What is MAMP?
It can be installed under macOS and Windows with just a few clicks. It provides them with all the tools they need to run WordPress on their desktop PC for testing or development purposes, for example. It doesn't matter if you prefer Apache or Nginx or if you want to work with PHP, Python, Perl or Ruby.
MAMP is a tool in the localhost Tools category of a tech stack.
Who uses MAMP?
Companies
7 companies reportedly use MAMP in their tech stacks, including Directus, In Situ Training, and The Wunderfund Platform.
Developers
59 developers on StackShare have stated that they use MAMP.
Pros of MAMP
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Decisions about MAMP
Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose MAMP in their tech stack.
Helfried Plenk
Senior Partner at IBS IT-DL GmbH · | 1 upvote · 673.6K views
installing a local Joomla! 3.9 website for testing - I already downloaded an installed XAMPP - when now reading some other docs I found mentioned MAMP ... have I to change?
MAMP Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to MAMP?
XAMPP
It consists mainly of the Apache HTTP Server, MariaDB database, and interpreters for scripts written in the PHP and Perl programming languages.
Docker
The Docker Platform is the industry-leading container platform for continuous, high-velocity innovation, enabling organizations to seamlessly build and share any application — from legacy to what comes next — and securely run them anywhere
Local by Flywheel
It is a free local development environment designed to simplify the workflow of WordPress developers and designers. It makes creating a local WordPress site a light breeze. Any site created with it, will automatically have a self-signed certificate created.
AMP
It is an open source initiative that makes it easy for publishers to create mobile-friendly content once and have it load instantly everywhere.
Bitnami
Our library provides trusted virtual machines for every major development stack and open source server application, ready to run in your infrastructure.
