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2,036 PointsHi, Mamp vs Desktop server
Hi,
In the installing wordpress I used desktop server to host it locally, should I delete this and use Mamp instead, or can I use both. What would you suggest for a mac?
Does Desktop server have the ability to manage my sql and php?
Thanks- slightly confused.
2 Answers
Henrik Hansen
23,176 PointsDesktop server seems to be developed for Wordpress local hosting, witch probably is a good thing if you are only going to use wordpress. For a more "general" AMP stack i really recommend the Mamp (maybe even Pro). It works really well, and is easy to setup and customize for your needs.
Firetoss Firetoss
Courses Plus Student 1,960 PointsDesktopServer is really easy to use, as well as allowing to use a Duplicator backup to create a local dev site. For example run Duplicator to clone a live site and then you can easily create a local dev site.
Jasmine Frantz
8,299 PointsI personally have a problem with Duplicator. Its back up size is limited t0 150MB(for free) and I am getting nothing bur an error when I tried to install in on my new local site. Does anyone have same problem??