![]() ![]() Each folder that you create in the htdocs folder can be a separate website install. You can copy all of the WordPress files into this folder, but I prefer to create a new folder inside the htdocs folder. In the Web Server tab click the “open” button. This is the location where you will need to place the WordPress files and where the files for your website will live. Reopen the MAMP window and select “preferences” select the tab that says “Web Server”. ![]() We will need to copy these files over to the correct location. You will find a prominent download button.Īfter downloading WordPress unzip the file and open up the folder called “wordpress” you will see a listing of all of the files and folders that are part of WordPress. Head over to to download the latest version of WordPress. Remember what you named your password, you will need to know what that name is when you install WordPress. Set the collation to “utf8_general_ci” or the utf8 setting that matches your language. On the right side under “Databases” it will say create database with a form field that says “Database name” enter a name in that field. You can also alternatively click on the database tab on the right side of the page. At the very top of that is a button that says new. On the left hand side of the phpMyAdmin page there is a database tree. On the MAMP start page click on tools > phpMyAdmin. Every WordPress site needs it’s own database file. Things like your posts, user and pages are all stored in a database file. WordPress needs a place to store the data that you create for your site. If you scroll down on that page you will find the information about your MySQL user name and password. Once the green Apache and MySQL server lights are on you can test that your localhost server is functioning by clicking on the “Open Start Page” button in the MAMP window.Ī MAMP page should open up wit the address localhost/mamp/ Step 3: Get your MySQL Username and Password ![]()
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