Trouble with MySQL/PHP5... Need Help!

Question

I uncommented the PHP line in Apache. Apache is running sites in Sites folder. PHP pages are running on Apache server.
MySQL5 will not work. The system preferences add-on is not functional. The GUI services to turn on and off MySQL causes errors, and can not properly turn on and off the database. In Dreamweaver CS3, every time I try to connect a PHP page to the local MySQL database, the program gives me either warnings that it can't find a right file in the right place, and then crashes.... or after much trying to fix it, that it can't connect through the socket '/var/mysql/mysql.sock'(2). I simply removed MySQL from the hard drive all together.
Server is running and working. PHP appears to be working.
Any help setting up a development environment with APACHE/PHP5/MySQL5 would be much appreciated... I'm at a loss at this point. I set this up so easily on Tiger, and now I can't get it to work.

Answer 1

Hi There,
To get MySQL working on Leopard do this, until MySQL fixes their PrefPane and a few other things.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5645748&#5645748
sudo /usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld
close Terminal, then open it again and put in these two...
sudo mkdir /var/mysql/
sudo ln -s /tmp/mysql.sock /var/mysql/mysql.sock
Restart Apache
To get PHP working (Apple's Version) un-comment the line the PHP line in your conf file.
private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf
If your using Marc Liyanage package, you and rest of us will have to wait until he updates it. If you don't need all the extensions (GD, MCrypt, Etc..) then use Apple's version, its latest release of PHP. Otherwise, we all have to wait until Marc updates PHP installer. Hope this helps.