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Paul Godina
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It says I have to buy MAMP pro because the regular version might have "unexpected errors" on my system. What to do?

Posted October 20, 2017 2:52pm by Paul Godina

Paul Godina
5,558 Points
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mike cohen
836 Points
I'm stuck trying to install mamp. The installer is stuck "verifying MAMP_MAMP_PRO_4.2.1.pkg". Any ideas?

Posted October 5, 2017 4:03pm by mike cohen

mike cohen
836 Points
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Harvey Ong
2,570 Points
hi which text editor is the video using because my textedit doesnt allow me to save files with .php extension. mac user

Posted September 21, 2017 1:18am by Harvey Ong

Harvey Ong
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Christina Newmyer
1,455 Points
no direct path?

Posted August 27, 2017 4:05pm by Christina Newmyer

Christina Newmyer
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Michelle Brien
3,442 Points
Adding index.php file to mamp > htdocs does not show up on my local host page. I just get .localised

Posted June 15, 2017 9:00pm by Michelle Brien

Michelle Brien
3,442 Points
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Jackson Nickolay
Courses Plus Student 2,712 Points
PHPMyAdmin is not available....

Posted March 22, 2017 4:27pm by Jackson Nickolay

Jackson Nickolay
Courses Plus Student 2,712 Points
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Randy Laumen
1,179 Points
MAMP does not open under localhost:8888 and can't add a file to open in htdocs...

Posted March 16, 2017 12:51am by Randy Laumen

Randy Laumen
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cyprian bowen
Courses Plus Student 32 Points
I'm a linux user, is there another way I can get mamp?

Posted March 14, 2017 3:34pm by cyprian bowen

cyprian bowen
Courses Plus Student 32 Points
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Jason Myers
37 Points
Can't save as "index.php" forced to save as ".webarchive"

Posted February 22, 2017 5:24am by Jason Myers

Jason Myers
37 Points
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Dee Palmer
688 Points
How to skip Mac-specific videos

Posted January 21, 2017 8:04pm by Dee Palmer

Dee Palmer
688 Points
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Connor Burke
1,868 Points
Apache couldn't be started?

Posted August 10, 2016 1:20am by Connor Burke

Connor Burke
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KAJAL pareek
Courses Plus Student 161 Points
mamp is not download. It show failed-forbidden!

Posted July 17, 2016 4:17am by KAJAL pareek

KAJAL pareek
Courses Plus Student 161 Points
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Cristian-Adrian Frasineanu
5,101 Points
A little observation: I think it's root, not route folder in the English captions. I was watching this video on mute :)

Posted April 28, 2016 8:54am by Cristian-Adrian Frasineanu

Cristian-Adrian Frasineanu
5,101 Points
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DOMINIC RICKARD
2,036 Points
Hi, Mamp vs Desktop server

Posted April 7, 2016 12:28pm by DOMINIC RICKARD

DOMINIC RICKARD
2,036 Points
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Spencer Rudnick
905 Points
Trouble installing MAMP

Posted March 5, 2016 4:39pm by Spencer Rudnick

Spencer Rudnick
905 Points
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Karen K
947 Points
Should I uninstall MAMP Pro? Started MAMP - warning .."concurrent use of both programs can lead to unexpected results.

Posted February 24, 2016 9:00pm by Karen K

Karen K
947 Points
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raz buchnik
43 Points
is it efficient to download a full work template to my computer and work on it and then reupload it? thanks.

Posted February 16, 2016 9:04pm by raz buchnik

raz buchnik
43 Points
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kathryndownie
1,800 Points
MAMP vs. ServerPress

Posted December 24, 2015 9:47pm by kathryndownie

kathryndownie
1,800 Points
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Mark Shepherd
746 Points
MAMP is working but I can't see the files in localhost as shown in the lesson?

Posted September 8, 2015 1:33am by Mark Shepherd

Mark Shepherd
746 Points
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chris barnhart
6,514 Points
How secure is MAMP?

Posted September 4, 2015 4:52pm by chris barnhart

chris barnhart
6,514 Points
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Richard Cole
1,635 Points
What if i have not got a Mac but a windows computer?

Posted June 28, 2015 8:59am by Richard Cole

Richard Cole
1,635 Points
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Malorie E Souser
7,503 Points
MAMP won't install on my mac (running OS X 10.10.3). Is there another similar application I can use instead?

Posted May 7, 2015 3:19pm by Malorie E Souser

Malorie E Souser
7,503 Points
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Malorie E Souser
7,503 Points
Having difficulty installing MAMP on my mac. Any help would be appreciated.

Posted May 6, 2015 9:46pm by Malorie E Souser

Malorie E Souser
7,503 Points
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melo coton
Courses Plus Student 296 Points
Can i use my mac as hosting for no wp sites?

Posted April 29, 2015 5:15am by melo coton

melo coton
Courses Plus Student 296 Points
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valeriuv
20,999 Points
Why don't changes get reflected in the browser instantly?

Posted December 7, 2014 10:21am by valeriuv

valeriuv
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Selina Meghji
Courses Plus Student 260 Points
Hello, I set up in mydocument/sites folder a website project. How do I set up more projects?

Posted November 26, 2014 9:13pm by Selina Meghji

Selina Meghji
Courses Plus Student 260 Points
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James Nixon
3,196 Points
Mamp just seems to crash instantly when opening on my mac

Posted October 30, 2014 3:17pm by James Nixon

James Nixon
3,196 Points
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princessapplesinchongco
573 Points
i cannot find Sites folder on my mac

Posted September 16, 2014 5:21pm by princessapplesinchongco

princessapplesinchongco
573 Points
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tobiasleeger
1,493 Points
Can't create index.php file

Posted June 30, 2014 12:22pm by tobiasleeger

tobiasleeger
1,493 Points
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David Day
Courses Plus Student 13,837 Points
403 Forbidden page

Posted February 15, 2014 6:19pm by David Day

David Day
Courses Plus Student 13,837 Points
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