MySQL/PHP/ApaChe local installer for MacOsX

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when I started it the first time, couldn't get MySQL running: '/Applications/MAMP/Library/libexec/mysqld: Can't find file: ./mysql/host.frm (errno: 13)'

• per this changing permissions in the mysql/mysql directory to mysql:admin (were set to my username, then admin): nope, it won't let me

• ah, I think I figured out the issue. I think it has to do with the account-renaming associated with moving things over to my MacBook.

• started MAMP under new/clean name, and both services started up.

Trying to load a dev data dump for work. Using [Php My Admin]

• create new db

• try importing, get "You probably tried to upload too large file" msg. Have to change 3 php.ini settings. Seems to be working now... Nope, timed-out in the middle.

• imported via source command. Looks good.

Copied existing PHP stuff over to MAMP htdocs directory, tried to hit home page.

• (somewhere in here I changed MAMP port to standard 80, fearing that some dynamically generated links might not work right otherwise)

• Got empty page.

• MAMP's PHP error log says I'm missing a Logger class I need.

• tried to pull in chunks of httpd.conf - now ApaChe won't start at all! But every little testing thing I run says "Syntax [OK]".

  • test by going into apache2/bin directory and doing apachectl -S

• reverted to original httpd.conf - realized original problem identifying Logger class was because I hadn't set autoloader.php in php.ini - did that and restarted MAMP, and got a page (with plenty of broken stuff).

• also made local hosts file change to give a name to my local server (putting it in same domain as real server, for cookie sharing), then created new [Virtual Host] section for that name.

Trying to get SSL working

• links from apr2007 and dec2007

• actually, I delayed this by mucking with my config to avoid redirecting to SSL for now

Ah, a key issue I was having came from not having the latest db schema! Doh!

Launching MySQL from command-line for direct access: /applications/mamp/library/bin/mysql --database=....

When my Mac dies, MAMP won't restart. Solution: go to Preferences window.

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