Xampp installer for php environment in available for mac
XAMPP Apache + MariaDB + PHP + Perl Show What is XAMPP?XAMPP is the most popular PHP development environmentXAMPP is a completely free, easy to install Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. The XAMPP open source package has been set up to be incredibly easy to install and to use. About Apache FriendsApache Friends is a non-profit project to promote the Apache web server and is home to the XAMPP project. XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl. Read more » CommunityXAMPP has been around for more than 10 years – there is a huge community behind it. You can get involved by joining our Forums, liking us on Facebook, or following our exploits on Twitter. Recent DiscussionsLoading discussions… What is the difference between XAMPP for OS X and XAMPP-VM?
For more information, refer to the blog post at https://www.apachefriends.org/blog/new_xampp_20170628.html. . How do I install XAMPP for Mac OS X?To install XAMPP, follow these steps:
That's all. XAMPP is now installed below the /Applications/XAMPP directory. Does XAMPP include MySQL or MariaDB?Since XAMPP 5.5.30 and 5.6.14, XAMPP ships MariaDB instead of MySQL. The commands and tools are the same for both. How do I start XAMPP?To start XAMPP simply open XAMPP Control and start Apache, MySQL and ProFTPD. The name of the XAMPP Control is "manager-osx". To stop XAMPP simply open XAMPP Control and stop the servers. The name of the XAMPP Control is "manager-osx". How can I test that everything worked?Type in the following URL in a web browser:
You should see the XAMPP start page, as shown below. Is XAMPP production ready?XAMPP is not meant for production use but only for development environments. XAMPP is configured to be open as possible to allow the developer anything he/she wants. For development environments, this is great but in a production environment, it could be fatal. Here a list of missing security in XAMPP:
To fix most of the security weaknesses simply call the following command:
This will launch a small security check to make the XAMPP installation secure. What is the meaning of the error messages I see when starting XAMPP?You may get several error messages while starting XAMPP:
The LAMPP startup script did not start XAMPP-Apache because there is an Apache instance already running. To start XAMPP properly, first you have to stop this daemon.
This is mostly due to the same reasons as the above error. The LAMPP startup script found a MySQL daemon already running on your system. To start LAMPP properly, you have to stop this daemon first. Apache doesn't seem to start. What can I do?This error can exist for multiple reasons. Apache displays this error under several circumstances. To find the exact reason, you have to do some research:
If you get any error messages visit our community pages for help. By default, XAMPP has no passwords set and it is not recommended to run XAMPP with this configuration as it is accessible to others. Simply type the following command (as root) to start a simple security check:
Now you should see the following dialog on your screen:
(1) Setting a password will protect the XAMPP demo pages (http://localhost/xampp/) using this password. The user name is 'lampp'! After running this command, your XAMPP installation should be more secure. How do I activate the OCI8/Oracle extension for PHP?To activate the OCI8/Oracle extension for PHP please execute the following command:
The following dialog will start:
The extension should now be active. How do I enable access to phpMyAdmin from the outside?In the basic configuration of XAMPP, phpMyAdmin is accessible only from the same host that XAMPP is running on, at http://127.0.0.1 or http://localhost. IMPORTANT: Enabling external access for phpMyAdmin in production environments is a significant security risk. You are strongly advised to only allow access from localhost. A remote attacker could take advantage of any existing vulnerability for executing code or for modifying your data. To enable remote access to phpMyAdmin, follow these steps:
The main XAMPP configuration files are located as follows:
To send email with XAMPP, use the PEAR Mail and Net_SMTP packages, which allow you to send email using an external SMTP account (such as a Gmail account). Follow these steps:
WARNING: The backup and restore functionality is still under development and may not work correctly. You can create the backup by calling:
or
Where "secret" is your MySQL root password. This command will create the following output:
The file /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/backup/xampp-backup-22-01-14.sh (in the example above) contains your backup data. Move or copy this file to a safe place. On the new machine you need the same version of XAMPP as on your original/source machine.
You should see something like this:
That's all. Keep in mind that it's a beta feature. Is XAMPP available for Mac?XAMPP supports most of the operating systems including Windows, MacOS and Ubuntu. It stands for Cross-Platform(X), Apache, MySQL, MariaDB, PHP and Perl which are also the main components of the stack package.
Can I install PHP on Mac?Installation on macOS ¶
PHP is bundled with macOS since macOS X (10.0. 0) prior to macOS Monterey (12.0. 0). Compiling is similar to the Unix installation guide.
Where is PHP EXE in XAMPP Mac?If you've installed XAMPP, you can use the program /opt/lampp/bin/php on Linux, /Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/bin/php on Mac OS X, and C:\Program Files\xampp\php\php.exe on Windows.
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