How-to guides
These guides help you accomplish specific tasks with MAMP. If you are new to MAMP, start with the tutorial Your first local website.
Installation
Section titled “Installation” Install MAMP Fresh installation of MAMP on macOS.
Upgrade MAMP Upgrading from MAMP 4, 5, or 6.
Uninstall MAMP Complete removal from your Mac.
Configuration
Section titled “Configuration” Change the PHP configuration Edit php.ini settings for the active PHP version.
Change the MySQL root password Set a new password for the MySQL root user.
Enable mod_rewrite in Apache Activate Apache's URL rewriting module.
Development
Section titled “Development” Connect to MySQL from PHP Connect to the MAMP MySQL server using PDO or mysqli.
Transfer your website to a new Mac Move your MAMP setup and database to another Mac.
CMS installation
Section titled “CMS installation” Install WordPress Set up a local WordPress installation with MAMP.
Install Drupal Set up a local Drupal installation with MAMP.
Install Joomla Set up a local Joomla installation with MAMP.
Purchase MAMP Cloud Buy Cloud Functions, register your license, and sign in to your cloud provider.