# Deploy osx apache2 (plus php) **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [February 10, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploy-osx-apache2-plus-php/85150 "2007-02-10T17:03:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dankelley)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploy-osx-apache2-plus-php/85150/1 "2007-02-10T17:03:29Z")
I’m under the understanding that it is a good practice to have apache2 installed for RoR, and so I’ve used macports on OSX to install that, and then I stopped the existing server and restarted the apache2 instance using /opt/local/apache/bin/apachectl. So far, so good. I get the welcome screen when I point at localhost. But of course I don’t want to break other things on the machine, so I need to get apache2 to handle the existing PHP pages on the machine. At that point I am blocked. I did a “port install php5”, and it worked without error, but I don’t see how to tell apache2 to know about this. I tried AddType application/x-httpd-php .php AddHandler php5 .php and restarted apachectl (without warning), but when I navigate to an existing page, I just see the PHP code, not the result. Can anyone offer a pointer to get me going? I realize that I’m saying an ugly word (“php”) here, but I think it’s acceptable for me to ask this here, since others may also want to have both RoR and PHP pages deployed on a single machine. ---
**Author:** ![dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dankelley)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploy-osx-apache2-plus-php/85150/2 "2007-02-10T17:16:30Z")
On 2/10/07, dankelley [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > worked without error, but I don’t see how to tell apache2 to know > about this. I tried > AddType application/x-httpd-php .php > AddHandler php5 .php > and restarted apachectl (without warning), but when I navigate to an > existing page, I just see the PHP code, not the result. > > Can anyone offer a pointer to get me going? I realize that I’m saying > an ugly word (“php”) here, but I think it’s acceptable for me to ask > this here, since others may also want to have both RoR and PHP pages > deployed on a single machine. I suggest you take this somewhere else, there are plenty of mailing lists dedicated to apache configuration. Even a php list would be more appropriate. And I do assume you’re talking about deployment here, where it makes sense to use apache 2.2 with mod\_proxy\_balancer in front of your mongrel clusters. If it’s your development box, you should forget all about apache and just use webrick or mongrel stand-alone. Isak ---
**Author:** ![dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dankelley)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploy-osx-apache2-plus-php/85150/3 "2007-02-10T22:56:04Z")
Hi, I would recommend that you following the following steps using MacPorts: a) sudo port install php5 +apache2 +mysql5 b) cd /opt/local/apache2/conf c) sudo cp httpd.conf.sample httpd.conf d) add these commands to section “” of /opt/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf: AddType application/x-httpd-php .php AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps e) add the following to DirectoryIndex in you httpd.conf: ``` index.php For example, after you update the line DirectoryIndex, it should ``` look like this ``` DirectoryIndex index.html index.php ``` f) cd /opt/local/apache2/modules g) sudo /opt/local/apache2/bin/apxs -a -e -n “php5” libphp5.so h) cd /opt/local/etc i) sudo cp php.ini-recommended php.ini j) Add these commands to section “” of /opt/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf: k) update your path in your .profile to contain: ``` /opt/local/apache2/bin e.g. Your path should look similar to the following after update: export ``` PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/apache2/bin:${PATH} Good luck, -Conrad ---
**Author:** ![dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dankelley)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 11:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploy-osx-apache2-plus-php/85150/4 "2007-02-10T23:08:04Z")
Hi, here’s updated steps for you because step (j) wasn’t needed in the previous e-mail: a) sudo port install php5 +apache2 +mysql5 b) cd /opt/local/apache2/conf c) sudo cp httpd.conf.sample httpd.conf d) add these commands to section “” of /opt/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf: AddType application/x-httpd-php .php AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps e) add the following to DirectoryIndex in you httpd.conf: index.php For example, after you update the line DirectoryIndex, it should look like this DirectoryIndex index.html index.php f) cd /opt/local/apache2/modules g) sudo /opt/local/apache2/bin/apxs -a -e -n “php5” libphp5.so h) cd /opt/local/etc i) sudo cp php.ini-recommended php.ini j) update your path in your .profile to contain: ``` /opt/local/apache2/bin e.g. Your path should look similar to the following after update: export ``` PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/apache2/bin:${PATH} Good luck, -Conrad ---
