After upgrading OSX to version 10.9 I find myself investigating why my development server no longer works. After 4 upgrades I now have a clear list of things to check and how to fix.
If you have not yet upgraded OSX, take the time to back-up your /etc/php.ini and /etc/apache2/httpd.conf. Also; OSX 10.9 Mavericks will upgrade PHP to PHP 5.4, so if you have projects incompatible with 5.4; a) don’t upgrade OSX, b) start upgrading your code or c) use a different AMP-stack.
Also; if you depend on your computer for your income, don’t rush into this!
The TODO list:
- Backup your system
- Upgrade OSX
- Upgrade Xcode and run it at least once, installing the commandline tools
- Reboot your system
- Follow the checklist :)
The checklist (things to check and maybe fix):
- Apache
- PHP
- MySQL
- PEAR/PECL/other
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