Install Macports

To be able to install MacPorts , you must have Xcode first installed using the App Store , and you must also install the Xcode command line developer tools :

$ sudo xcode-select --install
# To install Xcode command line , 
# tools . 

$ sudo xcodebuild -license
# To accept the license for Xcode ,
# if not already done .

After that , Download MacPorts for your macOS version , from MacPorts official website , and install it as you install any other application . It might take a little bit of time , for installation to finish .

You can update MacPorts , by issuing : sudo port selfupdate , and you can search for packages to install using : port search 'pkg_name_or_description' , you can also install packages by using : sudo port install package_name , and finally you can uninstall an installed package using : sudo port uninstall package_name .

Install php

To install php , issue the following command :

$ sudo port install php74 php74-fpm php74-curl php74-exif php74-gd php74-gettext php74-intl php74-mcrypt php74-mbstring php74-mysql php74-soap php74-openssl php74-xmlrpc php74-zip 

Next create php.ini file :

$ sudo cp /opt/local/etc/php74/php.ini-development /opt/local/etc/php74/php.ini
# create a php.ini file .

and create a php-fpm.conf and a www.conf file :

$ sudo cp /opt/local/etc/php74/php-fpm.conf.default /opt/local/etc/php74/php-fpm.conf
# create the php-fpm.conf file 

$ sudo cp /opt/local/etc/php74/php-fpm.d/www.conf.default /opt/local/etc/php74/php-fpm.d/www.conf
# create the www.conf file 

Next start php fpm , and make it start when macOS starts , by issuing the command :

$ sudo port load php74-fpm

Finally , make the just installed version of php , the default version , by issuing :

$ sudo port select php php74
# restart your shell , so that 
# will take effect .

$ php --version
# Check your version after restart ,
# using php --version . 
PHP 7.4.12 (cli) (built: Oct 31 2020 15:49:02) ( NTS )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies

To stop php fpm , and to stop it from starting when macOS starts , you can issue the command :

$ sudo port unload php74-fpm

Install nginx

To install nginx issue the following command :

$ sudo port install nginx 

Make a backup of the default configuration :

sudo mv /opt/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf /opt/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf.bk

And create a new configuration , as follow :

$ sudo nano /opt/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf 
# Paste the following content : 

worker_processes  1;

events {
    worker_connections  1024;
}


http {
    include       mime.types;
    default_type  application/octet-stream;
    sendfile        on;
    keepalive_timeout  65;

    server {
        listen       80;
        server_name  localhost;
        root   /opt/local/share/nginx/html/localhost; # site location on the computer
        index  index.php index.html index.htm;
    
        client_max_body_size 2000M;
    
        location / {
            try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
        }
    
        location ~ \.php$ {
        include fastcgi.conf;
        fastcgi_pass  127.0.0.1:9000;
        fastcgi_param   SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        }
    
    }

    # You can add  , other servers , by copying , 
    # the previous server definition , and pasting it ,
    # in this file , before the closing bracket .
}

Test nginx configuration for errors using :

$ sudo nginx -t 
nginx: the configuration file /opt/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok
nginx: configuration file /opt/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf test is successful

Create a directory for your local development site using :

$  sudo mkdir /opt/local/share/nginx/html/localhost

Start nginx , and make it start when macOS starts by issuing :

$ sudo port load nginx 

To stop nginx , and to stop it from starting when macOS starts , you can issue :

$ sudo port unload nginx 

Install mysql

To install and configure mysql , issue the following commands :

$ sudo port install mysql8-server
# install mysql 

$ sudo port select mysql mysql8
# select mysql8 , as the default
# mysql version . 

$ sudo /opt/local/lib/mysql8/bin/mysqld --initialize --user=_mysql
# create a database , this will
# autogenerate a root password . 


$ sudo nano /opt/local/etc/mysql8/my.cnf
# add after : 
# !include /opt/local/etc/mysql8/macports-default.cnf
# the following : 
[mysqld]
skip_networking=OFF
default_authentication_plugin=mysql_native_password
# exit and save , this will enable 
# networking , and the use 
# of old password authentication 
# method . 


$ sudo port load mysql8-server
# start the mysql server , and 
# make it start when macOS starts .


$ sudo /opt/local/lib/mysql8/bin/mysqladmin -u root -p password 
# set the root password , to something 
# you want , use the old auto 
# generated password , when prompted
# for the current password . 

Install wordpress

First create a database , for your WordPress installation :

$ mysql -u root -p
# Enter your password when
# prompted .

mysql> CREATE DATABASE database_name;

mysql> CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON database_name.* TO 'username'@'localhost';

mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

mysql> EXIT

Now configure WordPress :

$ cd /opt/local/share/nginx/html/localhost
# cd into your website root folder .


$ sudo curl -O https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
# download the latest version of WordPress 


$ sudo tar -xzf latest.tar.gz
# extract it 


$  sudo mv wordpress/* .
# move the content of the extracted
# folder to localhost , your website 
# top level folder .

Next ,

$ sudo rm -rf wordpress/ latest.tar.gz
# remove the empty wordpress folder 
# , and the latest.tar.gz
# file .


$ sudo cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php
# create a configuration file from 
# the sample configuration file . 


$ sudo nano wp-config.php
# edit , the configuration file , 
# to define the database name
# , username , password , host , 
# and to set the download method 
# for plugins , and themes to be 
# direct . 
 
define( 'DB_NAME', 'database_name' );
 
define( 'DB_USER', 'username' );
 
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'password' );
 
define( 'DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1' );
 
define( 'FS_METHOD', 'direct' );
# save and exit

vist http://localhost to install wordpress .