Builds a LAMP (MAMP) stack on macOS 14.3 Sonoma using MacPorts.
Intended to be used on a fresh macOS install.
The main branch supports MySQL 8.
For versions of macOS before Sonoma use the appropriate branch.
Please read this README all the way through before beginning.
MacPorts is powerful but finicky. I commonly end up with MySQL with the wrong permissions and other annoyances. Therefore this script, which will reliably install MySQL and PHP 7.3/7.4/8.1/8.2/8.3 plus Apache 2.4 on macOS. At least, for me. Tested with MacPorts 2.9.2 on OS X 14.4.1.
If you had installed macports-lamp previously, export any MySQL databases you want to keep (since macports-lamp will install a clean 'n' fresh MySQL).
Stop any running MacPorts services as in the following two examples. If these give you errors, just continue.
sudo port unload apache2
sudo port unload mysql8-server
Move the old MacPorts installation in /opt out of the way.
If you have System Integrity Protection enabled, you may need to disable it first.
sudo mv /opt/local /opt/local.old
If you get the error "Operation not permitted" you may need to give Terminal Full Disk Access (System Settings / Privacy & Security / Full Disk Access).
Make sure to install XCode and do
sudo xcodebuild -license
xcode-select --install
Install MacPorts with its prerequisites.
macports-lamp comes with a my.cnf file for MySQL 8 that it will place at /etc/my.cnf. If you already had a my.cnf there it will be moved out of the way.
MySQL 8 will use the following socket:
socket = /opt/local/var/run/mysql8/mysqld.sock
The script will create the following virtual host which can be reached by going to http://local.test/ after the script completes.
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName local.test
DocumentRoot /Users/username/Sites
<Directory /Users/username/Sites>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
Require local
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName local.test
ServerAlias *.local.test
DocumentRoot /Users/username/Sites
<Directory /Users/username/Sites>
Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
Require local
AllowOverride All
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
The following functions will be installed in ~/.bash_profile. I find them useful at the command line:
te - tail Apache error log
ta - tail Apache access log
tp - tail PHP error log
acr - apachectl restart (really sudo port unload apache2;sleep 5;sudo port load apache2)
sudo ./build_lamp
sudo ./build_ssl_cert
sudo ./build_mysql
sudo ./increase_limits
Switching between PHP 7.3, PHP 7.4 and PHP 8.1:
- Use the port select command to select your command-line version of PHP.
- Use apxs to tell Apache to disable all modules except the one you want.
Switch to PHP 8.1:
sudo port select php php81
sudo /opt/local/bin/apxs -A -e -n php7 mod_php73.so
sudo /opt/local/bin/apxs -A -e -n php7 mod_php74.so
sudo /opt/local/bin/apxs -a -e -n php mod_php81.so
acr
Switch to PHP 7.4:
sudo port select php php74
sudo /opt/local/bin/apxs -A -e -n php mod_php81.so
sudo /opt/local/bin/apxs -A -e -n php7 mod_php73.so
sudo /opt/local/bin/apxs -a -e -n php7 mod_php74.so
acr
Switch to PHP 7.3:
sudo port select php php73
sudo /opt/local/bin/apxs -A -e -n php mod_php81.so
sudo /opt/local/bin/apxs -A -e -n php7 mod_php74.so
sudo /opt/local/bin/apxs -a -e -n php7 mod_php73.so
acr
If you disabled System Integrity Protection earlier, don't forget to reenable it. You can check if it is enabled by typing csrutil status in Terminal.
If the MySQL installation messed up somehow, and you want to try it again, use the following to clean up and retry:
sudo port unload mysql57-server
sudo port uninstall mysql57-server
sudo rm -rf /opt/local/var/db/mysql57/
sudo ./build_mysql
To install Drush, see http://docs.drush.org/en/master/install/
https://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/MAMP
http://aaronbonner.io/post/44973182283/a-guide-to-php-mysql-and-nginx-on-macports
https://bertvv.github.io/notes-to-self/2015/11/16/automating-mysql_secure_installation/