{"id":7476,"date":"2021-09-16T15:54:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T15:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/kb\/?p=7476"},"modified":"2021-11-08T18:09:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T18:09:06","slug":"how-to-install-mamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/kb\/2021\/09\/16\/how-to-install-mamp\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install MAMP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Web servers store the data for websites and connect to the internet. When you\u2019re on a website, your browser sends a request to the web server and the server sends back the requested document. MAMP is a free, local server environment that can be installed under macOS and Windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will mostly be using MAMP to develop sites and use CMS on your local computer. In other words, it will allow you to run a personal copy of a website on your own computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1 – Launch MAMP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Open the MAMP application on your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note: be sure to click on MAMP and not MAMP Pro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If MAMP has not been installed on your machine, ask a STA manager to download and install it for you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For students working remotely on their own machine:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go to https:\/\/www.mamp.info\/en\/downloads\/<\/a> and download the recommended version of MAMP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open the application in your downloads folder and follow the installation wizard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2 – Navigating MAMP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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You will first want to pay attention to the Document Root<\/strong>. The Document Root refers to where all of your website files are stored on your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The default Document Root for MacOS is \u201c\/Applications\/MAMP\/htdocs\u201d. For Windows it\u2019s \u201c\/MAMP\/htdocs\u201d. It is recommended that you change this, which we will go over in a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the upper right corner is the Start button.<\/strong> This button controls whether the server is running or off. While the server is running, you will be able to open and access locally stored sites on your browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whenever you want to stop working on your site or logging off for the day, be sure to click Stop<\/strong> so that the server is not running unnecessarily in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step 3 – Changing the Document Root<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Every time you want to open a specific site stored on your computer, you will need to change the Document Root to specify where the relevant folder and files are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is recommended that you store all of your files in an organized folder that isn\u2019t the default. For example, designating a folder called \u201cWEB DEV\u201d or \u201cMAMP\u201d. In the future, this folder can include downloaded CMS packages like WordPress and Grav.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For students working in the office on LAITS machines:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Place the your document root folder in your designated STA folder in the LAITS file server. If you need instructions on how to access the server, click here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For students working remotely on your own machine:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feel free to keep this folder wherever you\u2019d like. We\u2019ll be using Github to store all changes so that your work will be accessible from anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In order to change the Document Root, click on the Preferences button in the top left corner. Then click on the Server tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Document Root, click \u201cChoose\u2026\u201d Navigate to the folder you want as your Document Root and submit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next Steps:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As mentioned before, you will most likely be using MAMP in tandem with other CMS like WordPress or Grav.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To install WordPress, see: http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/kb\/2021\/10\/15\/installing-wordpress-locally\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To install Grav, see: http:\/\/sites.la.utexas.edu\/kb\/2021\/09\/23\/installing-grav\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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