Set up Drupal 8 on OS X Mavericks

* [Install MySQL]
* [ensure PHP is loaded]
* [add local hostname in /private/etc/hosts]
* [add local vhost /private/etc/apache2/conf/httpd-vhosts.conf]
* Download latest alpha from https://drupal.org/node/3060/release
* create sites/default/files
  $ mkdir sites/default/files
* copy settings.php
  $ cp sites/default/default.settings.php sites/default/settings.php
* clear perms for sites/default
  $ chmod -R 777 sites/default
* create database:
  mysql> create database foo;
* create MySQL user:
  mysql> create user 'foo'@'localhost' identified by 'pA55w0rd';
  mysql> grant all privileges on foo.* to 'foo'@'localhost' identified by 'pA55w0rd' with grant option; flush privileges
* load foo.local/install.php
* on __"Set up Database"__ select __Advanced Options__ and change __Host__ from *localhost* to *127.0.0.1*
* Remove write permissions on /sites/default/*
  $ chmod -R 755 sites/default/