I am doing development on Mac OS X 10.7, with Komodo IDE 6.1.3 using PHP and Apache, both installed from Macports. I want to enable remote debugging of my PHP scripts running under Apache using Komodo. Following instructions from Activestate's website, I have configured my system as shown below to make it work. I have... Continue Reading →
Installing PHP5 on Mac OS X with Macports
To install PHP5 with the right variants, to support: Apache2 Pear Komodo IDE's Simulate CGI Environment Debugging I chose: sudo port install php5 +apache2 +pear +fastcgi
Macports: How to configure php5 for apache2
I guess I am spoiled with Redhat's integration of all these packages where you simply install and away you go. Macports isn't quite a polite in this regard. The default config files are incomplete and not enabled when it is installed. So I have had to do some massaging to get php working. The file... Continue Reading →
Macports: How to install mod_perl2
When attempting to install mod_perl2, I received an error code 2. Very unhelpful error message, but after some googling, I found this bug ticket which explains what you need to do. Essentially, you need to forcibly uninstall perl5.12 (or perl5.10) and then re-install with the threads variant: Then you can install mod_perl2 with: Not a... Continue Reading →
Macports: Some useful tricks
I have decided to jump ship from Fink over to Macports. Out of the frying pan and into the fire perhaps, but Fink's packages just don't seem to be kept up to date as well as Macports. I'm keeping a close eye on brew as well, although I too am skeptical of its dependence on... Continue Reading →