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MAMP PRO Documentation

WordPress

MAMP PRO lets you install a current version of WordPress directly from the app for any site.

WordPress is a free and open-source content management system based on PHP and MySQL. See wordpress.org for more information. You can find more information about your WordPress installation in the WordPress documentation.

MAMP PRO - Extra - WordPress

  1. Enter all information required for the installation of WordPress.

    • Name of the blog: Enter the name of your blog or website here.

    • E-mail address: Enter your e-mail address here. Please make sure that it is a valid e-mail address.

    • Directory: Enter the directory where WordPress should be installed. If you leave this field empty, WordPress will be installed directly into the document root of your site.

    • Table prefix: Specify a table prefix here (for the tables in the MySQL database). WordPress offers the ability to manage multiple websites using a single database. The data for the table prefix has already been pre-filled and you can leave it as it is.

    • Database name: Enter the name of the database here. This can be a new database or an already existing database. The value for the database name has already been pre-filled and you can leave it as it is.

    • User name: Enter the user name of your WordPress user here. This user is a WordPress administrator.

    • Password: Enter the password of your WordPress user here.

  2. After filling in all fields, click the “Install” button in the bottom-right corner.

  3. The required files will be downloaded from our server and WordPress will be installed. This may take a few seconds.

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

    MAMP PRO - Extra - WordPress - Open WordPress site

  5. Your new WordPress site should now look like the following screenshot.

    MAMP PRO - Extra - WordPress - Done