Here are few quick steps to turn on PHP5 on your mac. This an easy modification allowing you to work with in your WebServer folder.

Note: To use this method 10.5+ is required.

• With your favorite text editor (I recommend Textmate) open Macintosh HD/private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf. You must allow hidden files to be seem to view and open.
• Once the httpd.conf file has been opened go to line #114 and edit the following #LoadModule php5_module      libexec/apache2/libphp5.so remove the “#” sign and save the file. You will be prompted to enter root password.
• With Terminal open, type the following series of commands, each followed by Return:
  cd /private/etc
sudo cp php.ini.default php.ini
• Now open the file with your text editor.
• Go to line #305 and change “error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE” to error_reporting = “E_ALL” and save the file and enter your root password.
• Open your System Preferences click on Sharing and then turn on Web sharing.

After the above steps have been completed PHP5 will be working with in your WebServer folder located in “Macintosh HD/Library/WebServer/Documents”.

To confirm everything has been configured correct create a php file with the following:

• <?php phpinfo(); ?>
• Save the file with the documents folder as info.php.
• In a browser window go to: http://localhost/info.php and you will see your php settings.

Recently I started using Textmate for more things then just coding websites since thats bascially the tip of the iceburg then it comes to the most powerful editor on the mac.

If you interested in trying something new with Textmate here are basic instructions to use texmate to compose messages with OSX mail.

1. Make sure you have installed the “Edit in Textmate” Bundle. This is found in “Bundles>Textmate>Install Edit in Textmate bundle.
2. Once the bundle has been installed you will be able to edit your email message in text by hitting the following short cut keys “Control + Command +E” or optionally going to the edit menu in Mail and the very last option will be “Edit in Textmate”.
3. Once you the command has been keyed a blank Textmate text file will be opened.
4. Type your email message and then save. If your done editing the email you can close the Textmate window and you will see your message in message window of the Mail app.

Other Mail features you can with Mail

• Increase quote level “> or shift+.”

After messing around with my Hackintosh today I needed to remove some of my kext files in /System/Library/Extentions (S/L/E). I wasn’t in the mood to find an early build of a hackers app I just wanted Terinal su/root access.

Here is an easy method to activate root access in Terminal for Mac OS X 10.5 or later.

1. From the Finder’s Go menu, choose Utilities.
2. Open Directory Utility.
3. Click the lock in the Directory Utility window.
4. Enter an administrator account name and password, then click OK.
5. Choose Enable Root User from the Edit menu.
6. Enter the root password you wish to use in both the Password and Verify fields, then click OK.

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