{"id":477391,"date":"2008-06-25T19:35:54","date_gmt":"2008-06-25T23:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/segue.middlebury.edu\/view\/html\/node\/477391"},"modified":"2008-06-25T19:35:54","modified_gmt":"2008-06-25T23:35:54","slug":"os-x-installation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/segueproject.org\/segue-documentation\/segue-v1\/documentation\/for-administrators\/os-x-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"OS X Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Segue is a web-based tool which should be run from a computer that is always on and has a static ip-address. You could run it otherwise, but then it would not be accessable to users when the machine is off or when the ip-address changes.<\/p>\n

The system requirements are minimal and Segue\/Apache\/MySQL runs just fine on anything that OS X will run on.<\/p>\n

For Segue to function, you need to have working installations of Apache (with PHP) and MySQL as these provide the enviroment for Segue to run in. If you have OS X – Server, all of these may be installed already.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Apache<\/h3>\n
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The Apache webserver comes installed by default on OS X.<\/p>\n

To start\/restart Apache, go to <\/p>\n

    System Preferences –> Sharing –> Services<\/p>\n

and turn on “Personal Web Sharing”. That’s it.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

PHP<\/h3>\n
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Follow these excellent directions for installing PHP under OS X (might be installed by default in OS X – Server):<\/p>\n

    http:\/\/developer.apple.com\/internet\/opensource\/php.html<\/a><\/p>\n

As is mentioned in the documentation, you can install the need libraries using the Fink Commander<\/a> front end for the Fink<\/a> package management system. Fink is a great Open Source program for installing unix software on OS X. You can use it to install MySQL later as well as much (current 1509 packages) of the Open Source software that is used on other unix\/unix-like systems such as Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, etc.\n<\/div>\n

MySQL<\/h3>\n
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MySQL is the database used by Segue. Either install it via Fink Commander<\/a>, mentioned above, or follow these detailed directions from Apple:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/developer.apple.com\/internet\/opensource\/osdb.html<\/a><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re running Mac OS X Server, you are in luck \u2014 MySQL is already there. Just go to Applications\/Utilities\/MySQL Manager to access it. If you are running Mac OS X, you\u2019ll have to install MySQL. You may just want to run a binary installer. In that case, I can recommend the binary distribution from http:\/\/www.entropy.ch, which comes with a nice graphical installer. Or, go for the definitive binary distribution from http:\/\/www.mysql.com\/. However, sometimes you want to compile and install directly from the source, either because you are changing the default build settings, or you want the latest and greatest version before there\u2019s a binary installer. The following will help you through that process.<\/em>
\n– Apple.com<\/div>\n

\nIf you need to install MySQL and are unsure how you want to install it, just use Fink\/FinkCommander. Anything you install with Fink\/FinkCommander can be upgraded easily with Fink and installation is a two-click process. Very easy.<\/p>\n

To manage (create, create users, etc) your MySQL databases, you can either use the MySQL command line utility, a database client such as CocoaMySQL<\/a>, or a web-based client such as PHPMyAdmin<\/a>.\n<\/div>\n

Set Up a MySQL Database for Segue<\/h3>\n
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To set up a MySQL account and database for Segue.<\/p>\n

(Using PHPMyAdmin)<\/b>\n <\/p>\n

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  1. Point your browser to http:\/\/localhost\/phpmyadmin\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n