The first column contains your host name. Use this option to copy the contents of your template folder to your new document root folder. You may use the same template, js, and css files/folders in every site you develop. You can optionally add the contents of a templates folder. Most content management systems require a database, and you can conveniently add one here.Ĭopy the contents of a template folder to the document root You can optionally create a MySQL database. MAMP PRO will automatically add an “index.php” file and a MAMP image to this location when your web server is restarted if the folder is empty. The document root is also known as the web root folder. The location of the documents (HTML/PHP files etc.) of a virtual host is called a document root. Names are not case-sensitive (upper and lower-case letters are not distinguished.) The host name may only contain letters and/or numbers, as well as dashes (“-“) but it may not begin or end with a “-“ character. The server name and port number in combination must be unique within MAMP PRO. To create a new host press the “Plus” button at the bottom left of the hosts table.

The unreversed name may conflict with an outside domain name.

The name of a host (server name) must be unique, often it’s practical to use a reverse domain naming scheme to easily identify them (e.g. Every host can have it’s own directory to store html, PHP files, and images. You can add an unlimited number of hosts allowing you to create one host per project. The virtual host “localhost” is created by default and cannot be deleted. MAMP PRO uses virtual hosts to allow your web servers to serve different websites.

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