The shell path for a user in macOS is a set of paths in the filing system whereby the user has permissions to use certain applications, commands and programs without the need to specify the full path to that command or program in the Terminal. So instead of running something like this, with a path to …
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Restart, Start, Stop MySQL from the Command Line macOS, OSX, Linux
To restart, start or stop MySQL server from the command line, type the following at the shell prompt… On Linux start/stop/restart from the command line: /etc/init.d/mysqld start /etc/init.d/mysqld stop /etc/init.d/mysqld restart Some Linux flavors offer the service command too service mysqld start service mysqld stop service mysqld restart or service mysql start service mysql stop …
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What it is and How to Modify the Shell Path in macOS Sierra and OSX using Terminal
The shell path for a user in macOS or OSX is a set of locations in the filing system whereby the user has permissions to use certain applications, commands and programs without the need to specify the full path to that command or program in the Terminal. This will work in macOS Mojave, Sierra and all …
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Fastest Way of Installing Drupal 7.22 on Mac OS X 10.7 , 10.6
Fastest Way to install the latest Drupal 7 version on Mac OS X Lion 10.7 Drupal is a quality CMS application and is as simple or complex as your needs vary, it runs on the same foundations that Mac OS X Lion or Snow Leopard provides. This tutorial assumes a certain degree of comfort in …
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Import a mysql database into OS X 10.8 via Terminal
Import a mysql database into OS X 10.8 I have found that phpmydmin on the Mac has issues with the max upload file size limit and changing the value in php.ini doesn’t always do the trick. Since mysql is already installed a quick trip to the terminal will sort this out. Create the database if …
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Script an FTP connection to login and download your cPanel backup
To create a script that can automatically log in to your website and download a cPanel backup, a couple of things need to be done on the OS X client computer. Its worth remembering that a backup on a website still really needs a copy off it. First, if you need to, see an earlier …
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Install and configure Apache, MySQL & PHP on OS X Lion 10.7 and 10.6
How to install and configure Apache, MySQL and PHP on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion Version OSX 10.9 Mavericks Version Apache and PHP already come preloaded in OS X 10.7 Lion and 10.6 Snow Leopard, the versions on 10.7 Lion are PHP 5.3.6 and Apache 2.2.20, these 2 pieces …
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