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Andrew Folts
Andrew Folts
14,238 Points
Posted by Andrew Folts
Andrew Folts
14,238 Points

MAMP Wordpress database error (denied by server configuration)?

A few weeks ago I was having problems with Wordpress permalinks, and so I started messing around with my Mac's httpd.conf settings, among other things. BIG MISTAKE.

Either that or my update to OSX Sierra royally screwed up MAMP, and now I can't connect to any of my local sites. Here's what I'm getting in the Apache error log:

File does not exist: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/docs-assets, referer: http://localhost/MAMP/?language=English

[Fri Nov 25 23:04:38 2016] [error] [client ::1] client denied by server configuration: /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/.DS_Store

I've tried reinstalling MAMP multiple times and resetting various settings on my Mac to no avail.

Does anyone have any tips for solutions I could possibly try? (Banging my head against the wall here.)

Thanks!

1 Answer

Mark Bridgeman
Mark Bridgeman
4,988 Points
Mark Bridgeman
Mark Bridgeman
4,988 Points

Hi Andrew - have you disabled web sharing on your Mac at all?

Andrew Folts
Andrew Folts
14,238 Points
Andrew Folts
Andrew Folts
14,238 Points

I actually fixed it (the simplest solution is usually the right one).

It must have been something to do with the Mac update, because I downloaded a newer version of MAMP and everything worked fine.