How to Enable PHP in Apache for Mac OS X Yosemite

System Level Web Root

The default system document root is still found at
http://localhost/

The files are shared in the filing system at

/Library/WebServer/Documents/

For mac, the default php config is disabled, so here I will show you how to start the PHP server on Mac

If you are going to use the document root at /Library/WebServer/Documents it is a good idea to allow any .htaccess files used to override the default settings – this can be accomplished by editing the httpd.conf file at line 217 and setting the AllowOverride to All and then restart Apache.

sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Also whilst here allow URL rewrites so your permalinks look clean not ugly.
Use the search "Control + W"
Uncomment in httpd.conf

LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache2/mod_rewrite.so

Type in Terminal

sudo nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Use “control” + “w” to search within nano and search for ‘php’ this will land you on the right line then uncomment the line (remove the #):

LoadModule php5_module libexec/apache2/libphp5.so

Write out and Save using the nano short cut keys at the bottom ‘control o’ and ‘control x’ Reload apache to kick in

sudo apachectl restart

To see and test PHP, create a file name it “phpinfo.php” and file it in your document root with the contents below, then view it in a browser.