Installing PEAR on Mac OS X Leopard XAMPP

Posted in: Blog, Tutorials by Brett on July 21, 2008 | 8 Comments

XAMPP for Mac does come with PEAR but it is NOT configured.

Update PEAR
sudo su – [Enter root password]
cd /Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/lib/php/pear
sudo php pearcmd.php channel-update pear.php.net
sudo php pearcmd.php install PEAR
sudo php pearcmd.php install Log
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Edit your Mac HOSTS file

Posted in: Blog, Tutorials by Brett on June 16, 2008 | No Comments

If you like making things a little easier on yourself while you are working on your local development server this is for you!

What am I talking about you ask?
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Showing hidden Files on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

Posted in: Tutorials by Brett on May 14, 2008 | 2 Comments

After you get apache up and running on your Mac, you will not be able to see your .htaccess and other configuration files. Here is a quick fix for that problem.

Open Terminal and copy the following text-
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder
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How to install XAMPP on Debian

Posted in: Blog, Tutorials by Brett on April 12, 2008 | 1 Comment

XAMPP is a free and open source cross-platform web server package, consisting mainly of the Apache HTTP Server, MySQL database, and interpreters for scripts written in the PHP and Perl programming languages.

The program is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License and acts as a free web server capable of serving dynamic pages. XAMPP is available for Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Mac OS X, and is mainly used for web development projects.

Please keep in mind that these are the notes that I came up with when I was trying to figure this out for myself. If anyone finds any errors or a better way to do this just let me know, and I will add it to this guide. Read more…

How to “Print Screen” on Mac OS X Computers

Posted in: Blog, Tutorials by Brett on March 15, 2008 | 7 Comments

I recently switched from Windows XP and Windows Vista to Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. One of the many things I had to figure out how to do on my new Mac was the Print Screen function that I used all the time on Windows. So for those of you that don’t already know, here is the different key combination for “Print Screen” on Mac OS X Computers.

Command key, Shift key, and the number 3 key – takes a screen shot and saves it to the Desktop.

Command key, Shift key, and the number 4 key – the mouse changes from an arrow into cross hairs. Drag the cross hairs over the area you want to capture, when you release the mouse the screen shot will appear on your desktop.

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Popoleo Designs Announces the release of TropicalBreezePools.com

Posted in: News by Brett on February 24, 2008 | No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:
Brett Popoleo
Popoleo Designs
412-832-0714
www.popoleodesigns.com
Popoleo Designs Announces the release of www.tropicalbreezepools.com.

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Popoleo Designs Announces the release of Marienville-Fire.com

Posted in: News by Brett on January 24, 2008 | No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:
Brett Popoleo
Popoleo Designs
412-832-0714
www.popoleodesigns.com
Popoleo Designs Announces the release of www.Marienville-Fire.com.

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