Drag and drop the file into the Application folder to install. For instance, if you’re using XAMPP for OS X, you can simply open Finder, go to Applications > XAMPP, and look for the logs folder to find your PHP log. Version 5.6.30/ PHP 5.6.30 is recommended

Download XAMPP from the middle of this webpage.ĭon't download the latest version, there are incompatibilities with this version of PHP and OpenEMR.

With Yosemite, version 10.10, the built-in Apache server and PHP have been turned off as defaults.

If another Apache server or MySQL is already running, stop both according to instructions in the video below.

XAMPP was chosen over the MAMP because fewer steps are required port settings are pre-configured and there is a new backup/restore feature, see FAQ, How do I backup/restore my XAMPP system?. Two readily available bundles are XAMPP and MAMP. Upgrading is also facilitated by the central location of the stack and OpenEMR.

This is accomplished by deleting the entire XAMPP directory with AppCleaner, then repeating the installation steps. It is far simpler to delete, then reinstall applications if they are all in one folder.įor the new user, it may require multiple attempts before success can be achieved. And while Apples implementation of widgets has been widely praised, some apps have taken this feature even further. The user will find that installing and configuring each component to be more complex than installing the stack.

It is like a tiny version of the XAMPP Control. OpenEMR cannot run without a Web server, database and PHP. With this small Mac OS X (10.9, 10.10) App you can start and stopp the Mac OSX-builtin Apache and MySql Servers.

Xampp for mac os x 10.9