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Asked: 2026-05-27T10:06:36+00:00

i’m your average college student interested in using PHP. Could anyone give me a

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i’m your average college student interested in using PHP. Could anyone give me a 101 on how to install/enable it on a mac version 10.7.2 using simple, plain language? I will appreciate any and all help!!

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    No Need to Install PHP or Apache, They already ship with Mac 10.7

    These are the basic steps you need to take for PHP and Apache to work together:

    • Enable PHP in you httpd.conf file located – /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
    • Setup your php.ini – sudo cp /etc/php.ini.default /etc/php.ini
    • Enable the Apache web server located in the Sharing > Web Sharing

    Enable PHP in Apache

    Find this setting in your httpd.conf file

    #LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so

    And, uncomment it like

    LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so

    This guide explains setting up MySQL and VirtualHost on Mac. I have been using this setup for over six months. Also, worked on the 10.7 early releases just fine.
    http://superfancy.net/coding/php-mysql-apache-in-mac-osx-leopard/

    Shell Commands to Start and Stop Apache on Mac

    Start Apache

    sudo apachectl start

    Restart Apache

    sudo apachectl restart

    (edited to remove typo in restart command)

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