MAMP

I don’t know about you guys, but I don’t like setting up PHP MySQL servers. I always wondered why it couldn’t be just an application with two buttons that starts and stops the server. Well here it is! It’s an application called MAMP and is developed by Living-e AG.

It contains Apache 2, PHP4&5 and MySQL. The PHP scripts are processed by eAccelerator, which results in a up to ten times faster execution than Apple’s pre-installed Apache/PHP.

In the package you will also find a two button widget that can start or stop you PHP or MySQL by one click.