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You know, installing MySQL stumped me a lot in the past. I'm a little better at it now, hopefully. Let's dive in!

3. MySQL

Now we need another pillar to put up - a database engine. MySQL is a popular open-source choice for this and works with most of the solutions needing database functionality. Installation of MySQL completes are triple-module setup commonly referred to as "APM" (Apache-PHP-MySQL) or "AMP". Since it's installed on OS X, the whole server setup is called "MOXAMP" (Mac OS X-Apache-PHP-MySQL). Install on Linux and you have "LAMP". You get the idea. The APM setup is prequisite for a lot of dynamic website configuration: you have a web server (Apache) that accesses various database entries (MySQL) through scripting language (PHP), like a blog post.

Oh, yeah, the installation.

This article serves two purposes: to show what steps are needed to have a functioning website running on a Macintosh computer, and to remind myself not to forget how to do this later. Yes, I must be dumb.

Okay, you need:

- A Macintosh computer (mine is a Mac mini)
- Mac OS X 'Panther' 10.3.9 or higher (mine is running 'Tiger' 10.4.1)
- Internet connection (direct, or through a router that you can configure)