SciTechLab’s Quickguide: Installing MAMP

	Installing MAMP By Robert Reuss January 30, 2008
	The acronym MAMP refers to Mac OS X , the operating system; Apache , the web server; MySQL , the database management system (or database server); and PHP , the programming language. These programs form an open source web platform built upon Mac OS X that are commonly used together to run dynamic web sites or servers. When used in combination they represent a solution stack of technologies that support application servers. MAMP should never be used as a live web server for the Internet because it lacks the necessary security. The idea for MAMP was as a PHP development environment for Macintosh computers. It also makes a fine home or small office off-Internet web server where security isn’t a major concern.
	1)	Download MAMP from: http://www.mamp.info/en/download.html.
	2)	Double-click on mamp_1.7.x.dmg to mount the image.
	3)	Accept the license:
	4)	Drag the MAMP folder in the window to the Application folder
	5)	Double-click MAMP.app in the MAMP folder.
		A browser window
		and a start-up window will appear.
	6)	Note the information in the browser window: Host:  localhost [Port:  8889] User:  root Password:  root Done!
	Some Useful Links: See MAMP’s homepage for further information. Download MAMP from its download page.
	SCQ-0002