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How to switch between several PHP versions in MAMP 2.x

mamp logoSometimes you need to test your projects against multiple versions of PHP.

If you’re using MAMP that’s fairly easy to do: head over to the MAMP Start Screen, select Preferences and see two versions to choose from.

Here I’m using MAMP 2.2 (even though 3.x has been released already) and I have PHP 5.2.17 and PHP 5.5.3.

When I switch to the other version MAMP restarts and I can refresh my browser to see my project running on the other PHP version.

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That’s all good if I actually needed either version – but sadly 5.2.x is too old for me, and 5.5.x doesn’t quite work and is a bit too cutting edge. I need it to reflect my production environment.

So what is a boy to do?

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How to install ZEND Framework for use with MAMP

If you have MAMP installed and working on your Mac, it’s easy to get started with ZEND Framework development. I’ll show you how in this article. Download the framework from here: http://framework.zend.com/downloads/latest Choose the full version without ZEND Server (not necessary as we’re using MAMP). Unpack the download and put it somewhere safe. I’m adding … Read more

How to run WordPress on your Laptop

In this new Podcast Season I will start things off by showing you how to run WordPress on your laptop. I will explain this on a Mac, but the process is very similar (if not identical) on a PC. All you need is an installer that gives you Apache, MySQL and PHP on your local … Read more