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OREGATO · 10-09-2011, 19:49

Hi guys,

I've recently purchased a Macbook Air and would like some advice on setting up a dev environment for it.

I'm coming from a background of Windows so had the likes of XAMPP, Netbeans and notepad++.

Does anyone out there do web development and works on a MAC?

If so, can you share the tools that you are using and the experience of programming on them?

I mainly do web development (PHP)

Thanks in advance!

Will

boblong · 10-09-2011, 20:21

Hey,

Your mac already has Apache and PHP almost ready to go, but if you like you could have a look at MAMP.

For text editors, OSX has vim and emacs by default, but there are other great alternatives like Sublime Text, Textwrangler and a million others.

If you're coming from windows, take a look at Terminal.app and the advantages you could gleam from a command line environment. Remember that you're using a Unix system now and that brings a lot of flexibility.

Creamy Goodness · 10-09-2011, 23:08

xampp is running fine on my mba here running lion, but i prefer the standalone installs of mysql/php/apache myself.

as for a text editor i use smultron or text wrangler. both are good and are free.

cusackd · 10-09-2011, 23:22

Server: XAMPP

FTP: Built in file share

Editor: Coda great little editor well worth the dosh so don't crack it.

stesh · 10-09-2011, 23:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by OREGATO

Hi guys,

I've recently purchased a Macbook Air and would like some advice on setting up a dev environment for it.

I'm coming from a background of Windows so had the likes of XAMPP, Netbeans and notepad++.

Does anyone out there do web development and works on a MAC?

If so, can you share the tools that you are using and the experience of programming on them?

I mainly do web development (PHP)

Thanks in advance!

Will

Everything you could possibly need is most likely in MacPorts. once it's installed, you can just run

Code:

port install apache2 php5-suhosin mysql mysql5-server

to install your LAMP (or is that MAMP?) environment.

OREGATO · 12-09-2011, 12:52

Thanks guys,

I've managed to get MAMP working and it is running fine.

Also, I've set up a VM using Virtual Box to Windows 7 Ultimate so have the best of both worlds where required.

Hopefully I won't need the VM at all, but it's nice to have either way.

Performance wise, I haven't really done anything to strenuous on the Mac yet, so I haven't seen any lag or anything, hopefully it'll keep that way

Thanks for the help. I'm sure I'll have a few more questions as I go.

Creamy Goodness · 12-09-2011, 13:29

vm box will come in handy for testing ie9 and depending how far back you want to go the other IE's too.

yutta · 12-09-2011, 16:44

My setup is as follows:

Dropbox set up on server and local machine which syncs/versions/backs-up files automatically.

Komodo Edit for HTML/PHP/Javascript

Firefox/Firebug

VirtualBox for testing IE

MAMP/LAMP/WAMP with manual file transfer is a pain - do it all on the cloud!

OREGATO · 12-09-2011, 17:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by yutta

My setup is as follows:

Dropbox set up on server and local machine which syncs/versions/backs-up files automatically.

Komodo Edit for HTML/PHP/Javascript

Firefox/Firebug

VirtualBox for testing IE

MAMP/LAMP/WAMP with manual file transfer is a pain - do it all on the cloud!

Thanks yutta! Very helpful.

When you say the manual file transfer is a pain, how would I go about doing it on the cloud? Can you give me some helpful links etc?

sorry, still learning as I go

Creamy Goodness · 12-09-2011, 19:10

if you're going to do the drop box route i think you'd be better off paying for a github account and save your projects that way but hey that's just me.

actually, you should use git on your mac anyways, they have a great GUI based application.

Colonel Panic · 12-09-2011, 19:32

If you're going to use Windows as well as OSX, I'd recommend Mercurial instead of Git. Mercurial on Windows is a bit less of a pain than Git and their feature set is similar.

stesh · 13-09-2011, 00:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colonel Panic

If you're going to use Windows as well as OSX, I'd recommend Mercurial instead of Git. Mercurial on Windows is a bit less of a pain than Git and their feature set is similar.

But github

Colonel Panic · 13-09-2011, 08:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by stesh

But github

BitBucket is the same sort of thing, although I will admit, it's not as pretty. I just use it for backing my stuff up although lots of employers look for people who blog and publish code on github et al.

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OREGATO Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 413 Adverts \| Friends	Developent Environment on a Mac Hi guys, I've recently purchased a Macbook Air and would like some advice on setting up a dev environment for it. I'm coming from a background of Windows so had the likes of XAMPP, Netbeans and notepad++. Does anyone out there do web development and works on a MAC? If so, can you share the tools that you are using and the experience of programming on them? I mainly do web development (PHP) Thanks in advance! Will

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10-09-2011, 20:21	#2
boblong Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 254 Adverts \| Friends	Hey, Your mac already has Apache and PHP almost ready to go, but if you like you could have a look at MAMP. For text editors, OSX has vim and emacs by default, but there are other great alternatives like Sublime Text, Textwrangler and a million others. If you're coming from windows, take a look at Terminal.app and the advantages you could gleam from a command line environment. Remember that you're using a Unix system now and that brings a lot of flexibility.

10-09-2011, 23:08	#3
Creamy Goodness Booooom, Blast & Ruin Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: in my flippity floppity floop Posts: 23,143 Adverts \| Friends	xampp is running fine on my mba here running lion, but i prefer the standalone installs of mysql/php/apache myself. as for a text editor i use smultron or text wrangler. both are good and are free.

10-09-2011, 23:22	#4
cusackd Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 115 Adverts \| Friends	Server: XAMPP FTP: Built in file share Editor: Coda great little editor well worth the dosh so don't crack it.

12-09-2011, 12:52	#6
OREGATO Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 413 Adverts \| Friends	Thanks guys, I've managed to get MAMP working and it is running fine. Also, I've set up a VM using Virtual Box to Windows 7 Ultimate so have the best of both worlds where required. Hopefully I won't need the VM at all, but it's nice to have either way. Performance wise, I haven't really done anything to strenuous on the Mac yet, so I haven't seen any lag or anything, hopefully it'll keep that way Thanks for the help. I'm sure I'll have a few more questions as I go.

12-09-2011, 13:29	#7
Creamy Goodness Booooom, Blast & Ruin Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: in my flippity floppity floop Posts: 23,143 Adverts \| Friends	vm box will come in handy for testing ie9 and depending how far back you want to go the other IE's too.

12-09-2011, 16:44	#8
yutta Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 427 Adverts \| Friends	My setup is as follows: Dropbox set up on server and local machine which syncs/versions/backs-up files automatically. Komodo Edit for HTML/PHP/Javascript Firefox/Firebug VirtualBox for testing IE MAMP/LAMP/WAMP with manual file transfer is a pain - do it all on the cloud!

12-09-2011, 19:10	#10
Creamy Goodness Booooom, Blast & Ruin Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: in my flippity floppity floop Posts: 23,143 Adverts \| Friends	if you're going to do the drop box route i think you'd be better off paying for a github account and save your projects that way but hey that's just me. actually, you should use git on your mac anyways, they have a great GUI based application.

12-09-2011, 19:32	#11
Colonel Panic Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 748 Adverts \| Friends	If you're going to use Windows as well as OSX, I'd recommend Mercurial instead of Git. Mercurial on Windows is a bit less of a pain than Git and their feature set is similar.