**Author:** ![dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dankelley)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2007, 2:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploy-osx-apache2-plus-php/85150/5 "2007-03-02T02:59:20Z")
On 28 Feb 2007, at 14:22, dankelley wrote: > Hm. I get an error with step (a), as follows. Any ideas? > > ``` > ---> Fetching mysql5 > ---> Attempting to fetch mysql-5.0.22.tar.gz from > > ``` > > [http://mysql.mirrors.pair.com/Downloads/MySQL-5.0/](http://mysql.mirrors.pair.com/Downloads/MySQL-5.0/) > —\> Attempting to fetch mysql-5.0.22.tar.gz from > [http://mysql.he.net/Downloads/MySQL-5.0/](http://mysql.he.net/Downloads/MySQL-5.0/) > —\> Verifying checksum(s) for mysql5 > Error: Checksum (sha1) mismatch for mysql-5.0.22.tar.gz Don’t compile mysql yourself, but download the MacOS X installer package (from [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#downloads](http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#downloads)): Mac OS X (TAR packages) downloads (platform notes) Mac OS X 10.3 (PowerPC, 32-bit) Standard 5.0.27 29.3M Download | Pick a mirror MD5: 7e4f9e07c7b923d5e3779ac4b76871b7 | Signature Max 5.0.27 43.0M Download | Pick a mirror MD5: 48e3dd4d5074733dc8e25882c2a439db | Signature Debug 5.0.27 48.7M Download | Pick a mirror MD5: 55b2367be3e56d5f772049d77a5829f3 | Signature Mac OS X 10.4 (PowerPC, 32-bit) Standard 5.0.27 27.8M Download | Pick a mirror MD5: 9925902f32c5a776d5fd3d14328e319e | Signature Max 5.0.27 40.7M Download | Pick a mirror MD5: eb94ea97761cf13a9817db71ac962e87 | Signature Debug 5.0.27 48.9M Download | Pick a mirror MD5: 198d781c015ab734be4b9ba530109a9f | Signature Mac OS X 10.4 (PowerPC, 64-bit) Standard 5.0.27 28.4M Download | Pick a mirror MD5: 1605d14fb3d6a1bf1e4c60d0273f49c1 | Signature Max 5.0.27 41.9M Download | Pick a mirror MD5: c922ec57c9d12302704bfcd80044875e | Signature Debug 5.0.27 49.0M Download | Pick a mirror MD5: dd84658cf78fac3427791c017652ed06 | Signature Mac OS X 10.4 (x86) Standard 5.0.27 26.8M Download | Pick a mirror MD5: 426d50a0d966d5cb6b4986820f99c32d | Signature Max 5.0.27 39.2M Download | Pick a mirror MD5: aba373bcf859dbafc654cbdec5a5d9c1 | Signature Debug 5.0.27 48.0M Download | Pick a mirror MD5: 679e144eb6ef2041206684c0651b7524 | Signature ---
**Author:** ![dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dankelley)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploy-osx-apache2-plus-php/85150/6 "2007-03-05T23:49:26Z")
Peter De Berdt wrote: > Don’t compile mysql yourself, but download the MacOS X installer > package (from [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#downloads](http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#downloads)): This advice was _very_ helpful. Thanks, Peter. ---
**Author:** ![dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dankelley)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2007, 2:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploy-osx-apache2-plus-php/85150/7 "2007-02-28T14:23:24Z")
Hm. I get an error with step (a), as follows. Any ideas? ``` ---> Fetching mysql5 ---> Attempting to fetch mysql-5.0.22.tar.gz from ``` [http://mysql.mirrors.pair.com/Downloads/MySQL-5.0/](http://mysql.mirrors.pair.com/Downloads/MySQL-5.0/) —\> Attempting to fetch mysql-5.0.22.tar.gz from [http://mysql.he.net/Downloads/MySQL-5.0/](http://mysql.he.net/Downloads/MySQL-5.0/) —\> Verifying checksum(s) for mysql5 Error: Checksum (sha1) mismatch for mysql-5.0.22.tar.gz ---
**Author:** ![dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c77e96/32.png) [@dankelley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dankelley)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploy-osx-apache2-plus-php/85150/8 "2007-09-25T23:10:20Z")
On Feb 28, 9:58 am, Peter De Berdt [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Don’t compile mysql yourself, but download the MacOS X installer > package (fromhttp://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#downloads): Thanks, Peter. This was excellent advice. I messed around for a _long_ time trying to get the port version working. I am not sure my experience will be of any use to others, because a lot of my problem was in having an incorrect PATH variable, etc. Still, I can report that using this official MYSQL version _does_ work. And the panel item for starting it is quite nice – better than figuring out where the daemon is, better than issuing launchctl commands, etc. Oh, one other thing to report – all my existing databases got trashed. No big deal; I have cronscripts items to do nightly backups. (Again, I don’t know if this is relevant to others reading this … perhaps I did something wrong.)