Compiling a Web Development Environment on macOS

A detailed guide with instructions to compile various software packages to build a web development environment in macOS 10.13 High Sierra. Start with the Getting Started section, then proceed with installing your desired packages. Some packages need to be installed in a certain order to satisfy dependencies. Each package lists its dependencies at the top of its respective page. Archives for previous versions of macOS can be found at the end of this page.

Getting Started

• Command Line Tools
• Create the Folder Structure

Source Code Management

• Git
  • Autoconf
  • OpenSSL
  • Git

Data Stores

• MySQL
  • CMake
  • MySQL
• MongoDB w/ SSL
• Memcached
  • Libevent
  • Memcached
• Redis

PHP served by Apache

• Apache
  • APR
  • APR-util
  • PCRE
  • Apache
• PHP
  • LibJPEG
  • LibPNG
  • OpenSSL
  • PHP
    • MySQL for PHP
    • MongoDB for PHP
  • Composer

Ruby served by Puma-dev

• Ruby
  • OpenSSL
  • Ruby
• Gems
  • RubyGems
  • Bundler
• Puma-dev

Node.js

• Node.js
  • Yarn

Image Processing

• GraphicsMagick
  • LibJPEG
  • LibPNG
  • LibTIFF
  • GraphicsMagick

Warning: These instructions are for creating a development environment and therefore security is not considered. For a production system, please refer to each product's respective documentation on how to properly secure each service.