Try using IMac as local server

Not sure if this belongs to here ...
I need to set up (but would like to avoid MAMP) a local server environment for web-development purposes and learned that IMac comes with its own Apache and PHP/MySQL.
I tried the last three days (after I got my brand new 27" IMac) to find my way through but I think I am just too new to the IMac family,,, Can anyone please guide me through on how to achieve my goal?
Thanks a lot

You are not in the right forum. You want the Unix forum under Mac OS X Technologies heading of the main forums list and the OS X Server forums. You should also join the Apple Developers forums - registration is free - where you will find helpful documentation and additional forums.
As you have already surmised this is not truly an OS X issue but a Unix one. BTW there are some good books at Amazon.com on OS X Unix.

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Are the 2 currently connected to a router? If so, they are already on a network.

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Hi,
I believe that we may have answered this on the Q&A forum. If I recall correctly, you placed the odbc.ini in your local home directory as .odbc.ini and this seemed to resolve the issues.
Edgar

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Sorry, i write bad, the correct is
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