Delivered to the Philly 'burbs WordPress Meetup, a presentation about using MAMP to build WordPress sites on a local machine.

1. MAMP
Building WordPress
sites locally …
literally in your own backyard
Liam Dempsey
@liamdempsey
http:/lbdesign.tv

2. Download the software
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3. Install it on your local Mac
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4. Configure MAMP
Start by
jumping into
Preferences
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5. Change ports to 80
Change Ports
from 8888 to
80
This allows for
/localhost/
instead of …
/localhost:8888/
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6. Change the document root
Change to
somewhere you
can access …
Can either be on
a local network
or on local Mac
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7. Ignore the PHP
This setting can
be left as is …
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8. Start your servers!
Start the servers
to begin running
your local
development
environment
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9. Your running MAMP!
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10. Look for your local builds
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11. Your local builds are local
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12. The same folder structure
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13. Add a new database
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14. Install WordPress locally
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15. Connect WP to local DB
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16. Running your site locally
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17. Admin your site locally
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18. Questions?
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