diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 06aefd0..a9115d0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 # ignore generated artifacts
 /artifacts
+# ignore temporary directory if it remains after testing or so
+/temp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bibtexbrowser.local.php b/bibtexbrowser.local.php
index f908cb4..ca76904 100644
--- a/bibtexbrowser.local.php
+++ b/bibtexbrowser.local.php
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 <?php
-define('ABBRV_TYPE','key');
+bibtexbrowser_configure('ABBRV_TYPE','key');
 // use tabular layout (HTML tables)
-define('BIBTEXBROWSER_LAYOUT','table');
+bibtexbrowser_configure('BIBTEXBROWSER_LAYOUT','table');
 // URL to individual files
-define('BIBTEXBROWSER_URL',"https://publications.zrd-saar.de/");
+bibtexbrowser_configure('BIBTEXBROWSER_URL',"https://publications.zrd-saar.de/");
 // target for links
-define('BIBTEXBROWSER_LINKS_TARGET','_blank');
+bibtexbrowser_configure('BIBTEXBROWSER_LINKS_TARGET','_blank');
 // use IEEE Transactions-like style, e.g. puts authors in front of title
-define('BIBLIOGRAPHYSTYLE', 'JanosBibliographyStyle');
-//define('BIBLIOGRAPHYSECTIONS','AGSorgeBibliographySections');
+bibtexbrowser_configure('BIBLIOGRAPHYSTYLE', 'JanosBibliographyStyle');
+//bibtexbrowser_configure('BIBLIOGRAPHYSECTIONS','AGSorgeBibliographySections');
 // Allow "Firstname Lastname" as well as "Lastname, Firstname" for authors
-define('USE_FIRST_THEN_LAST',true);
+bibtexbrowser_configure('USE_FIRST_THEN_LAST',true);
 
 // Enable all metadata generation
-define('METADATA_COINS',true); // see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COinS
-define('METADATA_GS',true); // metadata google scholar
-define('METADATA_DC',true); // see http://dublincore.org/
-define('METADATA_OPENGRAPH',true);  // see http://ogp.me/
-define('METADATA_EPRINTS',true); // see https://wiki.eprints.org/w/Category:EPrints_Metadata_Fields
+bibtexbrowser_configure('METADATA_COINS',true); // see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COinS
+bibtexbrowser_configure('METADATA_GS',true); // metadata google scholar
+bibtexbrowser_configure('METADATA_DC',true); // see http://dublincore.org/
+bibtexbrowser_configure('METADATA_OPENGRAPH',true);  // see http://ogp.me/
+bibtexbrowser_configure('METADATA_EPRINTS',true); // see https://wiki.eprints.org/w/Category:EPrints_Metadata_Fields
 
 // include language config
 if(isset($_GET['language']))
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ if(isset($_GET['language']))
 }
 
 // Order entries by year, but reverse the order (newest on top)
-define('ORDER_FUNCTION','compare_bib_entry_by_year_reverse');
+bibtexbrowser_configure('ORDER_FUNCTION','compare_bib_entry_by_year_reverse');
 function compare_bib_entry_by_year_reverse($a, $b)
 {
 	return 0 - compare_bib_entry_by_year($a, $b);
 }
 
 // A custom URL builder for the static files we create
-define('BIBTEXBROWSER_URL_BUILDER', 'url_builder_static');
+bibtexbrowser_configure('BIBTEXBROWSER_URL_BUILDER', 'url_builder_static');
 function url_builder_static($bibentry) {
 	return BIBTEXBROWSER_URL.'keys/'.$bibentry->getKey().'.html';
 }
diff --git a/makehtml.sh b/makehtml.sh
index 0f6c6c1..660a065 100755
--- a/makehtml.sh
+++ b/makehtml.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# set some paths/binary names depending on the OS
+case "$(uname -s)" in
+	"Darwin")
+		PHP="php83"
+		;;
+	# "Linux" is Linux
+	*)
+		PHP="php"
+		;;
+esac
+
 # URL of the Bibtex file
 BIBTEX_URL="https://cloud.hiz-saarland.de/public.php/dav/files/Yj8FtZsTS9TkFWG"
 # command to run BibtexBrowser
-BIBTEXBROWSER="php -c \"php_cli.ini\" -f \"bibtexbrowser.php\""
+BIBTEXBROWSER="${PHP} -c \"php_cli.ini\" -f \"bibtexbrowser.php\""
 
 # DELETEME
 rm -rf "artifacts" "temp"
@@ -20,7 +31,7 @@ then
 fi
 
 # copy static files
-cp -fur "static" "artifacts/"
+cp -fR "static" "artifacts/"
 
 for WEBSITE_LANGUAGE in german
 do :