Apache and PHP on OSX Setup Notes

  1. Links
  2. Apache
    1. Apache VHost
  3. PHP

Links

Here's the link I followed to set this up: https://getgrav.org/blog/macos-sierra-apache-multiple-php-versions

Here's another good link:

https://gist.github.com/DragonBe/0faebe58deced34744953e3bf6afbec7

Apache

On my local macbook, first make sure the default installation of apache is not running:

sudo apachectl stop

FYI: I think the default php installation is here:

/private/etc/apache2

Then, I installed http from homebrew

brew install httpd

Here's how to set up the service (not sure exactly what this does):

sudo brew services start httpd

After running that, I can use this to control apache:

sudo apachectl -k restart sudo apachectl stop

Watch the logs like so:

tail -f /usr/local/var/log/httpd/error_log

Configuration is found here:

/usr/local/etc/httpd/httpd.conf

Apache VHost

I configured the vhost for dev.dryaddesigncompany.com. Don't forgetto add a line to hosts file as well.

PHP

I already had php installed on macbook, hopefully it'll work:

php --version PHP 5.6.30

By default, php is under /usr/bin/php. After using brew to install and configure, the binary to use is /usr/local/bin/php

Here's how I installed via homebrew:

brew tap homebrew/homebrew-php brew install php56 --with-httpd

Installed into:

/usr/local/Cellar/php56/5.6.32_8

It can be configured via:

/usr/local/etc/php/5.6/php.ini

Next, install v70:

brew unlink php56 brew install php70 --with-httpd brew unlink php70

Installed 70 here:

/usr/local/Cellar/php70/7.0.25_17

I haven't installed these yet:

brew install php71 --with-httpd brew unlink php71 brew install php72 --with-httpd

Here's a trick to make sure we're using the php56:

export PATH="$(brew --prefix homebrew/php/php56)/bin:$PATH"

To switch back and forth between php versions:

brew unlink php72 brew link php56