

This creates the user and takes you to the "Edit Privileges" for this new user on the new database. Leave the default settings for the remaining sections.Leaving it as "Any host" will not allow Drupal to connect to your local database and you'll get an error. Fill out the "Login Information" form, making sure to change the "Host" field to "Local".Under the "New" section, click on "Add user account".



(This will install Apache, MySQL, and PHP in one step.)ĭownload and proceed through the installer to install MAMP. This page is to be used in conjunction with the installation instructions for Drupal on Mac OS X.Īlso you may want to check out this video in the Videocasts section of the handbook: Installing a Local Web Server on Mac OS X. This will make Drupal much easier to install because the components don't have to be installed separately. MAMP creates a local server environment on Mac OS X by installing PHP, MySQL, and Apache right out of the box.
