MAMP PRO (macOS) Documentation

Create a new empty site

Select this site type if you want to start your project from scratch.

1. Click the “+” button at the bottom of the sites list, and then select the “Empty” site type in the following dialog box.

   

2. Confirm your selection by clicking on the “Continue” button.

3. The next step is to enter the name of your new site. In this example we choose the name “my-site”.

4. As “Site folder” we first create the new directory “my-site” and then select it.

   Note: Do not create a site folder under your “/Applications/MAMP” folder. A better location for your site folders would be “~/Sites/”. This will keep your site data separate from the MAMP PRO application data.

   

5. Confirm your selection by clicking on the “Create Site” button.

6. The settings for your new site are saved automatically and the servers and services are restarted automatically if necessary.

7. To open your new site in your default browser, click on the “Open” button to the right of the site name field.

   

8. Your new site will now look like the following screenshot.