Software

Lion Server: Configuring PHP for MySQL

Lion Server no longer includes MySQL by default. If you want to use MySQL with PHP in Lion Server, you may need to manually reconfigure your PHP installation.

Lion Server: MySQL not included

Lion Server includes PostgreSQL instead of MySQL, which was included in previous versions of Mac OS X Server. If you used MySQL in a previous release and upgrade to Lion Server, you should install the latest version of MySQL or … Continue reading

OS X Lion: How to remove Mac App Store apps that appear in Launchpad

With Launchpad, you can easily remove apps purchased from the Mac App Store.

Lion Server: Using the Profile Manager or Wiki service with Active Directory or third-party LDAP services

Under certain circumstances, Lion Server requires additional configuration in order to use the Profile Manager or Wiki service with user accounts stored in Active Directory or a third-party LDAP database.

Boot Camp 4.0 System Requirements

This article explains the system and Microsoft Windows disc requirements for running Boot Camp 4.0. Important: If your Mac has a Boot Camp partition with Windows XP or Windows Vista, you can continue to use your Boot Camp partition, but … Continue reading

Lion Server: When binding an Lion Open Directory Server using SSL, “Unable to add server” appears

When using System Preferences to bind Lion to a Lion Open Directory Server running SSL, you may get this alert: "Unable to add server. Connection failed to the directory server. (2100)"

Mac Pro RAID Card or Xserve RAID Card: Volume may not mount after improper shutdown or restart

After an improper shutdown or restart: Systems with a Mac Pro RAID Card or Xserve RAID Card may start up to a blinking question mark, or RAID volumes may not mount. RAID Utility may show the volumes, RAID sets, and … Continue reading

OS X Lion: About Auto Save and Versions

Learn about Auto Save and Versions in OS X Lion.

MobileMe: How do I see the progress of my iDisk sync in OS X Lion?

After migrating to OS X Lion, you may notice that you don’t see any progress indication in the Finder when syncing files using MobileMe iDisk.

OS X Lion: Using FileVault 2 and Lion Recovery

Learn how to use Lion Recovery if you’ve enabled FileVault 2 in OS X Lion, or if you have enabled a firmware password on your Mac. FileVault 2 lets you encrypt the contents of your entire hard drive.