Asen Kovachev

Most web development is done using PHP, MySQL and Apache.

I am going to explain how to get your environment closer to a real web server so you can use it as a development machine.
The PHP that comes with Mac is missing a lot of useful PHP extensions, such as MySQL, GD,  cURL, expat, etc

1. Get the latest PHP package including all the goodies from here

2. Install and configure MySQL (coming soon)

I have tried various syntax highlighting plugins. The one I liked the most was SyntaxHighlighter Evolved. My only issue with it was that it did not filter the comment sections.

Here is how to fix that:

1. Go to your Dashboard/Plugins
2. Find the SyntaxHighlighter Evolved plugin and click Edit.
3. In the editor scroll down until you find the section with the comment “Register hooks”
4. Insert the highlighted line as shown below
5. Click “Update file”

		// Register hooks
		add_action( 'admin_menu',                   array(&$this, 'register_settings_page') );
		add_action( 'admin_post_syntaxhighlighter', array(&$this, 'save_settings') );
		add_action( 'admin_head',                   array(&$this, 'admin_head') );
		add_action( 'wp_head',                      array(&$this, 'frontend_styling') );
		add_action( 'wp_footer',                    array(&$this, 'maybe_output_scripts'),      15 );
		add_filter( 'comment_text',                 array(&$this, 'parse_shortcodes'),          9 );
		add_filter( 'the_content',                  array(&$this, 'parse_shortcodes'),          9 );
		add_filter( 'widget_text',                  array(&$this, 'parse_shortcodes'),          9 );
		add_filter( 'mce_external_plugins',         array(&$this, 'add_tinymce_plugin') );
		add_filter( 'tiny_mce_version',             array(&$this, 'break_tinymce_cache') );
		add_filter( 'the_editor_content',           array(&$this, 'decode_shortcode_contents'), 1 );
		add_filter( 'content_save_pre',             array(&$this, 'encode_shortcode_contents'), 1 );
		add_filter( 'save_post',                    array(&$this, 'mark_as_encoded'),           10, 2 );
		add_filter( 'plugin_action_links',          array(&$this, 'plugin_action_links'),       10, 2 );

If you think you miss your PrtScr button on your Mac you are in for a surprise.
I had to pay about $50 for a software called SnagIt on my PC.
On the Mac majority of the features SnagIt has to offer come standard:

• Save to Desktop
  • ⌘+Shift+3: Entire screen
  • ⌘+Shift+4: Select area with the mouse, or press <Space> to auto-select a window
• Save in the Clipboard
  • Control+⌘+Shift+3: Entire screen
  • Control+⌘+Shift+4: Select area (same as above)

That’s it! Simple, right?

In Finder select the file/folder you are interested in and press ⌘+I (or alternatively click File/Get Info).

A window like this should pop up, look in the General section for your answer:

File / Get Info