development server

[shifty_uk]

I've been desperately attempting to setup a php/mysql development server on my mac all night. So far, I've used guides to change the apache httdp.conf file to enable php to run. Well, I followed these guides step by step and changed the two lines of code the tutorials said - Now, I still can't get anything to work and as a result my "personal web sharing" option is completely broken.

So, I then downloaded Mamp hoping this would be a simpler method. I'm currently trying to run a wordpress installer to test out Mamp, but no matter what I type into the browser, nothing opens. The following message appears:

[edit] The code won't actually display, for whatever reason. It keeps deleting the rest of my post.

Am I right in thinking I should be using the following url:

http://localhost:8889/mamp/htdocs/wordpress/wp-config.php

...to access to files within mamp?

Thanks.

Also, if anyone has any tips or suggestions on how to remove mysql, or get my "personal web sharing" option working again, I'd appreciate it.

 

[Ed]

I can understand the port forward but are you sure that you need the /mamp/htdocs/ part of that URL? Shouldn't localhost map to the root within htdocs anyway?

 

[shifty_uk]

I was trying a few variations of the url, trying to get it working.

It turns out I was required to run php4 on the mac. Downloaded a widget giving me an option to run either php4 or 5. Although, when I run php4 my applications seem to break...like itunes for example.

The whole thing just confuses me.