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WordPress Local WordPress Development Local WordPress Development Introduction to Local Development

Selina Meghji
PLUS
Selina Meghji
Courses Plus Student 260 Points
Posted by Selina Meghji
Selina Meghji
Courses Plus Student 260 Points

I set up MAMP and finished one project. I want to start another project. 1. Create folder documents/sites/new folder

I followed the Local WordpPress Development tutorial and set up the local server and finished one project. I have a Mac and I set up MAMP.

Now I want to create a new project.

Please confirm the steps.

  1. Create a new folder documents/sites/my new folder

  2. new install of wordpress

  3. create new database in myphp

  4. create new user - I did this and here was the glitch.

Please advice. I am a new subscriber to Treehouse. I have been using lynda.com. I really like your service that the staff take the time to answer these questions so that we can successfully move ahead with our project.

Selina

2 Answers

Zac Gordon
STAFF
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Zac Gordon
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest Teacher

If you're using mamp you shouldn't need a new db user for each sits, you can actually use the same user, but just a new db.

David Lanigan
David Lanigan
166 Points
David Lanigan
David Lanigan
166 Points

Steps 1-3 is correct. As zac says, you can use the same user or you can set username to: root and the password to: root (in the wp-config.php file).