Create a new Cloud site

The following requirements must be met before you can use this site type:

• You must have selected and authorized a cloud provider in Settings › Cloud.
• The cloud provider must store data from a site that is not currently assigned to any other site.
• The site name for the site data must not already be used by an existing site.

Note

If you have selected MySQL 5.7 in the settings, you cannot use site data from the cloud that was created with MySQL 8.

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

   

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

3. Select the site data from your cloud provider that you want to add to the new site. All available site data is listed in the “Import from” drop-down list.

   

4. For “Site folder”, first create a new directory named “my-site” 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.

   

5. Confirm your selection by clicking on the “Create Site” button. All data will now be downloaded from your cloud provider and added to your new site. This may take several seconds.

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

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