Just put the following code wherever in your script you need to know what function is calling the part you are working on.

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<?php>
 
$backtrace = debug_backtrace();
print "The function that just called this code is <strong>" .$backtrace[1]['function'] . "<strong>.";
 
</php>

This will output something like this:

The function that just called this code is DrawWidget.

Where DrawWidget is the name of the function.

I hope this comes in handy for someone. Thanks for visiting!

“Getting command line access to PHP and MySQL running MAMP on OSX”

by  Joaquin Lippincott .

It was very helpful for getting PHP and MySQL acces from the terminal on a mac.

In addition, one of the comments by Matthew Bacon was about getting the ZEND FRAMWORK up and running with the command line. I have copied it here for your convenience. I hope this helps someone.

Posted by Matthew Bacon on January 7, 2010. [Reply]

You can see all the databases by using the following command:

If you type the MySQL command : USE <table name>  you can then start using that particular database.

Another convenient command is SHOW TABLES. Can you figure out what that does?

Now you can type MySQL commands right from the command line.

To fix this I made the following adjustments to the MAMP PRO my.cnf  file.

The my.cnf file is edited in MAMP PRO pulldown menu by clicking on  FILE>>Edit Template>>MySQL my.cnf

Notice starting on line 30 (image below) that I made changes to buffer allowances and memory allowances etc.
Basically just making everything bigger. I could hone this to the “best sizes” but really i don’t have time
and this is just for my local dev so threw some pretty big numbers in there for plenty of elbow room. IF you have any suggestions or have optimized your my.cnf file please feel free to make a comment.

Got to step 7 and it worked for me!

1) Take some tea
2) Follow these instructions:
3) Disable Web Sharing in System Preferences
4) Open MAMP, make sure servers are stopped
5) Open Preferences panel in MAMP
6)  Switch to Ports, set Apache Port to 80. Click OK.
7)  Try starting your servers.
* If it doesn’t work, manually review your httpd.conf file (within the MAMP application folder) and make sure that there are no active references to 8888

BTW: you can turn Web Sharing back on after these steps and it will keep working on Port 80.

1. prior to importing the .sql file, open it in your favorite code editor. I like to use BB Edit.
2. Perform a search and replace on the .sql file for the root url.
3. ie:  search for “http://www.livestagingserver.com” and replace with “http://mylocaldev.me”
4. Save the file and import it into your local WordPress data base.

Now whenever you click on your posts in your local development environment the links will stay within your local development environment.
This way, you can keep a local copy of your database so you have a faster and more local way of working. This also serves to keep the live instance of the database from getting contaminated with the residual artifacts of development work.

1) Add your information to the “Connection Properties” Pane as you normally would.

2) Click on the “Advanced” pane and check the box next to “Use socket for localhost connection.”

3) Then for the “Socket File Path” field type the following path.

/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock

The “Advanced” Pane should now look like this:

Click “OK” and you should be all set.

I hope this helps. Please feel free to make comments.

2)    Web-Two:etc webtwo$ sudo nano hosts <–super user do (does not stay logged in),  editor, file=hosts

3)    Password: *******  <– enter password

4)   Editor opens up. You will see something like this…

#
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting.  Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1       localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1             localhost
fe80::1%lo0     localhost
5)  Type in the local IP followed by the name of the site you wish to make a virtual host for:
ie. 127.0.0.1 yoursite.you <– replace this with your name
You should do this for each site you wish to make a virtual host for , line by line.
Your /etc/hosts   file should now look more like this:
#
# Host Database
#
# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface
# when the system is booting.  Do not change this entry.
##
127.0.0.1       localhost
255.255.255.255 broadcasthost
::1             localhost
fe80::1%lo0     localhost
127.0.0.1 yoursite.you
127.0.0.1 anothersite.you
127.0.0.1 yetanothersite.you

6)  Exit your editor, in this example I used, nano. Note: Be sure to SAVE the file.

7)  OK, now navigate to the file:    Applications/MAMP/conf/apache/httpd.conf  and open it in a text only editor ( like BBedit or Smultron or something )

8)  Scroll to the bottom of the httpd.conf file. For each site type in the following:

<VirtualHost *>
DocumentRoot “/Users/yourusername/Sites/site-folder-name”  <– replace with your own appropriate info
ServerName  localsite.you <– replace with your own appropriate info
ServerAlias localsite.you <– replace with your own appropriate info
<Directory “/Applications/MAMP/htdocs”> <– do NOT change for MAMP
AllowOverride all  <– this allows the htacces file to work properly
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

9) Save the Applications/MAMP/conf/apache/httpd.conf    file and RESTART your MAMP server.

Now, when you type in the  site   www.localsite.you  followed by your MAMP port (usually 8888) like this:

http://www.localsite.you:8888 your site will come up!

Hope this helps!

Put your web site in the    /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/     folder and point your browser to   http://locahost:8888/

or (This is what I like to do for multiple site management)

Put your sites in appropriately named folders under the “Sites” folder.
Click on MAMP Preferences and select the “Apache” tab. Then click the “Select” button and browse to the “Sites” folder.

That way, you can easily get to any of the folders by typing in the URL http://localhost:8888/. You will be presented with a list of folders (as links). These folders are the sites you are developing under the Sites directory. Just click the folder (link) you wish to view and you’re there.

Hope this helps!