JOOMLA: MAMP Installation Guide

So I have taken a particular interest in CMS lately and decided to take a Joomla Training as it's one of the most, if not the most commonly used CMS around the world.

During the training, I was the only Mac-based user. The other trainees were on windows so the examples and demos were mostly focused on windows-based users.

After the training, I tried to look for more resources for installation of database and joomla on Mac. Detailed instructions were quite a few (or maybe I just didn't look hard enough) so I thought I would document how I installed MAMP.

For those who are looking for instructions on how to properly install MAMP, I am going to show you below how I did it (Assuming that you already know the basics of Joomla). Hope you'll find it useful.

1. Copy the MAMP installer (MAMP_MAMP_PRO_1.9.dmg) into your applications folder. (If the file is still zipped, you can click to unzip. Open the installer (MAMP_MAMP_PRO_1.9.dmg). The MAMP & MAMP Pro Panel will open.

2. Drag the MAMP Folder into the Applications Folder.

3. You should now have the MAMP folder in your Applications Folder.

4. Click on the MAMP icon in your MAMP folder to open the MAMP Server Panel. Click on Start Servers. The buttons before Apache Server and MySQL should turn green.

5. Once you have started the server, you will be brought to a webpage that will notify you that MAMP has been installed and is working properly. Take note of the connection parameters (You'll need it when Installing joomla).

I hope this helped! Drop me a question anytime. I might be able to help!

That's all for now. Ciao!