Setting Up Apache-PHP-Python-MySQL on Mac OS X

1. Download and install MySQL Package file [MySQL 5.1 for 10.5 (x86_64)]
2. Install MySQL Startup Item [Howto]
3. Turn on Web Sharing in System Preferences -> Sharing
   
4. Copy /etc/php.ini.default to /etc/php.ini

   sudo cp /etc/php.ini.default /etc/php.ini
   

5. Add timezone information to php.ini (PHP will error without this)

   date.timezone = 'America/New_York'

6. Install php-mcrypt
   1. Download libmcrypt 2.5.8
   2. Build and install .

      ./configure --disable-posix-threads --enable-dynamic-loading
      make
      sudo make install
      

   3. Download PHP 5.3.1
   4. Navigate to php-5.3.1/ext/mcrypt/
   5. Build and install .

      phpize
      ./configure
      make
      sudo make install
      

   6. Add extension to php.ini

      extension=mcrypt.so
      

7. Install APC
   1. Download PCRE 8.0
   2. Build and install .

      ./configure
      make
      sudo make install
      

   3. Download APC 3.1.3p1
   4. Navigate to APC-3.1.3p1/APC-3.1.3p1/
   5. Build and install .

      phpize
      ./configure
      make
      sudo make install
      

   6. Add extension to php.ini

      extension=apc.so
      

8. Download and install MySQL-python 1.2.3c1
   

   sudo python setup.py install
   

9. Download and install libjpeg.v7

   ./configure --enable-shared
   make
   sudo make install
   

10. Download and install Python Imaging Library 1.1.6

    sudo python setup.py install