Local installation of WordPress MU with MAMP

Hi,

Many people try to install the WordPress Task Manager on WordPress MU but it isn’t working. The activation is ok, but nothing appear in the menu.

I have to correct that because WordPress MU is a powerful tools for more advanced user.

So to do my work, I have to find a way to install WordPress MU on my Macbook with MAMP.

WordPress MU work only on port 80 and an extension, so when you enter an adress in your browser it looks like http://toto.com/ instead of http://toto:8888/

NOTE : I’M NOT GIVING ANY HELP WITH THIS

MAMP is a popular Apache, MySQL, PHP software which allow you to create websites on your computer. This software is free, but MAMP pro is not.

I found this great tutorial with google, but the author use MAMP PRO.

So this is how I did with MAMP.

Turn off MAMP if it is running
Open the Preferences panel, click on Port, and then set port to default. This can cause some trouble with your other software. My I was running only Firefox and Adium when I did it.
Open the terminal ( Applications >> Utilities >> Terminal)
Write the command sudo nano /etc/hosts and press enter. This give you administrator rights to edit the file “hosts” in the directory “etc”
The system ask you your administrator password, it is normal, write it ( nothing appear) then press enter


sudo nano /etc/hosts

You are in the text editor “nano” which edit the file hosts. Go to the last line and add :127.0.0.1 press tabulation then localhost.wordpress


content of the hosts file

Press control+x to save and quit
The terminal ask for a confirmation, press y then enter.
Restart Apache and MySQL (Start Servers on the MAMP Panel)
Open your browser and write in the adress bar http://localhost.wordpress.. Normally you will see all the directories in the htdocs of your MAMP



View on Browser

Now you have to install your WordPress MU : I got some notice but it is working



Wordpress MU Install Results





Install Finish

Of course you can change localhost.wordpress with something else. Just put two words with a dot in the middle.
NOTE : I’M NOT GIVING ANY HELP WITH THIS

I hope this will help you.

Now I have to found the problems of my plugin !