With MAMP, Mac users have access to a software stack that is quick to install and easy to use. The software often serves as a replacement for Apache and PHP versions that are often outdated in Mac OS X systems and automatically installs MySQL, which normally has to be carried out manually on Apple operating systems. MAMP (which comes with no pronunciation guide and so I’m assuming it’s pronounced “potato”) is the second most tenured local server that I know of. Again with the acronyms here, MAMP stands for Mac Apache MySQL and PHP. Earlier it was a MacOS only application but it’s now available for Windows too.

What is MAMP PRO 6?

MAMP PRO is a configuration application that helps you set up and run the Apache or Nginx web servers and the MySQL 5.7 database server. It also takes care of the configuration of different versions of PHP. MAMP PRO also comes with a text editor, and built in functionality to move your site to a remote host provider.

1) Download MAMP from the MAMP website. 2) Open the.pkg file and follow the installation instructions to install MAMP to your Mac. 3) Once the installation is complete, you’ll find two folders in your Applications folder — one for MAMP, and another that is a 14-day free trial for MAMP Pro. Open the folder named MAMP and launch the MAMP app. MAMP PROis the commercial, professional grade version of the classic local server environment for OS X: MAMP. Designed for professional Web developers and programmers, MAMP Pro allows easy installation and administration of their development environment under OS X. MAMP is a program that allows you to install a local server environment on your computer. It stands for Mac, Apache, MySQL, and PHP.For Windows, check out WAMP. LAMP — Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP is the classic set of applications WordPress runs on.

Note: Unlike MAMP, the free version, MAMP PRO allows you to create many hosts. It is recommended to create a separate host for each website you create when using MAMP PRO. Do not create multiple document roots under the localhost document root folder.

More information on creating a new host can be found at here.

Mamp For Mac High Sierra

MAMP is a program that allows you to install a local server environment on your computer. It stands for Mac, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. For Windows, check out WAMP. LAMP — Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP is the classic set of applications WordPress runs on. It’s not unlikely that your current WordPress server still runs exactly that stack. For even more about this whole thing and what it has to do with WordPress, check out our “A WordPress LAMP!?” article. We teach you How to Install MAMP on Mac in this article.

It takes a just few minutes to install and set up MAMP, but once you have it, you can run and use WordPress on your computer rather than through your server. If you’re developing a site for a client and don’t want the unfinished product to be available for all to see while you’re working on it, installing a local server is crucial.

Here’s how you do it.

Download MAMP for free.
Open it and follow the prompts to install the MAMP application.
Open the icon for MAMP in your applications folder. MAMP automatically gives you both the paid and free version. Use the grey folder and icon for the free version, if you want you can move the Pro version to the trash. When prompted, uncheck the box that asks if you’d like to check for MAMP PRO every time you open it, and click “Launch MAMP” instead of “Launch MAMP PRO.”
Once the MAMP app dashboard is open, select the gear icon for ‘Preferences’
From the ‘Preferences’ screen, select the ‘Ports’ tab and click ‘Set Web & MySQL ports to 80 & 3306’ and click ‘OK’. Doing this will allow you access your local websites from http://localhost instead of http://localhost:8888 which will make your life easier later. You will be prompted for your computers admin password every time you start your server, so make sure you remember it!
Next, click to the tab within preferences that says ‘Web Server’. Make sure ‘Apache’ is selected and click the folder icon option under ‘Document Root.’
Change your document root to the folder on your computer where you create and store your website’s files. The default will be set to Applications > MAMP > htdocs, but you can change this to a folder you create and title within your ‘Documents’ folder, or to your ‘Sites’ folder if you already have one. Then click ‘OK’ to save your changes.

Map For Mac

That’s it! .You officially have MAMP installed and in working order! In next week’s quick guide, we’ll teach you how to use MAMP to install WordPress locally on your computer so you can get to work!