MAMP
MAMP is a package for Apple computers that allows you to run web-server software on your local computer. It contains everything you need to run webtrees. It works well for local testing and development - or if you only need an offline/standalone version of webtrees.
The “document root” (the folder where you install webtrees) is usually
/Applications/MAMP/htdocs, but you can change it in the MAMP control panel.
The URL for this folder will be http://localhost:8888.
You should copy webtrees to this folder. Many people install to a
sub-folder, such as /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/webtrees.
This will have the URL http://localhost:8888/webtrees.
This allows you to have several instances of webtrees (or other
applications) installed at the same time.
During setup, you will be asked for your MySQL details.
- Server name -
127.0.0.1 - Port number -
8889 - Database user account -
root - Database password -
root - Database name - Choose a unique name for your database.
webtrees will create it if it does not exist.
webtreeswould be a good choice for your first database. - Table prefix - This is needed when you install multiple applications in one database.
Since MAMP allows you to create multiple databases, you should use the default
wt_.