With the database and web server in place, I can turn my attention to PHP 5, my tool of choice for web development. MacPorts recently made this a much cleaner process. In the past, you needed to search for ports and variants (and hope that the key variants you needed were available). Now, installation is modular. As always, update MacPorts itself before proceeding with any installation.
Next up is the web server. Apache 2 comes pre-installed on Leopard systems (Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6), but I want all my open source projects to work alongside one another.
The first MacPort to be installed will be PostgreSQL. The latest version available is PostgreSQL 8.4, and installation involves both MacPorts work and some command line activity.