Installing PHP on a Mac for developing purposes.
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Installing PHP on a Mac for developing purposes.
I'd like to install PHP on my Mac so that I can develop my page without having to upload every file to my site. Will installing PHP cause any security issues? I don't want to run a server or anything like that, I just want to use it so that I can work on my site on my computer.
If you wish to install Apache/PHP on MacOSX: PHPMac.com
If you're interested in the security issues, simply don't hand out your IP to anyone and you should be just fine. I run my server all the time on my computer to build my site(s), and nothing wrong ever happens.
If you're interested in the security issues, simply don't hand out your IP to anyone and you should be just fine. I run my server all the time on my computer to build my site(s), and nothing wrong ever happens.
(assuming apache server)
you might also hide certain informations
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/co ... rvertokens
http://www.php.net/manual/en/configurat ... expose-php
or limit access to your server
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mp ... tml#listen
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mo ... html#allow
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/howto/auth.html
you might also hide certain informations
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/co ... rvertokens
http://www.php.net/manual/en/configurat ... expose-php
or limit access to your server
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mp ... tml#listen
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mo ... html#allow
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/howto/auth.html
