Installing MySQL on Mac?
This is a discussion on Installing MySQL on Mac? within the Coding Help forums, part of the Webmaster Help category; I just bought a PHP book from Sitepoint which I plan to use to delve into the wonderful world of ...
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25-01-2007, 11:55 AM
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 Installing MySQL on Mac? I just bought a PHP book from Sitepoint which I plan to use to delve into the wonderful world of PHP. I have a MacBook laptop, and as OS X automatically has PHP installed, the book suggests I install MySQL as well. Are there any advantages/disadvantages to doing this. Would this mean I can test my sites/work locally on my laptop without having to upload everything to my web host each time to test it?         |
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25-01-2007, 01:16 PM
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25-01-2007, 01:37 PM
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| Excellent, thanks. I'll give it bash so.  |
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25-01-2007, 02:33 PM
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| Well yes and no, it's irrelevant if you aren't going to be using databases obviously. But that's primarily the use of Php and as such I recommend you do as the book suggests. I develop in php/mysql and use the same setup, saves so much time. |
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25-01-2007, 08:54 PM
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| The one thing you will need to be aware of, however, is the versions of MySQL and the php extensions. In your local environment you will have 100% control, but on a shared (or even dedicated server) you will not have the same level of control all the time. For example, if you were using RedHat Enterprise (or a clone, such as Centos) you may find that the cutting edge versions of MySQL 4.* aren't readily / available / supported, so you may need to compromise
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25-01-2007, 09:36 PM
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| Excellent Point ... Sometimes problems pop up when you backup a database using phpmyadmin that was hosted on a windows server and restore it on a linux server using a different version of phpmyadmin. . |
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25-01-2007, 09:46 PM
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| We've had all sorts of oddities with encodings as well.. No idea what was going on - I just hear my technical support team sobbing
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