Also a Linux server setup often includes a PHP accelerator which can increase Moodle speeds 5-10x.
Note 2: OS X does not allow MySQL to directly address the kernal, as Linux can do, so in versions 10.4 and under, speed is much slower than with a Linux server. 6÷ hours > a typical 'guy' who never asks for help-should have gone earlier to the Installation forums. To complete all of these steps, I estimate it will take the following amount of time.
90% of instructions use a simple point-and-click interface (GUI), but occasionally you will need to open the Terminal (in Utilities folder) to type a command line. Note 1: These instructions were prepared by Don Hinkelman, on 20 March 2006 and changes may have occurred. This changes with Mac OS X 10.5, which introduces Apache 2.0 thoroughly integrated into the Mac server. The following procedure, however, uses the standard Apache 1.3 which comes on every Mac with OS X. Moodle4Mac is not for public production use, unless you secured it following special instructions or the MAMP Pro package. Note that this procedure is more secure than the one-step Moodle4Mac package which is intended for a quick personal install. These instructions were used to install PHP 5.1.2, MySQL 5.0.18 and Moodle with Mac OS 10.4.5 on a standard client Mac (not server version) to be used as a production server.
