There are many ways to install MySQL, PHP, and other dependencies -- for
There are many ways to install MySQL, PHP, and other dependencies -- for example, `apt-get` and `yum` can download packages automatically; `php.net` and `mysql.com` provide standalone installers; and MAMP/XAMPP provide bundled installers.
example, `apt-get` and `yum` can download packages automatically; `php.net`
and `mysql.com` provide standalone installers; and MAMP/XAMPP provide
bundled installers.
Civi development should work with most packages -- but there's one proviso:
Civi development should work with most packages -- but there's one proviso: ***the command-line must support standard commands*** (`php`, `mysql`, `node`, `git`, `bash`, etc).
***the command-line must support standard commands*** (`php`, `mysql`,
`node`, `git`, `bash`, etc).
Some packages are configured properly out-of-the-box. (Linux distributions
Some packages are configured properly out-of-the-box. (Linux distributions do a pretty good job of this.) Other packages require extra configuration steps.
do a pretty good job of this.) Other packages require extra configuration
steps.
In subsequent steps, the download script will attempt to identify
In subsequent steps, the download script will attempt to identify misconfigurations and display an appropriate message.
misconfigurations and display an appropriate message.
## Buildkit
## Buildkit
The developer docs reference a large number of developer tools, such as
The developer docs reference a large number of developer tools, such as `drush` (the Drupal command line), `civix` (the CiviCRM code-generator), and `karma` (the Javascript tester).
`drush` (the Drupal command line), `civix` (the CiviCRM code-generator), and
`karma` (the Javascript tester).
Many of these tools are commonly used by web developers, so you may have
Many of these tools are commonly used by web developers, so you may have already installed a few. You could install all the tools individually -- but that takes a lot of work.
already installed a few. You could install all the tools individually --
but that takes a lot of work.
[civicrm-buildkit](/tools/buildkit.md) provides a script which downloads the full collection.
[civicrm-buildkit](/tools/buildkit.md) provides a script which downloads the full collection.
