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MAMP is a common acronym for Mac OS, Apache, MySQL and PHP. MAMP & MAMP Pro are applications distributed at http://www.mamp.info. Both MAMP & MAMP Pro are a GUI front end for managing Apache, MySQL and PHP. MAMP is free while MAMP Pro requires payment. MAMP is similar to XAMPP and WAMP.

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Break MAMP Pro host/db association

I have started developing using Valet and must use port 80 for that. This collides with MAMP Pro's Apache on port 80, so when I need Valet running I change the port for MAMP's apache to port 81. I ...
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MacOS Mojave - remove PHP installation from php-osx.liip.ch

I followed this tutorial https://php-osx.liip.ch/ and installed the php 7.3 version on MacOSX Mojave, running curl -s https://php-osx.liip.ch/install.sh | bash -s 7.3 But now I changed my mind and I ...
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Apache not starting in MAMP (but MySQL working) in Windows 10

Apache not starting in MAMP (but MySQL working) in Windows 10. MAMP Version 4.1.1.18915.
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MAMP Server is not refreshing

I've been having this problem the second I downloaded MAMP. I get to programming (AJAX, AngularJS) and it works perfectly most of the time. However, when I start making new files in the folder that is ...
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Where to download php 7.3 for mamp

I can't seem to find the website for downloading php 7.3 for mamp (mac os). Could you advise me where I can download it? (I don't use mamp pro)
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MAMP 5 (Nginx) - How can I extend timeout in my MAMP setup?

I have a PHP script that runs for over the default 60 seconds, however the page returns a 504 Gateway Timeout error. How can i extend the timeout so the page returns a result at the end of the PHP ...
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MAMP, can't conect to phpMyAdmin

I have recently installed MAMP on Windows 10 in order to install WordPress. After installation Apache and MySQL are running very fine. However after rebooting system and even turning MAMP server off ...
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Chrome changes the subdomain I enter to a different, cached one (MAMP localhost)

Has anybody noticed that Chrome sometimes changes a URL you enter to a slightly different one that you've entered before? Going Incognito fixes the problem, but I want to clear the cached URL, or tell ...
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Setting MAMP to use port 80 gives the "The requested URL / was not found on this server." message but it works on port 8888

I'm having this issue with MAMP on OS X Mojave. When I change the ports to be default (localhost:8888) the WordPress (wp-config) screen. This is what I'm expecting to load since I haven't set up my ...
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Fast MySQL query on local environment but slow on server

Locally I have MAMP installed and if I try to use MySQL select query then it takes about 2ms but the same query on server's MySQL takes about 40ms. Both MySQL environments have same version 5.7.24. ...
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Why after deleting mysql-bin.index does my server SQL connect again in MAMP otherwhise it does not?

When I install MAMP, everything works fine the first time. Apache server connects and SQL also, I can access phpMyAdmin page also. But after turning off the server and turning it on again, MySQL doesn’...
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Cannot contact DB using MAMP

Im working on a custom web application. I have a local development environment using MAMP. Im trying to contact my DB and it fails every time so i tried running a custom DB test script which also ...
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Is it okay to have MAMP servers always turned on? [closed]

I have MAMP installed on my personal device and I would start the app only when I was about to code something and then turn it off when I'm done. Now this gets kinda inconvenient, because a lot of the ...
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Cannot open /private/etc/hosts file form terminal

Problem with /private/etc/hosts file I was trying some software (MAMP PRO) and it has problems writing to the /private/etc/hosts file (the software has admin rights). I thought it was the software ...
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Local sites forced to open with https:// after upgrading to MAMP 4.2

I mistakenly upgraded to MAMP 4.2 free version. Now all my sites are trying to open with https:// which generate an error when trying to access to any of my local websites. I already checked hosts, ...
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Apache error file and file size

I use MAMP to run php local. Inside there is the file apache_error.log that grows fast every time that I open or close Mamp: aplications/mamp/logs/apache_error.log If I delete apache_error.log and ...
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Various types of queries not working in phpMyAdmin

Just upgraded to MAMP4 from MAMP3, which meant going from mySQL 5.5 to 5.6. Everything works fine except PHPMyAdmin version 4.6.5.2. This purports to be compatible with mySQL 5.6, but it doesn't ...
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What is the log folder in MAMP?

I have a small hard drive. I am running out of space. I see that Application > Mamp > logs takes 73.97GB of space and inside that folder apache_error.log 73.96GB. I need MAMP to work locally with php....
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MAMP php and libcurl

I installed MAMP 4.0.6 and it works fine, but I want to use symfony and I need to use php in command line. But when I use it, I have : php -v dyld: Library not loaded: /Applications/MAMP/Library/...
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Host Multiple Domains "Virtual Host" in a single Apache Server - MAMP

Goal I'm trying to host multiple domains "Virtual Host" in a single Apache Server - MAMP. Attempt In my MAMP, I select port 8888 I have this at the end of my host file on my Mac /etc/hosts ...
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DVWA unable to connect to database using MAMP

I have installed Dam Vulnerable Web Application (DVWA) on my mac using MAMP. This is my config file setting: $_DVWA = array(); $_DVWA[ 'db_server' ] = '127.0.0.1'; $_DVWA[ 'db_database' ] = 'dvwa'...
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how to network computers to access locally served content via web browser without internet connection

I'm hoping to get a broad overview to the best approach for this - I've built a web application that does not require the internet for any external resources - all content is served locally, and I've ...
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MAMP PRO and local DNS

I have a local DNS on a Synology and a MAMPRO on a Mac. I develop locally on the Mac and I want now to give access to the website from local network (by VPN). With a nslookupthe DNS indicated the ...
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Set up version control integration with PHP Storm?

