How to install WordPress locally on Mac system using MAMP

before installing WordPress on your Mac system let me tell you something about Macsystem and MAMP software.

• The Macintosh operating system (Mac) contains a feature of the GUI (Graphical User Interface) which represents desktop interface with some 3D appearance characteristics and designed to run exclusively on Mac computers.
• MAMP (Macintosh, Apache, MySQL, PHP) is a software which can easily install Apache, PHP, MySQL in one folder for Mac OS.
• You can easily install WordPress on your Mac System using MAMP.

Let’s begin with the process.

Installing MAMP Software On Mac System

Step #1

Go to MAMP website and install MAMP software on your Mac system.

Click on Download Now button.

Step #2

Click on the Continue button to get continue with the installing process.

Step #3

Get continue by click on the Continue button.

Step #4

Get continue with the License Agreement for MAMP by click on the Continue button.

Step #5

Get continue with the installation of software for all users by click on the Continue button.

Step #6

You can set the password by entering it in the Password field and then click on the Install Software button.

Step #7

Go to Preferences.. option by click on it.

Step #8

Select Apache option and check the Document Root (it should be/Applications/MAMP/htdocs) under it and then click on OK button.

Step #9

After check the root then click on Start Servers button.

Step #10

You can see the green signal in the image given below which indicates that Apache Serverand MySQL Server are started now.

MAMP is successfully installed on your machine and servers get started running now.

Installing WordPress

Step #11

After successful completion of MAMP installation. You need to install WordPress on yourMac system from WordPress.org.

Click on Download WordPress 3.6 (not necessary the same version)

Place WordPress Folder in htdocs Folder of MAMP

Step #12

After complete installation of WordPress on your machine you need to place thewordpress folder on the htdocs folder of MAMP.

For that, click on MAMP option listed under installed applications on your system.

Go to Applications –> MAMP

Step #13

Under MAMP, open htdocs folder by just click on it.

Step #14

Now paste this “wordpress” folder under the htdocs folder as you can see in the image given below.

Create Database of WordPress

Step #15

For creating a database of WordPress open MAMP which already installed on your machine.

Click on phpMyAdmin appear on the top menu bar.

Step #16

Click on Databases for creating the new database of WordPress.

Step #17

Give your WordPress database name (lets say wordpress) and click on Create button.

Step #18

Database of WordPress is created now. Click on Privileges for setting the privileges.

Step #19

You can add privileges on your newly created database by selecting it from the list underAdd privileges on the following database . You can see in the image given below i have choose my database named wordpress.

Step #20

After selecting your database for the privilege.

Click on Check All option to add all MySQL privileges.

The check is on it means all the privileges are selected now.

Step #21

As soon as you click on the Go button then all the privileges get updated forroot@localhost.

You can see the message appear on the screen.

Step #22

Now copy the address code (localhost:8888/wordpress)and run it in the browser.

Run WordPress on Localhost

Step #23

You can manually create a file by click on Create a Configuration File.

Get continue with the process by click on Let’s go! Button.

Step #24

Before starting WordPress on your system lets enter your database connection details as you can see in the image given below.

Step #25

Now WordPress gets communicated with the database. It’s time to run it by just a click onRun the install.

Step #26

Create your WordPress site by entering its details like site title, username, password etc.

Step #27

Your WordPress site is created now. You can run it only after getting successful login.

Step #28

You can get login into your WordPress site by entering a valid username and password in the respective fields.

Step #29

You are successfully login now and dashboard of your website is opened now.

Step #30

You can view your website in front end and it would appear like this.

Note- If you want to see the whole process in a glimpse you can just click on one image and the slide it to see the complete process of installation in one way.

That’s it. Bingo. 

You have successfully installed WordPress on Mac.

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