Install Memcached and PHP Memcached Extension under Mac OS 10.8

I just setup memcached on a new/clean Mac OS environment without WAMP.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>iTerm2</b></span><br /> My favorite terminal.<br /> <br /> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Apach<span style="font-size: large;">e</span></span></b><br /> First of all, I use original apache service comes with this Mac. <br /> <br /> <b><span style="font-size: large;">PHP</span></b><br /> Edit the file: "sudo vim /etc/apache2/httpd.conf" and remove "#" of the line “#LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so”. Then restart apache by:<br /> <br /> <pre class="brush: plain">> sudo apachectl restart</pre> <br /> <b><span style="font-size: large;">MySQL </span></b><br /> Download MySQL from <a href="http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/">mysql.com</a>. I download version "Mac OS X ver. 10.6 (x86, 64-bit), DMG Archive" (mysql-5.5.28-osx10.6-x86_64.dmg). After unpack .dmg file, there're one readme document and three pkg for install.<br /> <br /> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Homebrew</span></b><br /> I install Homebrew for easier ports management. <a href="http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/">http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/</a><br /> After install Homebrew, install 3 packages step-by-step:<br /> <br /> <pre class="brush: plain">> brew install libevent > brew install memcached</pre> <br /> You can check if memcached was installed correctly by:<br /> <br /> <pre class="brush: plain">> memcache -h </pre> <br /> Then go to install the 3rd package named libmemcached by:<br /> <br /> <pre class="brush: plain">> brew install libmemcached</pre> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>XCode: Command L<span style="font-size: large;">ine Tools</span></b></span><br /> Get in App Store, to search and install "XCode" for free. Go to Xcode Preferences, and find Download tab. Make sure you install "Command Line tools" at least.<br /> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>PHP Externsion</b></span><br /> Once you get the command line tools in XCode, you are able to run: (you may need to change the version numbers.)<br /> <br /> <pre class="brush: plain">> sudo pecl install memcached-2.1.0</pre> <br /> After successfully installation, you should add "extension=memcached.so" to php.ini. Restart apache again.<br /> <br /> <pre class="brush: plain">> sudo apachectl restart </pre> <br /> Now, all set! Enjoy memcached on your Mac. :)<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

Install Memcached and PHP Memcached Extension under Mac OS 10.8

I just setup memcached on a new/clean Mac OS environment without WAMP. iTerm2 My favorite terminal. Apach e First of all, I use origin...

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