3 ms·

Totally agree, running Wordpress locally needs a minimum understanding of Apache, MySQL and PHP for sure

tmpz22 6y ago
I'd add you need to know how your OS will handle the installation, IIRC Mac OS comes with pre-installed PHP and/or Apache which uses configuration files you might not know to look for and may conflict using the same ports etc. Its a mess.
- reaperducer 6y ago
  It's not a mess. It's just different from what you're used to. Running WordPress on macOS is slightly different from running WordPress on Ubuntu, which is different from running it on CentOS. I maintain WordPress sites on all three. None of them are inferior to the other for this purpose. They just have different conventions. In fact, I've had far fewer problems running multiple WordPress installations on macOS than I have on CentOS. But that's because I understand Apache better than the author of this article. Pretty much the only problem comes during a major OS upgrade when the installed backs up some of your configuration files and replaces them with the default. But once you deal with it one or two times, you know what to do.
wolco 6y ago
With programs like ammp abd wamp and others things are really point and click.
hbcondo714 6y ago
For local WordPress development, we used Bitnami's WordPress image[1]. Later, we used Local by Flywheel[2]. Both used VirtualBox so it was nice to get the entire WordPress stack with minimal installations. We only had a .NET developer at the time but he was able to "pick up" the LAMP stack with these solutions. [1] https://bitnami.com/stack/wordpress/virtual-machine https://bitnami.com/stack/wordpress/virtual-machine [2] https://localwp.com/ https://localwp.com/
httpsterio 6y ago
What would you consider understanding the tech? I can't write a single line in Apache config nor can I do a Hello World in PHP or query anything in MySQL, but I can setup and install WordPress on a local machine or a server. I don't feel like that I understand the underlying tech, but as long as you know how to install WordPress, you can install WordPress.

I'd add you need to know how your OS will handle the installation, IIRC Mac OS comes with pre-installed PHP and/or Apache which uses configuration files you might not know to look for and may conflict using the same ports etc. Its a mess.

reaperducer 6y ago
It's not a mess. It's just different from what you're used to. Running WordPress on macOS is slightly different from running WordPress on Ubuntu, which is different from running it on CentOS. I maintain WordPress sites on all three. None of them are inferior to the other for this purpose. They just have different conventions. In fact, I've had far fewer problems running multiple WordPress installations on macOS than I have on CentOS. But that's because I understand Apache better than the author of this article. Pretty much the only problem comes during a major OS upgrade when the installed backs up some of your configuration files and replaces them with the default. But once you deal with it one or two times, you know what to do.

wolco 6y ago

With programs like ammp abd wamp and others things are really point and click.

hbcondo714 6y ago

For local WordPress development, we used Bitnami's WordPress image[1]. Later, we used Local by Flywheel[2]. Both used VirtualBox so it was nice to get the entire WordPress stack with minimal installations. We only had a .NET developer at the time but he was able to "pick up" the LAMP stack with these solutions. [1] https://bitnami.com/stack/wordpress/virtual-machine https://bitnami.com/stack/wordpress/virtual-machine [2] https://localwp.com/ https://localwp.com/

httpsterio 6y ago

What would you consider understanding the tech? I can't write a single line in Apache config nor can I do a Hello World in PHP or query anything in MySQL, but I can setup and install WordPress on a local machine or a server. I don't feel like that I understand the underlying tech, but as long as you know how to install WordPress, you can install WordPress.