Setting up Local wordpress on MAC OS X 10.6

  • I hit a hard wall tiring to install WordPress-MU 3.0 on my MAC OS X 10.6 using the Apache2 server that comes with the MAC.

    So, let me tell you what I want to complete when I am done with this install. I would like to setup a dev/test installation of WordPress on my MAC. I would like to use the https://localhost/ as the root not https://localhost:8888/. I would also like to install Subversion as a my version control software and Dreamweaver CS5 as my dev tool. I am looking to create a nice simple development work-flow infrastructure.

    What I have tried so far:

    1. MAMP – I was able to load MAMP and WordPress, but, not Subversion. The local MAC web service kept over writing my MAMP setup and would load the MAMP Apache. I could stop the MAMP apache startup and then Subversion would work.

    2. I removed MAMP and went with the native install (already provided by Apple 10.6 installation. So, I now have installed and working:
    * MAC OS X 10.6.4 working operating system
    * Apache/2.2.14 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.14 OpenSSL/0.9.8l DAV/2 PHP/5.3.1
    * MySQL 5.1.48
    * PHP 5.3.1
    * Subversion 1.6.12
    This all works and I can get start-up pages for several things; including WordPress.

    So, here is the problem I am having:
    After I start the “Famous 5 min” install ?? I get to the create the wp-config.php request. The wp-config.php is created and I then start the install.php and that loads asking for my DB information, I then add that information and I get this error after I submitt the DB information to install:

    Fatal error: Call to undefined function is_admin() in /Users/FDM0001/Sites/wordpress-mu/wp-admin/includes/comment.php on line 162

    This is the problem. Any help would be great!

    Thank you,

    Andy

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  • Hey Andy, Did you find your fix? I sure hope so. If you didn’t, Lynda.com has an excellent tutorial on installing WP & setting up the DW site served by MAMP.

    I completed it, but when it came time to export my theme to my remote server/host things got complicated. After I set up my My.SQL data base on my remote server, I went back to DW to connect and I ran into some difficulty by not exporting my WP site, using the WP-Admin “Export” tool. Apparently, I needed to “export” my site in the WP-Admin and save it to my HD then “import” it back in there when I established my “new” DW Remote site.

    I have yet to find if this would work and wish there was a more comprehensive explanation of the process somewhere!

    If anyone discovers some answers, please share your knowledge.
    Thanks!
    Dustin

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