Q: How do I use and install PHP libraries with MAMP?
A: Let’s assume that you want to use the PHP library LIB_http.php (which is used in the examples presented in Webbots, Spiders, and Screen Scrapers: A Guide to Developing Internet Agents with PHP/CURL
/Applications/MAMP/bin/php5/lib/php/extensions/
Copy and paste LIB_http.php into that folder. Then, include the following in your PHP scripts that you run using MAMP:
# Include some_library
include("/Applications/MAMP/bin/php5/lib/php/extensions/some_libary.php");
Here I’ve assumed that you’re using PHP5. You can do something similar if you’re using PHP4. Note that you can place some_library.php into /Applications/MAMP/bin/php5/lib/php/ folder, but I thought I’d keep all PHP libraries I need in the /extensions/ folder to help keep things organized.
Good luck!
P.S. — You might find my copy and paste the full file path to the clipboard finder plugin (created using Automator and a dab of AppleScript) helpful when needing the full path to a local file when programming.
