php/mysql on osx?

[firewire2001]

hey..

im wanting to try out XMB (a forum app) on a mac os x server so i can host some forums for about 20 ppl..

does anyone know how to set this sort of thing up..?

thanks..

-f

[alex_ant]

You will have to do some careful reading & learning to achieve satisfactory results.

I would recommend starting here (http://developer.apple.com/internet/macosx/intro.html), and then doing a Google search for "mac os x php mysql" or whatever to fill in any blanks.

Alex

[Choppaface]

or you can do it the easy way :D

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

http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/mysql/

follow all the instructions, run the installer page for your board, and it should be pretty easy

[Rower_CPU]

I've found O'reilly's articles to be very helpful:
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2001/07/20/php_macosx.html

[Choppaface]

ya those are great too. be sure to be careful about which instructions you follow, as the O'reilly ones overlap the other ones

[macktheknife]

I've installed the MySQL package from the entropy website, and I have tried running the following command in Terminal:


type "sudo ./scripts/mysql_install_db", enter administrator password when asked


After entering my password, I got an error saying:

"Sorry, the host 'macktheknife.local.' could not be looked up. Please configure the 'hostname' command to return a correct hostname."

Any suggestions?