MAMP Installation Errors - Resolved

Category: MAMP PRO (macOS)

If you're a macOS user trying to install MAMP PRO, you might encounter an issue where the installation is blocked due to insufficient system permissions. In this article, we'll discuss the steps you n...

I'm getting a 1045: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

Category: General

This means you are supplying a username and password to the MySQL database and are getting rejected. 1. Are you using the correct username and password in your PHP scripts? By default, MAMP uses user ...

Is it possible to add an updated version of PHP?

Category: General

You can update your PHP through the MAMP PRO UI. Go to Languages > PHP, and press the + button next to the "Default Version" text box.

PHP 8 compatibility

Category: PHP

If you select PHP 8 as the default version of PHP or PHP version of a host, you will be notified that this PHP version may cause problems with the operation of your website. These problems can occur b...

Where is my my.cnf file located?

Category: MySQL

The configuration file "my.cnf" of MySQL can be found here: "/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/my.cnf". Please note: Editing this file does NOT work as it will be overwritten every time MySQL is restarted ...

cURL error 60: SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificatein the "WordPress Events and News" section of the WordPress Dashboard or the Site Health Plugin

Category: General

Please, put curl.cainfo = "/Applications/MAMP/Library/OpenSSL/certs/cacert.pem" in the appropriate PHP template (File -> Edit Template).