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Sep 3 2009
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GREGORGY  Still the easiest way to create a test environment. I test all my development locally and no matter which of my Macs I am using and which dev environment (I have a Panther, a Tiger, two Leopards - Intel and PPC - and one Snow) this remains the easiest way to test my sites to death before deploying. 5 outta 5  
(Version 1.8)

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Feb 11 2009
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IMAGE_CTRL  Since the past year i've been using XAMPP and while both will do pretty much the same thing, I just find the look and feel of MAMP to be a touch smarter. The dashboard widget for server access is great. thank you very much MAMP Team.  
(Version 1.7.2)

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Feb 19 2009

ELOVEZ  please help me how to connect to mysql. this is the old script i used by PHPTRIAD on windows, but its didnt work in MAC with MAMP

$host=localhost;

$user="root";

$pass="root";

include"ver.php";

if($valid==true):

$link = mysql_connect ("$host", "$user", "$pass")

or die ("fail to connect");

$tanggal= date("Y-m-d");

$wmk="insert into faq //name of table// (tanggal,nama,email,pertanyaan)

values('$tanggal','$nama','$email','$pertanyaan')";

mysql_select_db("sd");

$query=mysql_query ($wmk,$link);

if ($query)

{ echo " Sukses pengentrian tabel"; }

else

{ echo " Gagal pengentrian tabel "; }

{

echo("Thank you $nama for your question, please wait the confirm for a moment, Your data:");

echo("tanggal :$tanggal");

echo("Nama : $nama");

echo("email : $email");

echo("pertanyaan : $pertanyaan");

echo("");

echo("");

}

?>

  
(Version 1.7.2)

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Sep 4 2009

GREGORGY  This is not a support forum but I think you may need to target the port or set MAMP to use the defaults.  
(Version 1.8)

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Nov 13 2008

DHARM  This is bulky Universal Binary installation at 374MB. Use the following command to thin it :

ditto --arch ppc /Applications/MAMP/ /Applications/MAMP_thin

Then remove MAMP dir and rename MAMP_thin to MAMP and you save 140MB! If you are on an Intel Mac, use --arch i386 instead.  
(Version 1.7.2)

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Nov 21 2009

BUMBLEB  Thanks for the nice tip!  
(Version 1.8.3)

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Aug 20 2008
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GAOSHAN  This is THE all in one web serving environment for the Mac. Don't waste time with xampp (it's clunkier to use) just use MAMP. I have a each project I work on set up as a local environment (likt http://twc:8888/). It speeds development hugely and lets me make fewer version control checkins which is always a good thing.

Yes, you can setup your own dev environment by hand or with fink/macports but this is even easier than that!   
(Version 1.7.2)

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Jun 12 2008
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CONNER_BW  I use this everyday on my PPC machines. Thank you!  
(Version 1.7.1)

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Feb 8 2008
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DAN FRIML  Yeah! This is killer stuff. Easy installing, just a few easy steps to set it up and you're ready to go! Kudos to the developers!!!  
(Version 1.7.1)

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Feb 6 2008

ABRAR  OMG!!! So easy!!! I almost squealed like a School-girl!  
(Version 1.7.1)

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Dec 5 2007

THEODORE LEE  I'm a little confused. What do I get in Mamp Pro that isn't already in the free XAMPP or MAMP?  
(Version 1.7.1)

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Dec 5 2007

MACUPDATE ADMIN  Check the developer's website:

http://www.macupdate.com/dev.php?id=24001  
(Version 1.7.1)

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Dec 5 2007

RAWKES  What are the new features/changes in 1.7.1?  
(Version 1.7.1)

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Dec 5 2007

MACUPDATE ADMIN  That information has not been made available by the developer, if it were available it would have been posted on the MacUpdate page for MAMP.  
(Version 1.7.1)

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Dec 5 2007

GAOSHAN  The only change is that PHP has been upgraded from 5.2.3 to 5.2.5. Everything else from Apache and MySQL right on down to phpMyAdmin and the littlest library is the same.   
(Version 1.7.1)

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Oct 21 2007

MD07  Haha. Gotta agree with a previous post about almost laughing at how easy this was to use. Best thing for macs? Probably. Better than Tiger server (for mamp)? Probably. Thanks!!  
(Version 1.7)

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Sep 21 2008

STRIDER72  This is _not_ the same thing as using the server built-in to OS X. MAMP is not very secure -- they pretty much turn everything on for development purposes. Read the description -- this is recommended as a development platform -- not a live server.  
(Version 1.7.2)

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Sep 23 2007

ZENSURFER  I love MAMP have been using for over a year now with no probs. I love the fact that its non-standard ports as I have a "standard" LAMP setup which i use for demos. the MAMP version I use for dev work and basically messing around with new stuff, so its' totally isolated from my mission-critical stuff.

my only quirk is they don't support m-crypt (which I use) hopefully in the future they will find the time to include it as well.

