Note to self: when setting up mysql on a Mac using MacPorts (formerly Darwin Ports), install mysql with the following:
That bloody little “+server” part was a royal pain in the ass, let me tell you.
% sudo port install mysql5 +server
I would think that mysql installs would be servers by default.
There should instead be a special “+client” flag to prevent server installation!
Egad. Oh, and for some reason, the
wp-config.php
did not like the host name localhost
.Instead, use
127.0.0.1
.
Sheesh! It’s plain as day! :-)
Hey – just about to do this myself – was trying to install mephisto and apache 2– got all that up and running except for the mongrel_cluster working with apache.
Now I actually want to install wordpress instead; if I’ve got apache2, mysql5 installed fine, what else do I have to do wtih wordpress?
It might be plain as a day, but I still think that there is bug in wordpress port, since it doesn’t install it as a server …
I am pretty sure Iain was being sarcastic, and was agreeing with me that it was a pain. Thus the smiley at the end :-)
Oh, and the bug is not with WordPress (which isn’t in MacPorts), it’s with MySQL (which I am using as my WordPress database).