MAMP (Pro): Making changes to php.ini

I'm using MAMP Pro and trying to get an old project built in PHP4 up and running. The project depends on register_globals to be turned on. I tried to update the php.ini file located in MAMP/conf/php4/php.ini, but nothing would change when I looked at the phpinfo() output.

After banging my head against the wall for awhile I turned to the forums at mamp.info. There is an importance difference between MAMP and MAMP PRO. If you want to update any of the ini file settings while using MAMP PRO goto File => Edit Template and select the ini you want to update.

The full forum post can be found here.

Apple / OSX : Updating the hosts file

I'm in the process of migrating from a PC at work to a new iMac. There are a few servers with names that don't resolve properly. These were stored in the hosts file on windows.
C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

On OSX it's stored in
/etc/hosts

The file is read only so you'll want to open it with sudo before bringing it into vim, or however you plan to do it with a GUI editor.