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PHP Setup Your Local Development Environment

Posted by Ingunn Floevig
Ingunn Floevig
3,666 Points

Test works when the index.php file is located inside the MAMP folder, but not when source is moved to Documents/Sites

I attempted to follow the instructions in the video, and Test shows up in the browser when the document root is in the MAMP folder. However, after creating a Sites folder and saving a index.php file with 'Test Documents' in it, nothing shows up in the browser. I have set the document root to Documents/Sites/testsite just as in the video, but nothing comes up. Why could that be?

Ingunn Floevig
Ingunn Floevig
3,666 Points

And "Test Documents" shows up in the browser when I switch the port numbers back to the MAMP standard (8888), but not when using 80 and 3306 like the video instructs. I find this behaviour a bit odd