Create a new Laravel site

MAMP PRO provides an easy way to set up the latest version of Laravel when creating a new site.

1. Click the ”+” button at the bottom of the sites list and select “Laravel” as the site type in the following dialog.

   

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

3. Enter the name of your Laravel site. In this example, we choose the name “my-site”.

4. As “Site folder”, first create a new directory named “my-site” and then select it.

   Note

   Do not create your site folder inside the /Applications/MAMP directory. A better location for your site folders would be ~/Sites/. This helps keep your site data separate from the MAMP PRO application files.

5. Confirm your selection by clicking the “Continue” button.

6. On the “Laravel Database settings” screen, select the type of database you want to use:

   • MySQL — Enter the database name. Optionally, select an existing MySQL user or create a new one with a password.
   • SQLite — No additional information is required. MAMP PRO will automatically create and configure an SQLite database file for your Laravel project.

7. Click the “Create Site” button to create your new site, including Laravel. This may take a few seconds, so please be patient.

   

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 the “Open” button to the right of the site name field.

   

10. Your new Laravel site will now look like this: