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Create a new Import site

Use this site type to automatically import a remote site. For example, if you have a WordPress installation running at a hosting provider and want to import it when setting up the new site.

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

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Import site

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

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

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Import site - Enter the name

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

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Import site - Select site folder

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

  6. The next screen shows what information is required for the following steps.

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Import site - Information about remote data

  7. Click on “Continue” to proceed to the next step.

  8. Enter the public URL. You can verify it by clicking the arrow button to the right of the input field.

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Import site - Remote data - Public URL

  9. Confirm your entries by clicking on the “Continue” button.

  10. Enter the FTP data.

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Import site - Remote data - FTP data

  11. Confirm your entries by clicking on the “Continue” button.

  12. Specify the document root on your remote server. If you are not sure, MAMP PRO can try to find it automatically — click on the “Auto-Detect…” button. You can also select the directory manually by clicking “Choose…”.

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Import site - Remote data - Remote document root

  13. Confirm by clicking the “Continue” button.

  14. Enter the database credentials for your remote server. If there is a WordPress installation on the server and you want to import it, MAMP PRO can detect the required information automatically — click the “Auto-Detect” button. If you do not want to import any database, leave the fields empty.

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Import site - Remote data - Database settings

  15. Confirm your selection by clicking on the “Create Site” button.

  16. All data will now be downloaded from your remote host and added to your new local site. This may take several seconds.

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

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

    MAMP PRO - Create a new Import site - Open site in browser