Installing Apache, MySQL, and PHP

Describes how to install and configure Apache, MySQL, and PHP, known as the AMP stack, on a local development computer.Installing Apache, MySQL, and PHP with David Gassner describes how to install and configure Apache HTTP server, MySQL database server, and PHP, known as the AMP stack, on a local development computer. Chapters are devoted to multiple installation approaches: installing the components separately on both Windows and Mac (including coverage of Apache and PHP on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and 10.8 Mountain Lion), installing the pre-packaged Apache and MySQL distributions in WampServer on Windows and MAMP on Mac, and installing the cross-platform XAMPP and Bitnami on both Mac and Windows. Exercise files are included with the course. This course was updated on 07/06/2012. Topics include: Performing Apache, PHP, and MySQL as separate installs Activating Apache and PHP on Leopard, Snow Leopard, and Lion Setting the MySQL root user password Installing WampServer Changing software versions with WampServer add-ons Installing MAMP Configuring MAMP's Apache and MySQL server ports Installing XAMPP for Windows and Mac Managing MySQL security through XAMPP Installing Bitnami for Windows and Mac Detecting and handling port conflicts Working with Apache and IPV6 in Windows 8