Setup apache and php without xampp on mac

Tested on Mac Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68)

1. Install httpd/apache
2. Install php
3. Open /usr/local/etc/httpd/httpd.conf
4. (Optional) If you want to have numerous hosts without a unique hostname each, uncomment Include /usr/local/etc/httpd/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf (remove #)
5. Uncomment LoadModule rewrite_module lib/httpd/modules/mod_rewrite.so, handle url rewrite.
6. (Optional) Change default project directory in
   DocumentRoot "/Library/Projects/php"
<Directory "/Library/Projects/php">
7. Create a separate apache conf file, let’s say in extras/ directory, with the name php.conf
8. Add a script to load php module in it. #or /usr/local/opt/php/lib/httpd/modules/libphp.so LoadModule php_module /usr/local/opt/php/lib/httpd/modules/libphp.so
9. Add these php configurations in the next line.

   <IfModule php_module>
     <FilesMatch \.php$>
       SetHandler application/x-httpd-php
     </FilesMatch>
   
     <IfModule dir_module>
      DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
     </IfModule>
    </IfModule>
   

10. Back to the httpd.conf, load the php.conf file by adding this line.
    Include /usr/local/etc/httpd/extra/php.conf
11. start/restart httpd. sudo brew services start httpd
12. Run php. sudo php -S 127.0.0.1:8080.
13. You can configure custom domain name in etc/hosts file.

References: Apache on macos

Possible problems:
Could not determine the server.
Or you have an existing apache installed/configured already.