Apache

Start Apache

 sudo apachectl start 

Check it’s working: http://localhost/

PHP

In /etc/apache2/httpd.conf, uncomment this line:

LoadModule php5_module        libexec/apache2/libphp5.so

Restart Apache

 sudo apachectl restart 

Fix a warning appearing in phpinfo()

Create /etc/php.ini and make it writable

cd /etc
sudo cp php.ini.default php.ini
sudo chmod 666 php.ini

In php.ini, find this line:

 ;date.timezone = 

Uncomment it and insert your time zone (http://php.net/manual/en/timezones.php)

 date.timezone =America/Vancouver 

Restart Apache

 sudo apachectl restart 

MySQL

Download the MySQL package for Mac OS X.5 (32 or 64 bits depending on your machine)
Install everything in the package in this order: mysql, the startup item, the preference pane.
Start MySQL in the preference pane.
Test it’s working:

 /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql 

Fix mysql.sock location in php.ini

In /etc/php.ini, replace the three occurences of /var/mysql/mysql.sock by /tmp/mysql.sock

pdo_mysql.default_socket=/tmp/mysql.sock
mysql.default_socket = /tmp/mysql.sock
mysqli.default_socket = /tmp/mysql.sock
[code]

Restart Apache
[code] sudo apachectl restart 

Extra

Activate PHP short tags
In /etc/php.ini, under Language Options, change

 short_open_tag = Off 

to

 short_open_tag = On 

Restart Apache

 sudo apachectl restart