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easy setup and managing the application is a breeze. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
needs a walk thru when using the application to introduce buttons and ui that details how, what, and where to click to run everything . live walk thrus. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I love MAMP beacuse:
- it is easy to download, install and run up
- also you can configure PHP and MySql in a very easy way: you can change ports and server addresses in few seconds using its intuitive control panel
- it's a really complete tool: it has everything you need to develop using HTML, PHP and MySQL; you can install Wordpress, PrestaShop and other similar platforms
- it can be used on MAC computers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
At the moment there is nothing I dislike about this software. I prefer it instead of other similar software (for example his brother XAMPP that I use on my PC with Windows) beacuse it is simple to be configured and it seems a little bit more stable than other MAC tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The ease of use, including installation of all required tools, such as PHP, MYSQL, and PhpMyAdmin. Being able to quickly change PHP version or server root also makes the need for virtual hosts unnecessary, unless you need to run more than 1 website at a time, which is unlikely during development. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The constant bombardment of ads on the free version, but I know this is a necessary evil and comes at the price of being able to use the software for free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
it makes your pc act like a server for a website for free. it is great for developing websites and if you need to edit your website because it is offline. It is now on windows and I feel is more friendlier than XAMP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
when downloading it you automatically download the pro version too even though I feel the free version does everything you need already Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
MAMP allows you to easily set up a local development environment using Apache, Nginx, PHP, MySQL, Redis, Python, Perl, Ruby, and more. You can easily install Wordpress, set up a MySQL server, and get to developing in minutes! It makes it very easy to develop WP sites locally then deploy them to a remote server which has always been one of the biggest headaches for Wordpress developers. You can also run any version of PHP, MySQL with a simple click of a button–restart the web servers and go! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The pricing structure doesn't make a lot of sense to me. You pay for x number of licenses which, to their credit, do not expire, BUT (and this is a big 'but'–and not in a good way) they make major releases every 2 years. I initially bought MAMP Pro 4 for ~$60-70 USD and when I opened the application one day, I was notified of the release of MAMP v5, so I clicked "Install Update". Unbeknownst to me, this was a paid update. There was no indication in the update dialogue that this required a new license, so when I installed the update, I was asked to enter a new license key. Furthermore, I had tremendous difficult even locating the v4 installer so that I could downgrade and in doing so, I lost all my settings and configured hosts. I emailed support (not my most diplomatic email, admittedly) and was coldly instructed to either purchase MAMP Pro 5 upgrade (which dissolves your v4 licenses) or downgrade to keep my license. They offered no discount or coupon–something that nearly every other independent software company has been happy to do in the past, often without even asking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The best thing I like in MAMP is that the software includes all necessary tools inside the one APP. There is no need to install each software separately like MySql, PHP, Apache MAMP provide all in one platform which makes the life of the developer easier. I also like the user interface which is very simple and intuitive. You can easily create as many virtual hosts as you wish within a few clicks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I would really like to have some extra servers inside the MAMP as well like Redis, MongoDB, etc. There are some other server management platforms which allow you to integrate servers as a separate package into the server management platform so you can control everything from a single place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
