Hey folks,

this is post #28 of my 30 day challenge.

I originally wanted to continue my post on the linguistics of programming
today, but I was simply unwilling to publish what I have so far as it will require much more research to be of any significance.

So instead I'll share an easy way to play around with PHP5.3 if you're on a Mac. First of all install MacPorts (don't forget to install XCode before). Then run:

sudo port install php5-devel +apache2 +mysql5 +pear

To verify it worked run:

php --version

You should see:

PHP 5.3.0alpha1 (cli) (built: Sep 16 2008 16:03:17)
Copyright (c) 1997-2008 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2008 Zend Technologies

After that, follow the instructions that from this general PHP5 via macports tutorial to get your new PHP5.3 configured with an Apache2 server.

Have fun with the new PHP : ).

-- Felix Geisendörfer aka the_undefined