Set up Apache, PHP, MySQL, PHPMyAdmin on macOS Sierra

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Jul 16, 2017
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See this bash script to install a local AMP setup on macOS

Why not just MAMP?

Becaus i was running low on space. MAMP takes about 1.8GB+ on my current MacBook Air with 128GB of base storage.. I am assuming this local setup takes much less space. XAMPP also takes about 2GB+, which is too much when i just want a simple local server with PHP.

You will need to run some commands as the root (super) user. You can switch to root with sudo -s or sudo su -

Apache

Apache is already installed on macOS Sierra

httpd -v # check version (Apache/2.4.23 on Sierra) 
sudo apachectl start # start Apache
sudo apachectl stop # stop Apache
sudo apachectl restart # restart Apache
sudo apachectl -k restart # -k will force a restart immediately
sudo apachectl configtest # test Apache setup (good for troubleshooting)
sudo apachectl -S # verify Virtual Hosts
tail -f /usr/local/var/log/httpd/error_log # error log

You should see the It Works! text on http://localhost.

Install and auto-start with Homebrew (and disable built-in)

sudo apachectl stop # stop built-in Apache
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/org.apache.httpd.plist 2>/dev/null # stop any auto-loading scripts
brew install httpd # install Apache with Homebrew
sudo brew services start httpd  # Auto-start Apache on boot

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