Here is a screenshot of my wp-config.php file after editing: Open Wp-config.php and add the following details: Now under htdocs, simply rename the wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php And open it to enter database details and user detail. Now, we need to make little changes and we will have WordPress running on Mac. So far, you have installed MAMP, configured it and unzipped WordPress folder to MAMP. Now, you need to unzip WordPress file that you can have downloaded and go to Applications > MAMP> htdocs and copy the files from WordPress folder. Just remember the name of the database as we need it later for complete WordPress configuration. I have used sml_wp to create a database, and you can use anything according to your wish. On phpMyAdmin and click on Database to create a new database.See the screenshot to easily understand the process. On the MAMP start up the page, click on Tools > PHPMyAdmin to access PHPMyAdmin. The next thing we need to do is to create a local database for WordPress installation. Once the server starts, it will automatically open in a new browser tab. Click on Start servers to start the Mamp on your system. Once MAMP is installed, open Mamp and start the server to check if it’s working fine or not. If you are new to Mac, you can check out this video to learn to install the app on Mac system. So, once you have downloaded MAMP, install it like any other Mac software. Install WordPress on Mac: A Complete DIY Tutorial Sadly, they don’t let download just the free version so the total size of downloading MAMP would be close to 150 MB. Though, for our purpose a free version of MAMP is good enough to get started. MAMP is a software to create a personal Web server on your local system, and they offer a pro version too.

Make sure to take advantage of Sticky Notes app in Mac to copy the details. Along with this, you need to do few editing in Wp-config file and need to create a database via phpMyAdmin, which is very easy.

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