Create a new Blueprint site

A Blueprint site is a clone of a site in the Blueprint group. This allows you to prepare a specific type of site and then use it as a template for other sites, as many times as you like.

1. Click the ”+” button at the bottom of the sites list, and then select the “Blueprint” site type in the following dialog box.

   Note

   This site type is only active if there is at least one site in the “Blueprints” group.

   

2. Confirm your selection by clicking on the “Continue” button.

3. Select the Blueprint site you want to clone. All available Blueprint sites are listed in the “Blueprint” select box.

   

4. Enter the name of your new site. For this example we will choose the name “site-2”.

   

5. For “Site folder”, first create a new directory named “site-2” and then select it.

   Note

   Do not create a site folder under your /Applications/MAMP folder. A better location for your site folders would be ~/Sites/. This will keep your site data separate from the MAMP PRO application data.

   

6. If the selected Blueprint site contains a linked database, the name of the previous database (followed by a sequential number) is entered automatically in the “Database” field. You can change the default database name.

   

7. Confirm your selection by clicking on the “Create Site” button. All files, directories, and the database are copied to the new site. This may take a few seconds.

8. The settings for your new site are saved automatically, and the servers and services are restarted if necessary.

9. To open your new site in your default browser, click on the “Open” button to the right of the site name field.