MAMP Configuration Tips

mamp configuration tips

Tags: #reference #mamp #hosting #server

# Fix for MAMP when MySQL is not starting
If you get the “Error: Could not connect to MySQL server!” notice, here’s a fix: 
1. Quit MAMP 
2. Open the terminal and type: killall -9 mysqld 
3. Restart MAMP 
[Source](http://twob.net/journal/fix-for-mamp-mysql/) 

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# Setting Up Virtual Hosts
**1. Edit 'hosts' file in Terminal:** 
sudo pico /etc/hosts 
Edit 127.0.0.1 – add appropriate domain name (e.g. mysite.local) 
Control-o, return 
Control-x 
**2. Edit file: /Applications/MAMP/conf/apache/httpd.conf – Add VirtualHost entry:** 
`<VirtualHost *`> 
DocumentRoot ~/Sites/path-to-directory 
ServerName mysite.local *<– edit to reflect appropriate domain name* 
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
`</VirtualHost`> 
**3. Restart MAMP (Apache)** 
[Source](http://brassblogs.com/tutorials/setting-up-virtual-hosts-on-mamp)

## Note
In OS X Yosemite, '.local' is reserved for the system, so specify some other fictional extension (.foo, .zzz, .lcl, etc.)