I need to compile, test and adjust everything where necessary and as you might understand with major upgrade there is more going on then just a compile, run and test. There are new configuration options to be evaluated and older ones deprecated that might need a new one or a workaround for lost functionality.

So I’m working on it but it take a bit longer then usual…

Next step was getting XCode on the machine for which I had to use the “App Store” but luckily XCode is again free! Everything installed I was ready to go. One of the things I noticed is that I can install everything in 64 bits without needing to explicitly specifying it which we had to do on Snow Leopard. Also note that there is no more 32 bits on Lion! This is why it won’t run on some of the older Intel Macs.

So if you’ve already upgraded your Mac to Lion or just have bought a new one and need to install MAMP, that part is no finished. Next step is me taking the time to upgrade my desktop and then attack the mail-server documentation.

http://diymacserver.com/lion/

Update: Just got this in my RSS reader, VMWare 3.1.3 does not support Lion as a guest. The current Beta does so I guess you have to wait till 3.1.4 or join the beta program!

Also found that PostgresSQL 9.0.4 is installed with OS X Lion! There is documentation in /Library/Webserver/Documents and the psql command is available. Let’s see what we can find out more…

Found this in the official Apple documentation What is new in Mac OS X 10.7

Beginning in Mac OS X v10.7, Mac OS X Server ships with PostgreSQL instead of MySQL as its database server. If you are using other software that requires MySQL, you must install it yourself.

Luckily the problem with the unlinked libraries that caused problems during compilation with 5.5.10 has gone.

Read this documentation on how to ugrade this version using the package installer of MySQL.

Read the documentation on how to ugrade this version of MySQL.

Please note that because the library is incompatible you might need to recompile all your library depended apps like PHP, Postfix and Dovecot. Please also the change in the library reference that is still an issue. (it’s now 18 instead of 16)

sudo install_name_tool -id /usr/local/mysql/lib/libmysqlclient.18.dylib /usr/local/mysql/lib/libmysqlclient.dylib

Also I would like to mention an interview with Tomas Ulin, Vice President, MySQL Engineering, who answers questions about the GA release of MySQL 5.5.

Read this documentation on how to ugrade this version using the package installer of MySQL.

Read the documentation on how to ugrade this version of MySQL.

MySQL also release a new version of the 5.5.x branch which is already usuable in our setup when you read this blogpost. It works perfectly on my test machine. It includes several high-impact changes to address scalability and performance issues in MySQL Server. These changes exploit advances in hardware and CPU design and enable better utilization of existing hardware. MySQL 5.5 also provides a number of other new enhancements. Read the release notes for more details.

Read this documentation on how to ugrade this version using the package installer of MySQL.

So here is a quick overview of people who are eager to use MySQL 5.5.x, I will update the other stuff over the next few weeks accordingly. By the way I’ve only done this on Snow Leopard, the Leopard version is only available for Intel, so no more PPC support from MySQL.

First get the binary installer package for MySQL 5.5.x from here (I’ve used 5.5.8) and install only the software (no preference pane or startup item).

If you haven’t installed Apache yet now is a good time. (Installing Apache)

Next up is PHP, this requires a new compilation instruction. From now on we will use the native MySQL driver for compilation. Which means changing:

–with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql
–with-pdo-mysql=/usr/local/mysql
–with-mysqli=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config

into:

–with-mysql=mysqlnd
–with-pdo-mysql=mysqlnd
–with-mysqli=mysqlnd

In all the compilation instructions found here and it all will compile perfectly.

For Postfix and Dovecot we require a bit of a workaround to get it working properly as the MySQL installation does not correctly sets the full library paths. You can see this when you execute the command:

otool -DX /usr/local/mysql/lib/libmysqlclient.dylib

You can correct it by executing the following command:

sudo install_name_tool -id /usr/local/mysql/lib/libmysqlclient.16.dylib /usr/local/mysql/lib/libmysqlclient.dylib

If you’ve done this you can compile Postfix and Dovecot using the existing instructions without any problem.

I found some bugs in the mysql bug forum related to these issues like:
#58987, #59006 and #59236

For the moment I would advise you to keep using MySQL 5.1.x, you can still download the 5.1.53 source code from the archive.

So I’m still working on it, and will keep you posted on any progress made.

I’ve compiled it and did some tests on my servers and it worked without any problems.

Read the documentation on how to ugrade MySQL.

If you are still using a 5.0.x version I would urge you to plan a upgrade to a 5.1.x version.

I’ve compiled this version and did some tests on my servers and it worked without any problems.

Read the documentation on how to ugrade MySQL.