How-to: Install ExpressionEngine on MAMP

In this tutorial we want to show how to install the free version of ExpressionEngine using MAMP.

1. Install MAMP -> How to install MAMP
2. Use the Finder and create a folder "ExpressionEngine" at this directory: "/Documents/Websites/"
3. Open MAMP
4. Click on Preferences button to open MAMP Preferences
   
   
5. Click on the "Apache" Tab.
6. Click on "Choose"
7. Choose this directory: "/Documents/Websites/Expressionengine"
8. Click on open
9. This directory should appear within the field "Document Root": /Users/yourusername/Documents/Websites/ExpressionEngine
   
   
   
   
10. Click OK
11. Click on "Start Servers" button to start the server
12. Click on "Open start page" button
    
13. Click on the Tab "phpMyAdmin"
    
14. Enter the value "expressionengine" (without quotes, all lower case) into "Create new database" field
15. Choose the value "utf8_general_ci" using the "Collation" select-box
    
    
    
    
16. Click on "Create" button
    
17. Close your Browser window
18. Delete files eventually created automatically at the directory "/Documents/Websites/Expressionengine"
19. Download the ExpressionEngine installer
20. Unzip the installer
21. Copy the files from the EECore1.6.8 directory into "/Documents/Websites/Expressionengine"
22. Start your Browser
23. Open the URL http://localhost:8888/install.php
24. "ExpressionEngine Installation Wizard" will start
25. Click "Click here to begin"
26. Agree to the licence
27. Click submit on the next Screen ("Name of your "system" folder")
28. Navigate to "Database Settings" on the following screen ("Enter Your Settings")
29. Enter all following values:
    
    

    Field	Value
    MySQL Server Address	localhost
    MySQL Username	root
    MySQL Password	root
    MySQL Database Name	expressionengine
    Database Prefix	exp

    
    
30. Navigate to "Create your admin account".
31. Choose a Username, a Password and a Name for your site
32. Navigate to "Localization Settings"
33. Choose your timezone
34. Click on "Click here to install ExpressionEngine!"
35. User the Finder to delete the "install.php" file at the "/Documents/Websites/Expressionengine" folder
36. You are done
    

Now you can navigate to the Control Panel by opening the URL: http://localhost:8888/system/index.php. Login by using your username and password used at step 31.

Your website URL is http://localhost:8888/index.php

How-to: Install ExpressionEngine on MAMP