OSX Setup Web Server PHP MySQL Cheat Sheet by dockawash

 httpd
> Check version

httpd -v

 Apache
> Start & version

sudo apachectl start

> Test localhost in browser
http://localhost

 Setup user
> Create user Sites folder

mkdir ~/Sites

> Create or edit user apache .conf file, don't forget to replace USERNAME by yours

sudo nano /etc/apache2/users/USERNAME.conf

> Paste in USERNAME.conf

<Directory "/Users/*/Sites/">

    

Options Indexes MultiViews FollowSymLinks

    

AllowOverride All

    

Require all granted

</Directory>

 httpd.conf
> Edit httpd.conf

sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

> Uncomment these line to activate mandatories modules

LoadModule userdir_module libexec/apache2/mod_userdir.so

LoadModule alias_module libexec/apache2/mod_alias.so

LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache2/mod_rewrite.so

LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so

> Change default apache user

_www

to

USERNAME

in httpd.conf

User USERNAME

Group staff

> Allow .htaccess and Override

<Directory "/Library/WebServer/Documents">

    

...

    

AllowOverride All

    

...

</Directory>

> Activate userdir conf

Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-userdir.conf

 httpd-userdir.conf
> Edit httpd-userdir.conf

sudo nano /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-userdir.conf

> Uncomment or add this line at the end

Include /private/etc/apache2/users/*.conf

 Restart apache

sudo apachectl restart

 PHP test file
> Create php test file

printf "<?php phpinfo(); ?>" > ~/Sites/phpinfo.php

> Test phpinfo in browser
http://localhost/USERNAME/phpinfo.php

 Auto start apache
> Set to auto start

sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist

> Unset to auto start

sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist

You can either way create a new folder in

/Library/WebServer/Documents/

or in

/Users/USERNAME/Sites/



/Library/WebServer/Documents/

> Create MYWEBSITE folder

sudo mkdir /Library/WebServer/Documents/MYWEBSITE

> And the access in browser
http://localhost/MYWEBSITE



/Users/USERNAME/Sites/

> Create MYWEBSITE folder

mkdir /Users/USERNAME/Sites/MYWEBSITE

> And the access in browser
http://localhost/USERNAME/MYWEBSITE

 Download MySQL
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/
> Get the

.dmg

install file for OSX 10.10 and install it

 Command line MySQL
> Start MySQL

sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start

> Check version

/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -v

 Change $PATH
> edit profile

nano ~/.bash_profile

> add this line

export PATH="/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH"

> validate new profile

source ~/.bash_profile

> test change

mysql -v

 Change MySQL root password

/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'yourpasswordhere'

 Fix the 2002 MySQL Socket error
> Error in PhpMysql

sudo mkdir /var/mysql

sudo ln -s /tmp/mysql.sock /var/mysql/mysql.sock

 Download PhpMyAdmin
https://www.phpmyadmin.net/downloads/

 Extract in /Users/USERNAME/Sites/
> Then access it
http://localhost/USERNAME/phpMyAdmin

 Extract in /Library/WebServer/Documents/
> Then access it
http://localhost/phpMyAdmin

 Set httpd.conf
> Edit httpd.conf

sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

> Uncomment

Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

LoadModule vhost_alias_module libexec/apache2/mod_vhost_alias.so

 Set the vhosts.conf file
> Edit vhosts.conf

sudo nano /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

> Exemple vhost

<VirtualHost *:80>

    

ServerName mywebsite.com

    

ServerAlias www.mywebsite.com

    

DocumentRoot "/Users/USERNAME/Sites/mywebsite"

    

ErrorLog "/private/var/log/apache2/mywebsite.com-error_log"

    

CustomLog "/private/var/log/apache2/mywebsite.com-access_log" common

    

ServerAdmin web@mywebsite.com

    

<Directory "/Users/USERNAME/Sites/mywebsite">

        

Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews

        

AllowOverride All

        

Order allow,deny

        

Allow from all

    

</Directory>

</VirtualHost>

 Restart apache

sudo apachectl restart

 Set the hosts file
> Edit hosts

sudo nano /etc/hosts

> Add this to map domain

127.0.0.1 mywebsite.com www.mywebsite.com

> Flush cache

dscacheutil -flushcache

sudo dscacheutil -flushcache

 Losing localhost
Fix the 403 Forbidden Error

> Edit httpd-vhosts.conf

sudo nano /etc/apache2/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

> Add in

<VirtualHost *:80>

    

ServerName localhost

    

DocumentRoot /Library/WebServer/Documents/

</VirtualHost>

 Change default apache user and group
> Get username and group

id

uid=501(USERNAME) gid=20(staff)

> Edit httpd.conf

sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

> Change these lines to

User USERNAME

Group staff

 Restart apache

sudo apachectl restart