Configuring your Macintosh system (PHP)

If you're a Macintosh user, you can run PHP pages on your computer using 

the Apache web server and PHP application server installed with your 

operating system. Configuring your system consists of making sure the web 

server and PHP application server are working, and then creating a root 

folder for your PHP files.

This section contains the following topics:

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 Testing the PHP installation (Macintosh)  on page 309

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 Creating a root folder (Macintosh)  on page 310

For more information on Apache and PHP on the Macintosh, see the 

following websites:

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http://developer.apple.com/internet/opensource/php.html 

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www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/php/

Testing the PHP installation (Macintosh)

You can test the Apache web server and PHP application server on your 

Macintosh by running a test page.

However, before you can use the web server to serve PHP pages and 

content from MySQL databases, you must configure the server to work 

with PHP and MySQL. For information on this process, see 

www.macromedia.com/go/php_macintosh

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To test the Apache web server and PHP application server: 

1.

Configure the server as described in the article on the Macromedia 

website.

2.

In Dreamweaver or any text editor, create a plain text file and name it 

timetest.php.

3.

In the file, enter the following code: 

This page was created at 

This code displays the time the page was processed on the server.

4.

Copy the file to the /Users/your_user_name/Sites folder on your 

Macintosh.

This Sites folder is your personal root folder for the Apache web server.

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