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Joshua Reinhardt
17,732 PointsMAMP won't read my PHP file
Yesterday, I was using MAMP for the first time to locally host a server in order to see active changes I was making on my PHP project. Today, I booted up MAMP, and for some reason, I can't get my directory to load in my browser. Every time I go to localhost, I just get a blank page. SOMETIMES it will load the homepage index.php file, but the CSS won't load, and when i refresh the page, it goes back to the blank white page. I've been doing some research around the internet, and this seems to be a problem a lot of people have with MAMP with no clear direction on how to solve it. Any ideas?
2 Answers
Adam Little
6,735 PointsThere might be an error in your code. I frequently get blank pages, or pages that are acting strange when working with PHP. Usually it's a sign that I need to debug.
Omar Sanseviero
8,770 PointsBe sure to have your files inside Applications/MAMP/htdocs. Then try opening MAMP, and click Open Webstart Page. Mine opens this link "http://localhost:8888/MAMP/?language=English". So ow take out all that stuff and open http://localhost:8888 and be happy :)
Miguel Pena
1,212 PointsI tried that, no luck. Did it work for you?
mikes02
Courses Plus Student 16,968 Pointsmikes02
Courses Plus Student 16,968 PointsIn your browser have you tried it with the port number? localhost:8888