How to setup mamp to use ‘Sites’ directory on OS X…Simply

[iambca]

Hi,

I need to setup mamp and have it use my ‘Sites’ directory on os x. I’ve looked a numerous tutorials online but some are overly complicated and others include things that I don’t need to do…is there a simple way to do this?

[TheDoc]

Well, if you use MAMP Pro you can create proper local domains like http://mytestsite.dev and then point that to your ‘Sites’ folder.

Doing it with the free version, I’m not really sure.

[davidlab.be]

click this link…..scroll down the page and watch.

http://www.lynda.com/MySQL-5-tutorials/installing-apache-mysql-and-php/77958-2.html?srchtrk=index%3A1linktypeid%3A2q%3Amamppage%3A1s%3Arelevancesa%3Atrueproducttypeid%3A2

[Thoven78]

Start MAMP then select preferences -> Apache -> Document Root -> Click the select Button and Choose your “Sites Directory on the MAC”.

[joshuanhibbert]

I personally use VirtualHostX to do what you are after, along with some other things. It is half the price of MAMP Pro.

[angelazou]

Same thing here, VirtualHost records are EASY…

Just go to httpd-vhosts.conf and add

DocumentRoot “/filepath”
ServerName test.localhost.com

and add this in your /private/etc/hosts, and you are good to go.
127.0.0.1 test.localhost.com

Angela

[iambca]

@Thoven78

Thank you!! So simple and right there under my nose :-)

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