New Mac - Getting started with PHP
I have just got a new Mac and need to know how to a) get PHP working and b) what tools do I use to develop PHP?
On the PC I use NotePad++, but do Apple offer any such tools? What is the industry standard? Can XCode be used for PHP developing, or is it just for C?
I like tabbed editing.
On the PC I use NotePad++, but do Apple offer any such tools? What is the industry standard? Can XCode be used for PHP developing, or is it just for C?
I like tabbed editing.
Most people using apple tend to use textmate, there is some php plugins/language addons for it, but you can also look at komodo and xcode does apparently work as well.
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cheers guys.
I have managed to get php 5 working. but i am having trouble with MySQL. Is it installed by default? I have added phpMyAdmin and added localhost, but what would the default username and password be?
I have managed to get php 5 working. but i am having trouble with MySQL. Is it installed by default? I have added phpMyAdmin and added localhost, but what would the default username and password be?
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I +++ the xampp as it also gives you an easily installable CMS take your pick of the better ones.
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Thanks guys, I managed to get MySQL working in the end.
It took me a while to get my previous projects working on their. One of the things which I found the most challenging was enabling htaccess and adding
[code]Options +FollowSymlinks[/code] at the top of my .htaccess files. I am not sure yet what this actually does, but it is all working!!
I have downloaded the trial to Coda and am somewhat impressed. It has got pretty much everything that I need all under one roof. I also downloaded Eclipse for PHP, but I am not particularly impressed with that one. XCode seems great for creating C/C++ apps and iPhone apps (which I might have a play with), but it doesn't seem to be possible to create PHP or Web Projects (unless I am missing something).
Thanks again,
It took me a while to get my previous projects working on their. One of the things which I found the most challenging was enabling htaccess and adding
[code]Options +FollowSymlinks[/code] at the top of my .htaccess files. I am not sure yet what this actually does, but it is all working!!
I have downloaded the trial to Coda and am somewhat impressed. It has got pretty much everything that I need all under one roof. I also downloaded Eclipse for PHP, but I am not particularly impressed with that one. XCode seems great for creating C/C++ apps and iPhone apps (which I might have a play with), but it doesn't seem to be possible to create PHP or Web Projects (unless I am missing something).
Thanks again,
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