Note 22nd Jan 2014: I no longer have the time or enthusiasm for this book, so the project has been abandoned, sorry! The page is left here for archive purposes only.
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One of my most popular blog posts has been the instructions on installing the PHP mcrypt extension on Mac OS X. I recall needing mcrypt for a phpMyAdmin installation, and thought the install instructions would be useful for others. It was: to date, the page has had 19,174 views!
The popularity of this post got me thinking — how exactly are people using Mac OS X for PHP development?
I’ve been using OS X for development for many years now, and I’ve built up a lot of knowledge about how to create an environment that’s a pleasure, rather than a chore, to use. A lot of this knowledge I am taking for granted, but I am sure it will be of use to others.
I’m putting this knowledge into my first e-book.
Here’s an example of what topics I’ll be covering:
Part I – Native
Where I look at options for working on smaller projects, or projects where your deployment environment is unknown.
- Configuring Apache
- Adding PHP modules
- Adding PECL modules
- Installing and running MySQL, PostGreSQL and MongoDB
- Installing and configuring phpMyAdmin
- Installing and configuring MAMP
Part II – Virtualization
For working with medium – large projects where your deployment environment is known.
- Installing Vagrant
- Setting up your first virtualized PHP environment
- Puppet provisioning
- Vital development tools
- Installing a test instance of Magento
- Create a WordPress plugin and theme development environment
- Create an environment for Zend Framework or CodeIgniter applications
Part III – Specific environments
If you are developing for a specific framework or tool, this chapter will help.
Are you interested in finding out more? If so, please add your e-mail address to the list and I’ll keep you updated on the progress of the e-book.
Also, if you have any subjects that you would covered, please add a comment to the page.
Glen Scott
I’m a freelance software developer with 18 years’ professional experience in web development. I specialise in creating tailor-made, web-based systems that can help your business run like clockwork. I am the Managing Director of Yellow Square Development.
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