MAMP is a free local website hosting solution that allows you to create websites on your Mac or Windows computer. It gives you the freedom to build, edit, test and potentially break your website without having your visitors notice. Let’s learn how to install MAMP and WordPress in just a few clicks.
Create a new WordPress host. MAMP PRO offers you the simple possibility to set up a up-to-date WordPress when creating a new host. Click on the “+” button at the bottom of the hosts list and then select the host type “WordPress” in the following dialog. MAMP 4’s interface – and note, I mean MAMP 4 Pro – is a bit more advanced than previous versions. But that doesn’t mean it’s more complicated. Instead, more options are exposed that give you access to thinks like each of your development domains as well as your hosts, programming languages (and their versions), database information. MAMP stands for M acintosh, A pache, M ySQL, and P HP. MAMP is an application you can install on your Mac which allows you to have access to a local PHP server and MySQL server. Essentially, MAMP gives you all of the tools you need to run WordPress on your machine, for development and testing purposes.
With MAMP PRO Extras you can install a content management system in just a few clicks. Press the “Add” button to install an Extras package. Note: Using an alias for a WordPress page is not suitable because WordPress stores the original name of the host in.
What Is MAMP?
MAMP (Macintosh, Apache, MySQL PHP) is local software that mirrors an online website hosting environment like A2 Hosting or GoDaddy. It was originally built for Macintosh computer but has gained so much popularity for its ease of use that they developers created a Windows version as well.
How Do I Install MAMP on my Computer?
- Visit the MAMP website and download either MAMP or MAMP PRO for the operating system you have
- Once the software is download run the file and the guided tour will lead you through completing the installation
- Launch MAMP
Free Mamp
What’s the Difference between MAMP and MAMP Pro?
The main difference between the two MAMP versions is that MAMP will allow you to set up one website and with MAMP PRO you can set up as many websites as you need.
Create Your Website in MAMP
- MAMP should start Apahce and MySQL, if not turn those services on
- Click the plus button and rename the host name to your website. Note: do not use a domain name in existence like .com or .net as your browser will try to find these websites online. Instead use something like .local or .build when developing locally.
- Select the folder your website documents will live. Example C:MAMPhtdocslocalhost
- Click create a database named and name it something like dev_site_db (db stands for database)
- Click Ok, Save and Restart MAMP
Download & Install WordPress
- Unzip the file and double click into the wordpress folder. You should see wp-includes, wp-content, wp-admin and about 16 related WordPress files.
- Delete any files already in your website folder
- Move all of these folders and files into your htdocs folder in MAMP. If you’re following our setup it should be located in C:MAMPhtdocslocalhost
Run and View Your Local WordPress Website
Install Wordpress Mamp Pro
- View your local website by clicking open by the host name and you should see the WordPress installation screen
- Follow the guided tour to complete setup and once completed you’ll be able to log into your local WordPress website
Now you’re able to test different themes, try new plugins or even develop a completely new website before publishing it on the internet.
From the course: Installing and Running WordPress: MAMP
Mamp Pro Wordpress Themes
From the course: Installing and Running WordPress: MAMP
Hosting WordPress on your Mac with MAMP
Mamp Pro Wordpress Tutorial
“- [Instructor] First things first, what is MAMP, and how does it help you run WordPress on your computer? MAMP is an acronym, MAMP, where the three last letters, AMP, are the most important. MAMP installs what's known as an AMP stack on your computer. An AMP stack is effectively a web host on your computer with all the necessary components for applications like WordPress to function, Apache, the web server that allows us to access the content and WordPress through a web server on our computer, MySQL, the relational database that serves up a database system that WordPress will use to save all our information, and finally PHP, the scripting language WordPress uses to function and also the scripting language you'll use if you ever want to develop anything for WordPress, like a theme or a plugin. MAMP is a single install package that sets up all the components of this AMP stack and links them together so you can use them straight out of the box. What you get after installing MAMP is a local web server on your computer you can access through the web browser, even without having internet access. Now, that covers the AMP part, but what about that first M? Historically, MAMP was an application only for Macs, so the first M stood for Mac. Mac, Apache, MySQL, PHP. However, as of MAMP version three, MAMP also comes for Windows, so clearly the M at the front no longer stands for Mac, at least not for the Windows version. On the Windows version, the first M stands for My, as in My Apache, MySQL, PHP. That said, if you're running a Windows computer, I'd recommend using Local by Flywheel over MAMP any day because the MAMP version for Windows doesn't have all the features you need, and Local by Flywheel just does a better job on Windows. However, if you're on a Mac, MAMP is a great option for hosting WordPress. There's one important thing to know about MAMP before we get started. When you install MAMP, you're actually installing two separate applications, one called MAMP, a free application anyone can download and install, and a premium application called MAMP PRO which gives you extended abilities at the cost of a license. In this course, we'll first look at MAMP, the free version, how to install it and run WordPress under it, and then we'll dedicate a chapter to MAMP PRO to see which features you get by buying the premium license. That way you'll have all the information you need to make an informed decision whether you want to stick with the regular free MAMP version or if you want to upgrade to MAMP PRO.
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