab the MacPorts Source for which ever flavor of the Mac Operating System you are using. Lion, Snow Leopard, and Leopard are all three available here. 

• Now simply update your macports by running this command in the Terminal:
  
  

  sudo port -v selfupdate

Install MySQL and MySQL Server

1) Install mysql server 

sudo port install mysql5-server-devel

2) Make mysql run at startup

sudo port load mysql5-server-devel

3) Setting up mysql

sudo -u _mysql mysql_install_db5

4) Start mysql for the first time

cd /opt/local ; sudo /opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin/mysqld_safe &

5) Change the root password for mysql

/opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'MYPASSWORD'

6) Add commands to profile

echo "" >> ~/.profile

echo "# MacPorts MySQL alias" >> ~/.profile

echo "alias mysqlstart='sudo mysqld_safe5 &'" >> ~/.profile

echo "alias mysqlstop='mysqladmin5 -u root -pr0xv83s shutdown'" >> ~/.profile

echo "" >> ~/.profile

sh ~/.profile

Install PHP and Apache

1) Install php and apache (all on 1 line)

sudo port install php5 php5-curl php5-gd php5-mbstring php5-mcrypt php5-memcache php5-mysql php5-openssl php5-soap php5-zip

2) Run apache at statup 

sudo port load apache2 

3) Add command to profile

echo "" >> ~/.profile

echo "# MacPorts Apache2 alias" >> ~/.profile 

echo "alias apache2ctl='sudo /opt/local/apache2/bin/apachectl'" >> ~/.profile

echo "" >> ~/.profile

sh ~/.profile

4) Activate php in apache

cd /opt/local/apache2/modules;sudo /opt/local/apache2/bin/apxs -a -e -n "php5" libphp5.so

5) Create phpinfo

sudo sh -c 'echo "" >> /opt/local/apache2/htdocs/phpinfo.php'

Setup memcached

1) run memcached at startup

sudo port load memcached

Install GIT

1) install git

sudo port install git-core

And there you have it.  Your home apache directory is now at:

/opt/local/apache2/htdocs

You will also have a number of commands ready to start/stop/restart apache and mysql. *be sure to log out of the terminal and log back in so they work*

apache2ctl stop

apache2ctl start

apache2ctl restart

mysqlstart

mysqlstop

I hope you enjoy your new setup.  You can now read up on macports and learn how to keep all of your code current.