Changes between Version 11 and Version 12 of howto/PHP

Timestamp:

Jan 7, 2015, 5:29:31 AM (9 years ago)

Author:

ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)

Comment:

Add About and Versions sections

howto/PHP

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 [wiki:howto <- Back to the HOWTO section]
 
-This page describes the installation of the PHP 5.6 server under OSX (Yosemite 10.10.2) via MacPorts (version 2.3).   Date 28 December 2014 
-
-For information on integration '''Apache''' with '''MySQL''' and '''PHP''', see:''' [[howto/MAMP]]'''
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+= About PHP = #about
+
+PHP is a popular server-side scripting language frequently used to develop web sites or command line scripts.
+
+For information on integrating Apache with MySQL and PHP, see [wiki:howto/MAMP MAMP].
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+= Versions = #versions
+
+MacPorts includes several versions of PHP. You can install any or all of these versions simultaneously, though it is expected that you will only need to install one of them.
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+* '''php56''': PHP v5.6.x. This is the latest stable version. 
+* '''php55''': PHP v5.5.x.
+* '''php54''': PHP v5.4.x.
+* '''php53''': PHP v5.3.x. This version reached [http://php.net/eol.php end of life] in 2014 and is therefore no longer recommended.
+* '''php52''': PHP v5.2.x. This version reached [http://php.net/eol.php end of life] in 2011 and is not recommended.
+
+This page shows how to install and use the php56 port, but you can use another version if you prefer; all of these ports use a similar directory layout.
 
 = Step 1: Install PHP 56 = #install
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 {{{
 $ cd /opt/local/etc/php56
-$ sudo cp php.ini-production php.ini[[PageOutline]]
+$ sudo cp php.ini-production php.ini
 }}}
 then make changes to that newly created php.ini file - ''/opt/local/etc/php56/php.ini''