How to install PHP and MySQL on macos

macOS is a very popular operating system, and more and more people are turning to it for programming and development work. Among them, PHP and MySQL are widely used as very important development tools. This article will introduce how to install PHP and MySQL under macOS.

Deployment environment

macOS system version: macOS Big Sur

Installation steps

1. Install Homebrew

Homebrew It is a very popular package management tool under macOS, which can facilitate us to install and manage various software packages. First you need to install Homebrew, which you can do through the installation instructions provided on the official website. After the installation is complete, run the following command to update Homebrew:

brew update

2. Install PHP

Installing PHP through Homebrew is very simple, just run the following command:

brew install php

After the installation is complete, you can run the following command to view the installed PHP version:

php -v

If the php command is not found, you need to add the path to the PATH environment variable:

echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/opt/php/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile

3. Install MySQL

Currently MySQL has been acquired by Oracle, and the latest version has been renamed MySQL Community Server. You can install MySQL Community Server through Homebrew, or you can download the dmg installation package from the official website for installation. Here is a demonstration of installing MySQL Community Server through Homebrew, just run the following command:

brew install mysql

After the installation is complete, you can run the following command to start the MySQL service:

brew services start mysql

If you need to stop the MySQL service, you can run the following Command:

brew services stop mysql

Before starting MySQL, you need to initialize it. You can run the following command to initialize:

mysql_secure_installation

This command will prompt you to enter the root account password, and you need to set a new password.

4. Configuring PHP and MySQL

First you need to connect PHP and MySQL, which can be achieved by installing the php-mysql extension:

brew install php-mysql

Installation completed Finally, you need to edit the PHP configuration file php.ini and remove the comments on the following two lines:

;extension=mysqli.so
;extension=pdo_mysql.so

After modification, save and exit.

5. Test

Enter the following command through the command line:

php -r 'mysql_connect("localhost", "root", "");'

If no error is reported, it means that PHP and MySQL have been successfully connected.

Summary

This article introduces the process of installing PHP and MySQL under macOS Big Sur. Installation through Homebrew is very simple. After installing PHP and MySQL, you still need to configure and connect them to work. Hope this article is helpful to everyone.

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