MAMP Interface
When you start MAMP, the main window gives you access to all core controls. Click Start on the toolbar to launch your local servers. The button color shows the current server status:
- gray = servers not running
- green = all servers running
- orange = not all servers running
The web server (Apache or Nginx) starts by default on port 8888, the database server (MySQL) on port 8889. When accessing your site in a browser, append the web server port to the URL, e.g.: http://localhost:8888
Toolbar
Section titled “Toolbar”- Settings
- Opens the Settings dialog. See Settings for details.
- PRO Tour
- Opens a window introducing key features of MAMP PRO.
- Try PRO
- Opens MAMP PRO.
- Cloud
- Opens the MAMP Cloud features. See MAMP Cloud for details.
- WebStart
- Opens the WebStart page in your default browser. Active only when a web server is running.
- Start / Stop
- Starts or stops MAMP’s Apache/Nginx and MySQL services.
Main Area
Section titled “Main Area”- Document root
- The directory where MAMP serves your HTML and PHP files. Defaults to
/Applications/MAMP/htdocs. Change it in Settings › Server. - Web server
- Select which web server (Apache or Nginx) to use.
- PHP version
- Choose between available PHP versions. The available versions depend on which version of MAMP is installed.