Here are the instructions for installing, configuring and starting your MAMP stack on you Intel Mac running Snow Leopard. Please note these instructions are not intended for the server version of the OS.

• Installing MySQL
• Securing your MySQL installation
• Starting MySQL automatically

• Installing Apache
• Compiling Apache in 64 bits
• Compiling Apache in 32 bits
• Configuring Apache
• Starting Apache automatically
• Configuring virtual hosts with Apache

• Compiling PHP in 64 bits
• Compiling PHP in 32 bits
• Adding the GD module to PHP
• Adding the mcrypt module to PHP

• Latest tested versions

• Upgrading MySQL