Install MySQL on Mountain Lion.
Last year when OS X 10.7 Lion was released we found ourselves with a version of OS X Server without MySQL and basic web hosting capabilities. Luckily by 10.7.3 most of the necessary web hosting functionality was added to Server.app. Today OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion was released and we are going to do a few write ups on how to install MySQL and do some basic CMS/Blog web hosting. Most of these tutorials will work on Lion as well. UPDATE 02/26/2013: You can skip all these steps and use the install script on our github page to automate the installation of MySQL. Then just install a management...
read moreLion Training Books Reviewed.
Apple’s training material and certification programs have been a great resource to point customers towards that want more in-depth knowledge. Recently the updated books were released that focus on OS X 10.7 Lion. There are two books, each which focuses on a specific Apple exam and cerification. The ‘Support Essentials’ focuses on client/desktop level support and knowledge while the ‘Sever Essentials’ focuses on Server configurations. The Support Essentials book has some odd and non-important flaws. There are occasionally things that read as if it is...
read moreSetup a WordPress site with MAMP PRO.
The first step is to install MAMP PRO. During the installation you will need to authenticate your account. Upon launching MAMP PRO for the first time, an initialization prompt, password prompt, registration form, and a second password prompt will appear. To start the web server software, choose “Reset to Factory Settings” from the File menu and choose “Live”. Click the start button at the top of the MAMP PRO window and your web server is now live. From your local computer you can put the IP address of your Mac mini into a web browser and the default MAMP PRO index...
read moreReference Material (Lion).
Are you looking to learn more about OS X server or how to configure a particular service? For most basic configuration questions, we can assist or perform them for you. There are other resources that go further in detail into configuration and administration of OS X server. This link to Apple’s Max OS X Server Guides will link you to documentation that cover specific topics. Everything from iCal server, to user management, to the wiki server. Also below is a link to an Apple Knowledge Base article containing common TCP/IP port numbers. This comes in handy when creating advanced...
read moreUpgrade to OS X 10.7 Lion.
Apple’s latest operating system is here (should be here someday soon) and there are some changes (for good and bad) that we will outline in this post. This latest version is named Lion, the version number is 10.7. The requirements for upgrading to Lion is an Intel based Mac with at least a Core 2 Duo processor running OS X 10.6.8. If you have OS X Server there is an additional requirement in that you purchase Server.app prior to upgrading (more on that later). The upgrade process itself is fairly straight forward and can be done remotely. There are no more installation DVDs. ...
read moreHosting Multiple Websites.
Hosting multiple websites is easy to do with the built in Server Admin utility within OS X Server. You can point your DNS for multiple domains to the same IP and Apache (Web Server) will respond with a different virtual host document root depending on the hostname requested. Add aliases to allow Apache to respond to the “www.” requests as well as any additional domains for the virtual host “.net, .org, etc”. Note: This applies to Server Admin in OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, not for OS X 10.7 or newer. We offer MAMP PRO for colocation customers wishing to run a web...
read moreReference Material (Snow Leopard).
Are you looking to learn more about OS X server or how to configure a particular service? For most basic configuration questions, we can assist or perform them for you. There are other resources that go further in detail into configuration and administration of OS X server. This link to Apple’s Max OS X Server Guides will link you to PDF files that cover specific topics. Everything from iCal server, to user management, to the wiki server. Also below is a link to an Apple Knowledge Base article containing common TCP/IP port numbers. This comes in handy when creating advanced...
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