It's a lovely app for us mac folks, much prep to the MAMP team and more power!  
(Version 1.7)

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Mar 20 2007

MIDTOAD  One problem with MAMP, it installs mysql in a non-standard location. That makes is easy to uninstall (just delete the /Applications/MAMP folder), but also makes it hard to install, say, MySQLdb for Python.   
(Version 1.5b1)

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Mar 6 2007
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CROW  I had hoped for an easy solution to get Apache 2/PHP 5/MySQL 5...but I couldn't believe it was this easy. After I downloaded it and started it up, I almost laughed out loud - I thought it was too good to be true. I had imagined I would be spending an afternoon messing with my system, but it was up and running in about 30 seconds.

Thanks for this. Awesome.  
(Version 1.5b1)

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Feb 9 2007

DA-LA  Andy, for that functionality you need to get MAMP Pro.

From the MAMP Pro site (http://www.living-e.de/en/products/MAMP-PRO/index.php):

With MAMP PRO, you can easily connect your local server with an existing Dynamic DNS provider, as for example dyndns.com. Making it very simple to quickly make the results of your work accessible externally for superiors and prospective customers. And because you can set up many virtual hosts, you can easily offer alternative configurations or suggestions.  
(Version 1.4.1)

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Feb 13 2007

OCEANCUBED  You DON'T need MAMP PRO to be able to connect your MAMP to a Dynamic DNS Service.

I have MAMP (Free version) installed which is broadcasting on port 8888 (the default), I have setup the FREE service with dyndns.org to allow a domain name of my choosing to route to my dynamic home address. Dyndns.org also provide software/daemon that runs in the background on your Mac, which keeps the dyndns.org routing updated to your changing dynamic ip.

I can access my site on my Mac from any where in the world via the domain attached via dyndns.org to my home dynamic ip.

Better still, buy a NETGEAR router as they have a feature which enables the continous update of your changing ip address to dyndns.org.  
(Version 1.5b1)

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Nov 14 2006

AMWC  I used MAMP for a long time, and then I stumbled across Headdress, which allows you to add virtual hosts to MAMP. A very cool combination. Headdress isn't free, but if you want virtual hosts, and can't face messing around in httpd files, it's well worth the $15.

BUT, MAMP has one major flaw, and because of it I invested a day in setting all of its components up manually on my MBP.

MAMP will not serve sites outside of itself, and that totally negated a big advantage of being able to run Windoze under Parallels for development purposes - the ability to test in IE6.

No amount of emailing or requests on teh forum yielded any responses, so in the end I gave up and went the manual root.

Overall, a great product, just let down by the inability to access it from other systems. Still, for free........  
(Version 1.4.1)

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Aug 7 2007

VENNT  probably old news, but I run mamp through parallels all the time. All you need is your ip address (network system prefs), then access it through ie in the format http://ipaddress:8888

works like a charm.  
(Version 1.6.1)

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Oct 15 2007

ALJUK  "MAMP will not serve sites outside of itself"

Incorrect. MAMP Pro does.  
(Version 1.7)

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Nov 13 2006

TEKL  How to update MAMP? If I just overwrite my old 1.4 I'll loose all my settings and databases.  
(Version 1.4.1)

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Nov 13 2006

CURDANETA  Hi TEKL

Unless you want to loose tour projects you should overwrite everything but the "db" and "htdocs" folders

cheerz  
(Version 1.4.1)

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Nov 14 2006

AMWC  Or you could do a full upgrade and just copy your htdocs and db folders to another location, do a complete back up and then overwrite the new htdocs and db folders with your old ones. That's what I've done in the past.  
(Version 1.4.1)

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Nov 14 2006

TEKL  Thanks, I also copied my config-folder, so I don't lose my settings.  
(Version 1.4.1)

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Jul 19 2006
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MCGUFFIN  An incredible app, saved me hours trying to set up everything on a server just for testing purposes.

