I have enjoyed using MacPorts for a number of reasons, and I have written about it several times. Recently, I have had to rely on it more, and I have grown frustrated with it to the point that I had to abandon it altogether. I upgraded to Snow Leopard (10.6) last week. It broke my [...]
Install Apache, PHP and MySQL on Leopard with MacPorts
Running selfupdate on MacPorts is a good way to keep your MacPorts software up to date. The problem is when I did this, all my settings were overwritten. I should also mention that running selfupdate on my MacPorts install caused all my virtual hosts to get overwritten as well. I wrote a post last year [...]
MacPorts Commands
I use MacPorts to handle my installs of apache, php, etc. on my Mac. If you are using MacPorts on your Mac like I am, you may want to remember these handy codes to manage your MacPorts packages. sudo port selfupdate Update MacPorts to the latest version port installed List installed packages sudo port upgrade [...]
Install Apache and PHP on Leopard with MacPorts
If you have a Mac with Leopard installed, you should have Apache and PHP installed on it by default. If you try to modify your PHP installation however, this is where you run into problems. This was easy to do with Tiger, and I had written several articles on how to do this. Eventually, when [...]
Using Web Inspector in Safari 3
I am really digging Safari 3. One of the cool features in Safari 3 is web inspector. Web inspector is a tool mainly for web developers to use in debugging web pages. It is basically Firebug for Safari. Web inspector is not new. It has been available for a while in Safari 2. But it [...]
Safari 3 for Tiger is Now Out
You may or may not know that Apple released Safari 3 with Leopard. If you are like me, you were wondering when it was coming out for non-Leopard Mac-users, or if they were going to release it at all. Well, today is the day. Safari 3 is now available on Tiger. Read about it here. [...]
Installing PHP 5 on Mac OS X
Okay, so I have been running PHP 4 locally on my Mac OS 10.4, but I recently needed to upgrade to PHP 5. In addition, PHP 4 will no longer be supported after the end of this year. The installation instructions are the same as for PHP 4, which is not a big deal. I [...]
Apache 2.2 Included with Leopard
So here’s one more reason to upgrade to Leopard, especially if you are a developer. Leopard reportedly comes with Apache 2.2 installed. A co-worker of mine got it yesterday and was able to confirm this. This is the first I have heard on what software packages are installed with Leopard other than Ruby. This is [...]
Leopard Does What Tiger Took Six Weeks to Do
Apple today announced that they have sold two million copies of Leopard since it went on sale on this past Friday. By comparison, Tiger took six weeks to sell 2 million copies. To me, this shows how much Apple’s marketshare has grown.
Leopard Release Day
You may have heard that Leopard for Mac OS X is due to be released Friday, October 26th at 6 PM. Apple sent out e-mails to their subscribers today announcing retail events across the country. The events are taking place between 6PM and 10PM on Friday. According to the e-mail, Apple Store employees will be [...]