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Running WordPress installations could not be easier with MAMP, WordPress and a Browser. The installation is very quick and should take you only minutes to have a working WordPress site available in your browser and local network.

Snow Leopard OS X is a treat to work with and the system works very well with MAMP. To install MAMP head to their website at: www.mamp.org and get the latest version.

1. Install MAMP – Download Here and install by dragging the application into the applications folder (Not a subfolder). The standard version is FREE and the one used on this post.
   

   During the installation your browser will open and give you your configuration settings.

   

   If you do not see this screen put this link into your browser: file:///Applications/MAMP/bin/mamp/English/index.php.

   You will need this information for your WordPress configuration

2. Download the latest version of WordPress – Check the latest version page. Unzip the download and a safe place.
3. Create a local folder where you want to build your WordPress blog. Copy your unzipped new WordPress installation to this folder.
   

   Configure MAMP to look at your new WordPress folder. Open the MAMP preferences – Apache – Then edit the Document Root to be the location you have placed your WordPress files.

   

4. Make sure that MAMP is up and running with green lights
   
5. Go to the PHP My Admin screen to configure yourself a new database. It will be located in your MAMP Apache root directory which by default is http://localhost:8888/phpMyAdminForPHP5/index.php. Then create a database. For this example I am using wp-database:
6. No head to your WordPress folder where you placed your WordPress files and folders. In the root folder you will see a file called: wp-config-sample.php open this file in a text editor.The first part of the file looks like this:The next section of the file is the one which you are about to edit with your new database and MAMP configurations:

   // ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
   /** The name of the database for WordPress */
   define('DB_NAME', 'putyourdbnamehere');
   
   /** MySQL database username */
   define('DB_USER', 'usernamehere');
   
   /** MySQL database password */
   define('DB_PASSWORD', 'yourpasswordhere');
   
   /** MySQL hostname */
   define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
   
   /** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */
   define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
   
   /** The Database Collate type. Don't change this if in doubt. */
   define('DB_COLLATE', '');

   Replace this code with this new code with the information we have taken from the MAMP configuration screen and the new WordPress database that you have created in PHP My Admin

   // ** This is my new MySQL settings ** //
   define('DB_NAME', 'wp-database'); // The name of the database we just made
   define('DB_USER', 'root'); // Your default MAMP MySQL username
   define('DB_PASSWORD', 'root'); // Your default MAMP and password
   define('DB_HOST', 'localhost:8889'); // Your default MAMP SQL port
   
   /** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */
   define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');

   Now save this file with the file name: wp-config.php – Not wp-config.php !!! (Common mistake)

7. Now open your working WordPress site and finish the configuration.

   

   Add your new WordPress site name and working email address

   

   Now record the admin username and password.

   

8. Your new WordPress site will now be up and running and visible at your local MAMP location: http://localhost:8888/

   Your WordPress administration login will be accessable at: http://localhost:8888/wp-admin/

I hope that you find this information useful. We would love to hear your feedback and comments.

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