Perfect.  
(Version 1.2.1)

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Jan 18 2006

PHALERON  This is the first version that does not work for me. Specifically, the start-up light indicator shows red for Apache, and green for MySQL. I reverted back to the earlier version which works great.

Regardless of this issue, MAMP is the most treasured web tool in my Mac arsenal.  
(Version 1.1)

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Jan 18 2006

NICOLASD  nah, i have no interest in knowing what versions of these projects i'm installing. just go ahead and put whatever you want on. thanks.

-n.  
(Version 1.1)

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Nov 25 2005
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MACOFFEE.NET  MAMP is Easy to Use and Cool Features - Thanks More

MaCoffee.Net

Czech Republic  
(Version 1.0.1)

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Nov 11 2005

SHESHA MARVIN  http://localhost:8888/MAMP/htdocs/test.php

Should I understand that this file will load? I can't seem to actually get any php files to run locally.

If you know the missing link please let everyone know.  
(Version 1.0.1)

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May 14 2005
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JAMES  Have only used it a bit - but find it really great - Drag a single folder to your applications folder, double click and your away

Note : it leaves the standard mac os X apache alone - so php will only work when you access the pages on the port 8888 (that is the default for MAMP but im sure it is easy to change to 80 if you wish)

webpages go in a sub folder in the same folder

all in all from a non tekkies point of view is a reat test bed for my simple php needs b4 i upload to my actual website

James  
(Version 1.0b)

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Mar 22 2005

ZAMA  Doesn't seem to be anything new about this; hasn't been updated since December. As for the component versions people keep asking about, you can see the versions for December's a3 release at:

http://www.mamp.info/en/help/releases/#1.0a3  
(Version 1.0b)

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Mar 24 2005

ANONYMOUS  You find the version Information at http://www.mamp.info/en/help/releases/#1.0b  
(Version 1.0b)

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Mar 22 2005

COID  Maybe not too easy to find but well findable:

http://www.mamp.info/en/home/

or

http://www.mamp.info/de/home/

for the german-languaged among us

with faq on versions, modules and other info. Well worth a look!  
(Version 1.0b)

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Mar 22 2005

ANONYMOUS  Great... Still no idea of what versions or what modules are installed with php... if you don't want to post this here... post it on your site..  
(Version 1.0b)

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Mar 22 2005

ANONYMOUS  Maybe not too easy to find but well findable:

http://www.mamp.info/en/home/

or

http://www.mamp.info/de/home/

for the german-languaged among us

with faq on versions, modules and other info. Well worth a look!  
(Version 1.0b)

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Mar 24 2005

ANONYMOUS  You find the version informations at http://www.mamp.info/en/help/releases/#1.0b  
(Version 1.0b)

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Jan 4 2005

ANONYMOUS  I wish their site was a bit more informative... ie what versions are they using of each software? PHP gets installed, but what modules are loaded?  
(Version 1.0.a3)

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Jan 3 2005
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ANONYMOUS  Trying to develop PHP pages using Dreamweaver. MAMP installation was v quick and all seems to work perfectly!  
(Version 1.0.a3)

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Dec 16 2004

RYAN  Great concept, but I cannot get it to work on my PB running 10.2.8. I tried both the .dmg and .pkg installer; when I install from .dmg, the application instantly quits when launched; the .pkg won't even install.  
(Version 1.0.a2)

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Oct 18 2004

ANONYMOUS  would be nice to have an 'auto-update' to get and install the latest packages (without destroying anything !)

I hate trying to stay current !  
(Version 1.0.a2)

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Jan 8 2005

ANONYMOUS  so agree with that sentiment.

Every time I reinstall any of the *AMP solutions on my, or client, sites I end up having to re-do so many settings and configurations it sucks... and updater would be a very, very cool thing  
(Version 1.0.a3)

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Jan 31 2005

ANONYMOUS  MAMP is now in alpha stadium. Please wait until the final release is finished. To make Updaters meens extra work for me.  
(Version 1.0.a3)

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Oct 15 2004
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ANONYMOUS  This package truly captures the spirit of Mac software: Easy to (un)install. Just works. Powerful. Does not mess with the system, i. e. the built-in Apache in this case. Thank you.  
(Version 1.0.a2)

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Oct 14 2004
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CARSTEN  While it took me hours to get everything installed properly on a windows machine this thing works like a charm!

Install into Applications Folder, start Servers, develop php before a minute is over..

lacks the latest phpMyAdmin but this can be downloaded and is easily installed.  
(Version 1.0.a2)

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