On Saturday, June 2, 2001, at 04:27 PM, Tommy Beavitt wrote:
> In response to a recent question I posted regarding installing
> MySQL/PHP/Apache on a G4 tibook I was recommended to get a copy of Mac
> OS X as this was condsidered to be the most stable and easily
> configurable option at my disposal.
>
> I am fairly well-versed in relational concepts but a bit slow at
> command-line interfaces.
Steep learning curve ahead :)
>
> My alternatives are: installing the combo on LinuxPPC, using Windows98
> (emulated) or getting an x86 computer just for running MySQL/PHP/Apache.
Right now LinuxPPC is probably going to give you the fewest obscure
issues. I'm typing this on X at the moment, and it's happily running
MySQL 3.23.36 (yeah yeah, I'm lazy, sue me :), PHP 4.0.5, and Apache
1.3.20. It all seems to be getting along fine; granted this isn't a
production server. I did have to jump through some hoops in order to
get MySQL to compile; check the archives of the list. In X's defense,
Apache *screams* on it, if you believe the benchmarks. (ObBrag: From
Apache server status page: CPU Usage: u.07 s0 cu0 cs0 - 4.11e-5% CPU
load) :)
>
> My purpose is to gain knowledge of the above setup in order to publish
> information to a virtual server I rent on which MySQL/PHP is supported.
> I come from a Filemaker Pro background.
FMPro is a totally different beast than MySQL in that it's almost
completely GUI-driven. MySQL has a GUI only if you use a third-party
tool. However importing/exporting between the two shouldn't be
difficult; export to csf or tab delimited to transfer between the two.
>
> When I looked on the web at examples of using MySQL with Mac OS X I
> wasn't particularly reassured. It seems that this is something of a
> minority interest and there are problems with compiling the application.
This may change with Mac OS X Server 10.0. Of course, as Mac users,
we're always fighting the lowest common denominator anyway. This
doesn't mean it doesn't work, and work pretty darn well.
>
> Can anyone on this list reassure me that this is indeed the easiest way
> into the technology? Or should I bite the bullet and get torn into
> Linux? Although I am a support of the Open Source concept I don't mind
> paying Apple for the OS X license if it is going to get me up and
> running quickest. I am currently running Mac OS 9.1.
If you're going to be sticking with PPC hardware you're not going to
have an easy time finding help with just about everything, due to the
average techie's bias against the Mac. LinuxPPC is a kind of middle
ground; it's not quite the same as running Linux on x86 or Sparc, but it
gets the job done.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Tommy Beavitt
>
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