I have a little 10-line PHP script I'd like to run locally through my browser. Are there simple directions somewhere about how to run PHP on Mavericks? I've found a few instructions online but do not understand them, e.g. http://akrabat.com/computing/setting-up-php-mysql-on-os-x-mavericks/
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Installing PHP on Mavericks
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At a minimum, all you need to do is following the instructions under Apache in the URL you shared, in order to enable Apache (the web server) and (in step 3 under the Apache instructions) to enable Apache to use PHP.
The first command should be:
Code:
[SIZE="5"]cd /etc/apache2[/SIZE]
Code:
[SIZE="5"]ed /etc/apache2[/SIZE]
In Terminal: sudo apachectl start
Place the file in this location: /Library/WebServer/Documents/
Open this url in your browser: http://localhost
Place the file in this location: /Library/WebServer/Documents/
Open this url in your browser: http://localhost
+1 for MAMP, I am a web developer and it is great for quick php testing, I would also suggest setting up symbolic links to your website file(s) in the MAMP htdocs folder so that you dont have to work out of that folder - you can work out of any folder (documents, etc.) it is much easier than setting up an entire php/apache test server on your mac
Check these things out and see if something is wrong or if you are getting errors. You were pretty vague in your response.
There could possibly be a setting on your ports that is wrong. The other thing is to make sure MAMP is turned on and connected. One other thing to check is that you paths are correct and your files are in the proper place.
I am not an expert with this, but know these sre some of things that can cause problems.
I'm not receiving errors. What I mean is that there's no way to open (I don't mean parse) the file itself. File > Open file does not allow me to select a file with a PHP extension, for example.
You are trying to open these files in a web browser right, you dont actually open anything in MAMP.
You cannot open it that way, MAMP creates a fake server on your computer but the files you are trying to open are not in the servers directory open a terminal window and type:
ln -s /Users/jasonsiegel/Dropbox/ /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/rand
This creates a symbolic link from your dropbox to the server's directory.
Make sure mamp is running and navigate your browser to http://localhost:8888/
Not a problem, you can use the same setup for any other sites/php files that you want to test.
Hope it helps.
Here is a link to a youtube video I made for Setup of Apache, PHP, MySQL and WordPress on OS X Mountain Lion. I have not had a chance to test it on 10.9 yet but would think the PHP part would be the same. I hope it helps.
The PHP part starts at 3:24.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fBR7D_5wGo&feature=share
Here is a link to a youtube video I made for Setup of Apache, PHP, MySQL and WordPress on OS X Mountain Lion. I have not had a chance to test it on 10.9 yet but would think the PHP part would be the same. I hope it helps.
The PHP part starts at 3:24.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fBR7D_5wGo&feature=share
Are you sure it is not an issue with your browser, did you try another one? I would make sure that you dont have any browser addons or anything installed. If you post the script I/we could take a look at it.
You can check the headers you page is sending in Safari by right clicking > Inspect Element and going to the network tab (I don't have a mac nearby, so the options may be named slightly differently), or using a tool like curl.
If your PHP page isn't displaying errors (although I'd expect it to since MAMP is for development), you may need to force PHP to display errors (error_reporting(E_ALL)) or look at your apache logs.