Download MAMP PRO for macOS

Host-specific server config is stable now — the crash that could trip you up in earlier builds is fixed. That alone makes 6.9 worth the update, but it also clears the way for a handful of first-run moves that turn MAMP PRO from a stack into a proper local workshop.

• Add a host and pick a PHP version. The improved PHP installation in 6.9 means less waiting. Create a host, give it a folder, then choose the PHP release your project actually needs.
• One-click WordPress. Right inside the host setup, tick the WordPress box. MAMP PRO fetches and installs it without you touching a database or config file.
• Import a live site. Pull a WordPress site straight from your server. Good for staging a redesign or troubleshooting a plugin without breaking anything public.
• Enable Redis. Tick Redis on the Extras tab. If your site leans on object caching, testing it locally with Redis running catches surprises early.
• Snap a screenshot. The built-in capture tool grabs a shot of your local site right from the toolbar. Quick reference for client rounds or before/after comparisons.
• Publish when ready. Once the site looks right, push it straight to your live server from within the app. No separate FTP round-trip.

Start with a single host, get WordPress running, then layer in a server import or Redis. In twenty minutes you have a local mirror that behaves like production.

small conveniences worth the extra click

MAMP PRO’s toolbar got a quiet redesign, but a few shortcuts hide just under the surface. Right-click any host in the sidebar and you can open its folder, restart its services, or jump straight to phpMyAdmin without hunting through menus. The host ordering feature is drag-and-drop — grab a host and slide it up or down to group client projects, staging mirrors, and quick experiments in a way that makes sense at a glance.

Remote editing is another one you might not stumble on by accident. Turn it on for a host, and you can edit its files from another machine on the same network. I’ve seen front-end devs keep a MacBook Air on the couch while MAMP PRO runs the stack on an iMac in the next room. No syncing, no USB sticks, just a direct line to the docroot.

snags that trip people up

Port conflicts with the built-in server. If you already have the free MAMP running, MAMP PRO will grumble about port 8888 and 8889 being taken. Quit the free version first, then launch PRO — the two don’t share nicely. On a fresh install of mamp pro 6.9, I set Apache to 80 and MySQL to 3306 straight away. It saves head-scratching later.

phpMyAdmin alias not resolving. The 6.9 notes mention an alias fix, but occasionally a host-specific alias still doesn’t open. The quickest workaround: go to the host’s overview tab, copy the MySQL socket path, and open phpMyAdmin from the toolbar’s general entry instead. That always routes correctly.

WordPress import stalls on large uploads. Pulling a hefty live site? Give it a few minutes before you assume it is frozen. The import dialog doesn’t show a progress bar, and a site with a chunky uploads folder can look stuck. Check the host’s log tab — if rows are still scrolling, it’s working.

a WordPress freelancer’s afternoon

Imagine someone who builds brochure sites for small businesses — three or four WordPress installs a month, always starting from a local staging area. She keeps a base host called “wp-blank” with a clean WordPress install and her favourite starter theme already activated.

When a new job lands, she duplicates that host, renames it to the client’s domain, and swaps the PHP version if the client’s host runs something older. Then she imports the client’s existing live site — pulling posts, media, and plugin settings straight into the local copy. The import tool in MAMP PRO crack Mac builds handle the database migration without asking her to touch phpMyAdmin or wp-config.

She works through the redesign over a few afternoons, grabbing screenshots from the toolbar to send for approval. Once the client signs off, she publishes the finished site back to the live server. The whole loop — duplicate, import, redesign, screenshot, publish — stays inside one app. No separate migration plugin, no manual database dumps, no FTP client cluttering the dock.

Good to know: If you duplicate a host, MAMP PRO copies its folder structure but not its database content. For a full mirror with data, export the database from the original host’s phpMyAdmin first, then import it into the copy.

• Fixed a crash when editing host-specific server configurations.
• Resolved several network issues in MAMP Cloud.
• Streamlined the installation of PHP versions.
• Smoother opening of phpMyAdmin 5 when launched via an alias.

• macOS: macOS 10.12 or later (Intel); macOS 11.0 or later (Apple Silicon)
• Architecture: Intel and ARM
• Languages: English