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WordPress Local WordPress Development Local WordPress Development Installing a Local Web Server on a Mac

DOMINIC RICKARD
DOMINIC RICKARD
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DOMINIC RICKARD
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Hi, Mamp vs Desktop server

Hi,

In the installing wordpress I used desktop server to host it locally, should I delete this and use Mamp instead, or can I use both. What would you suggest for a mac?

Does Desktop server have the ability to manage my sql and php?

Thanks- slightly confused.

2 Answers

Henrik Hansen
Henrik Hansen
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Henrik Hansen
Henrik Hansen
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Desktop server seems to be developed for Wordpress local hosting, witch probably is a good thing if you are only going to use wordpress. For a more "general" AMP stack i really recommend the Mamp (maybe even Pro). It works really well, and is easy to setup and customize for your needs.

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DesktopServer is really easy to use, as well as allowing to use a Duplicator backup to create a local dev site. For example run Duplicator to clone a live site and then you can easily create a local dev site.

Jasmine Frantz
Jasmine Frantz
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I personally have a problem with Duplicator. Its back up size is limited t0 150MB(for free) and I am getting nothing bur an error when I tried to install in on my new local site. Does anyone have same problem??