MAMP local host not working

Question

My MacBook Pro 13 inch is running on OS X 10.8.2 and I have downloaded MAMP 2.1.4.

I want to run the MAMP program. After I connect to the servers successfully I then try

Answer 1

Check MAMP>> preferences >> ports >> set MAMP ports to default

that will change ports to the following :

Apache >> 8888 Ngnix >> 7888 MySql >> 8889

Then (after pasting wordpress folder in the C:\MAMP\htdocs )it will work when you use http://localhost:8888/wordpress/

Answer 2

If it helps, I had this same issue and was missing the following from my /etc/hosts file. I had to sudo edit this file, add these values (I added them at the top), save and restart MAMP.

127.0.0.1       localhost
::1             localhost

Answer 3

I have faced the same issue in windows and observed MYSQL is working and Apache was not working. Then I change PHP version from MAMP-->Preference-->PHP. And Restart the server also. Then it start working. Hope it will help you also.

Note: If you using any other Apache application at 80 port then change for MAMP apache to 81 or 90 from Preference.

Answer 4

I had a similar issue, my hack was pretty basic: I rebooted my system and it worked. There is a chance that you have multiple instances of Apache running which is blocking the web application.

Answer 5

Just make sure to have the wordpress folder in the right place after you download it! Should be: Macintosh HD> Applications> MAMP> htdocs> wordpress

Answer 6

I had the same issue on my Macbook Pro 15 inch running OS X 10.8.3.

I could access my wordpress development environment (MAMP 2.1.3) when disconnected from a network but if I connected to my wireless network or the internet via my HTC One XL i could no longer access localhost.

I removed my manually configured DNS settings for my wireless connection and happy days.. I could connect to my development environment using both Localhost and 127.0.0.1.