php/mysql on osx?

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firewire2001

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Aug 26, 2002

• #1

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

macrumors 68020

• Aug 27, 2002

• #2

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

I would recommend starting here, and then doing a Google search for "mac os x php mysql" or whatever to fill in any blanks.

Alex

 

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Choppaface

macrumors 65816

• Aug 27, 2002

• #3

or you can do it the easy way 😀

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

Moderator emeritus

• Aug 27, 2002

• #4

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

 

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Choppaface

macrumors 65816

• Aug 27, 2002

• #5

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

macrumors 6502a

• Oct 2, 2002

• #6

Installation problems

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

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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?