In PHP Storm if I go "View" / "Tool Windows" then "Version Control" is greyed out and unclickable. Im trying to set this up. I think this is the documentation https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/help/...
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What is the purpose of turning off MAMP PRO?

I'm using the MAMP PRO trial. It has an option to turn on or off the server, but after Googling a bit I see there's no turning on or off for a regular server set up without this kind of software. I'm ...
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website hosting on my local server using mamp in mac

I want to host a wordpress site locally on my MAMP server. This is the procedure I followed: 1.Installed the duplicator plugin on the site and created the site package. 2.Downloaded the installer and ...
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MAMP in MAC Yosemite SSL,WSGI

I installed MAMP after testing with XAMPP , I require to install Openssl or generate SSL certificates and a controller in wsgi run in XAMPP not make it but I wonder if someone can help me configure ...
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Apache couldn't be started because port 8888 is in use by some other software

I am having an issue starting up MAMP, when I attemp it, I get this error message: Apache couldn't be started because port 8888 is in use by some other software I have been trying for the last 2 ...
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Can a DNS domain name point to a folder on a server?

So I have a DNS domain name for my computer so that I can connect to it easily without remembering my IP address every time and it works great. I also have a website that is being hosted off my ...
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Share local Wordpress site with client

I am using MAMP Pro to develop Wordpress sites on my local machine. I would like to show my progress to a client. MAMP Pro requires to have a third party Dynamic DNS service, I am using no-ip.com. I'm ...
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MAMP "localhost" doesn't work unlike 127.0.0.1

What to do to fix this? my etc/hosts file looks like this: 127.0.0.1 localhost and using terminal with command: file -b /etc/hosts i got ASCII English text, with CR line terminators but "...
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nginx proxy_pass and virtual hosts within LAN returns 404

I hope this makes sense. Basically, I have set up a local server on my MAC using nginx, with these rules for the proxy_pass: location /engine/rest { proxy_pass http://somedomain:9080/...
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Macos Yosemite with ulimit unlimited

How do I run apache2 on Macos Yosemite. I am getting 2 errors: Error #1 + ulimit -S -n unlimited /Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/apachectl: line 70: ulimit: open files: cannot modify limit: Invalid ...
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Drush commands not found when called from a bash script

Relevant system background: I'm using MAMP on OSX. Output of which php is /Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.3.14/bin/php Output of which drush is /Applications/MAMP/bin/php/php5.3.14/bin/drush Output ...
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Apache undoes my change to User in httpd.conf

In order to make my MAMP environment be more like my work environment, I'm trying to change Apache to run under _www rather than <myusername>. I located the appropriate httpd.conf file in the ...
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Fully-independent MAMP stack on external drive?

More and more, I find myself needing a common environment between my work and home machines. Right now, I have two separate MAMP installs (one on each box), with the webroot symlinked to a folder on ...
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How to get access to MAMP mysqldata base when 1045 access denied error is posed?

Been stuck for a few days now. I've been SCOURING google for solutions and have tried many things. Basically I was editing my users in phpMyadmin and I think I erased the user 'root' which is my ...
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Launching MAMP using LaunchDaemon not working in Mavericks

I followed the instructions from this page: http://blog.dannykey.com/automatically-launch-mamp-on-start-up/ to try to get MAMP starting at system start-up without a user logging in. I did this before ...
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How can I get Homebrew and MAMP (Pro) to play nicely together?

I am using MAMP Pro for most of my local application development and am trying to install ruby , etc via homebrew however homebrew will give me the following warning: Warning: "config" scripts exist ...
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Can a local MAMP installation be accessed from outside?

I alway use MAMP for local development and noticed that I can access the htdocs folder from the LAN. Is it easily possible for a hacker to access the htdocs folder or my mysql databases from outside ...
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Mac - Allow user to run MAMP

Whenever I start or quit MAMP, Mac OS asks me for the root password. Thats annoying. How can I prevent that? I use only 1 account on my OS. I want MAMP to be controlled without asking for the password....
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Local Server using Ubuntu to test web pages - MAMP Alternative

So I do a lot of web development and I have grown to like using local servers to do my web development. Normally I do web development using Mac OSX, I have a macbook pro. But I have recently installed ...
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Allowing any MAC admin user to run MySQL server on startup

I recently installed MAMP on our server in order to launch a Wordpress site. Though everything is working fine I am not the computer's main user, something which results in long downtime when it has ...
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Developing locally, showing the client through the web

I'm trying to figure out the best way to show my clients the work I've done for them without having to setup other environments on production servers, etc. ⠀Is there a good way to expose my local ...
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Why doesn't Apache start in MAMP?

I have installed MAMP on OSX and while MySQL is running, Apache doesn't start. Here are some screen shots I have to describe the situation. Also when I start the server (or before that) httpd is not ...
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Make MAMP local development environment externally accessible?

Im developing a website that uses a facebook app that only works when the site is externally accessible. So when the site is on a server everything works fine. When im developing locally the app ...
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MAMP .htaccess file not working

I'm looking for a while now how to enable .htaccess files in MAMP 2.1.2 I have the following settings: httpd.conf LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so ... # # DocumentRoot: The ...
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Can't use command line – "command not found" after editing PATH

I'm running OS X Mavericks and was trying to install MAMP PRO 2.2. I was trying to configure the PATH variable to have the PHP binaries of MAMP PRO. I added the following line on my ~/.bash_profile ...
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Upgrading APC extension in MAMP

I'm trying to upgrade the APC extension in MAMP. I have got installed MacPorts and with the following command I've installed the autoconf: sudo port install autoconf Then I've executed this command: ...
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Can't access localhost on my browsers

I've just installed mamp for the first time onto my mac and I'm trying to view some PHP files I've loaded into the htdocs section of mamp. When I type localhost into my browsers, it says it can't ...
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