How to configure Apache, PHP, and MySQL on the OS X system

This week, I've been thinking about how to use WordPress as a publishing platform for some new projects. On the surface, there is already a lot of what I need, but I want to practice it myself, see how it works, and try to combine several existing platforms.

The problem is that I don't want to waste my current configuration on my Mac, and I find that the online demo is a little limited because we can't see what's running in the background.

The solution is to install a free software called Mamp . This software is similar to lamp, mamp these initials represent the macintosh,apache,mysql on Apple's OS X system, and PHP. After downloading the installation is very simple, in fact, each installation step you need to click Next to it, it does not need to change the configuration file, and do not need to remove the existing Apache, MySQL and PHP.

After the installation completes Mamp, the following guidelines explain in detail how to use Mamp to install WordPress.

http://www.bleikamp.com/2006/11/16/wordpress-on-a-mac/

In short, the whole process is no more than 15 minutes.

This may not be the easiest way to test some new projects or code, but it's really worth installing just from the point of view of saving time or not worrying about accidentally changing your computer settings.