

So enough talk, let’s get going with the setup. And in fact, most commands that you issue against the database server are similar and compatible. Note that I picked MariaDB in favour of MySQL, but the two have a lot of things in common. This article shows you how to setup a PHP Web Development environment within Mac OS X (Mavericks) containing the following software components: Apache 2, PHP (of course), and MariaDB Server. So under the hood, I feel comfortable already. Here is a sampling of the things that comes pre-installed into a fresh Mac OS X: Python, Ruby, PHP, Apache and many more.

It’s got most of the things I need for Web Development work. Underneath its beautiful User Interface, Mac OS X is a power-house - it’s an operating system based on UNIX.
