Hi Guys,

I was trying to compile Apache+MySQL+PHP on Snow Leopard according to the instructions on this website, but unfortunately none of them worked.

I tried different solutions and finally succeeded. So I'm just posting the instructions here and hopefully it will be helpful to you.

1. First of all, you should download apache 2.2.13 (the apxs in its previous releases does not work)

2. Install xcode from Snow Leopard installation DVD (I guess you have already installed)

3. Install MacPorts and the following port libs:
- zlib
- curl
- xsl
- gd
- openjpeg
- libpng
- freetype
- xpm
- exif
- libiconv

4. Compile MySQL (5.1.39) as follows:

#!/bin/sh
MYSQLVERSION="5.1.39"
MYSQLDIR="/opt/mysql/$MYSQLVERSION"
make distclean
./configure \
--prefix=$MYSQLDIR \
--with-server-suffix=--standard \
--enable-thread-safe-client \
--enable-local-infile \
--enable-shared \
--with-zlib-dir=bundled \
--with-big-tables \
--with-readline \
--with-plugins=all \
--with-mysqld-user=mysql \
--with-extra-charsets=all \
--with-unix-socket-path=$MYSQLDIR/var/mysql.sock \
--without-docs
make
make install

5. Compile Apache (2.2.13) as follows:
#!/bin/sh
APACHEVERSION="2.2.13"
APACHEDIR="/opt/apache/$APACHEVERSION"
make distclean
./configure -prefix=$APACHEDIR \
-enable-mods-shared=all \
-with-ssl \
-with-mpm=prefork \
-disable-unique-id \
-enable-ssl \
-enable-dav \
-enable-cache \
-enable-proxy \
-enable-logio \
-enable-deflate \
-with-included-apr \
-enable-cgi \
-enable-cgid \
-enable-suexec

6. Compile PHP (4.4.9 or 5.3.0) as follows:
#!/bin/sh
PHPVERSION=4.4.9
MYSQLVERSION=5.1.39
APACHEVERSION=2.2.13
BUILDTAG=$PHPVERSION.mysql.$MYSQLVERSION
PHPDIR=/opt/php/$BUILDTAG
MYSQLDIR=/opt/mysql/$MYSQLVERSION
make distclean
./configure \
--prefix=$PHPDIR \
--with-apxs2=/opt/apache/$APACHEVERSION/bin/apxs \
--with-config-file-path=$PHPDIR/etc \
--with-mysql=$MYSQLDIR \
--with-mysqli=$MYSQLDIR/bin/mysql_config \
--with-pdo-mysql=$MYSQLDIR \
--with-zlib=/opt/local \
--with-curl=/opt/local \
--with-mcrypt=/opt/local \
--with-xsl=/opt/local \
--with-gd=/opt/local \
--with-jpeg-dir=/opt/local \
--with-png-dir=/opt/local \
--with-zlib-dir=/opt/local \
--with-xpm-dir=/opt/local \
--with-freetype-dir=/opt/local \
--with-iconv=/opt/local \
--enable-mbstring \
--enable-exif \
--enable-cli \
--enable-pcntl \
--enable-sockets \
--enable-ftp \
--enable-soap
export EXTRA_CFLAGS="-lresolv"
make
make install

Hi, I don't know why you think the instructions here don't work. They do, there is a whole separate section that describes compiling on Snow Leopard: http://diymacserver.com/installing-everything-on-snow-leopard/

Maybe you didn't look at the correct place?

Hi Richard,

I think the problem is: looks like it's only possible to compile php with apache 2.2.13 on snow leopard. I tried to compile php with apache 2.2.4 and 2.0.55, but the "apxs" didn't work.

So can you please update your instruction and close this ticket?

Kind regards

No problem, why are you using apache 2.2.4? It's not even the default installed version on Snow Leopard (2.2.11).

The instructions are meant as a complete set and I'm assuming everyone is using the latest version. Checking all components with all possible older versions is not something I'm even considering ;-)

Consider this a closed ticket....