Title: Installing WordPress on Mac
Last modified: January 2, 2023

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# Installing WordPress on Mac

 *  Resolved [daknecht](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daknecht/)
 * (@daknecht)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-on-mac/)
 * I am trying to run WordPress on my Macbook Pro from the link above. I have followed
   the instructions, but one part I don’t understand:
 * `Step 4: Downloading and Installing WordPress
    Now it’s time to download WordPress.
   Once you’ve downloaded and unzipped the WordPress download, open up the “wordpress”
   folder. Click and drag all of the files from the wordpress folder to your MAMP
   document root (I use /Users/USERNAME/Sites/wordpress/).
 * Others with the default MAMP install should rename and drag the folder to the
   htdocs folder, located under /Applications/MAMP. Then in the browser, go to localhost:
   port/folder_renamed to run the install. For example, in the default MAMP install,
   if the folder was renamed wordpresstest, go to localhost:8888/wordpresstest.
 * First it says to drag the downloaded WordPress files to the wordpress folder 
   in Sites. Then “Others????” are supposed to rename and drag something to htdocs(
   in the MAMP folder). Nothing in the examples was named wordpresstest. So I don’t
   know what files go where in this setup.
    Can someone clarify? Thanks- Dave
    -  This topic was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/).
      Reason: moved to Localhost Installs since this is a localhost install
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Finstalling-wordpress-on-mac%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-on-mac/#post-16333967)
 * Here are couple of more tutorials:
    [https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-install-wordpress-locally-on-mac-using-mamp/](https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-install-wordpress-locally-on-mac-using-mamp/)
 * [https://wpshout.com/quick-guides/install-wordpress-locally-mac/#:~:text=How%20to%20Locally%20Install%20WordPress%20on%20your%20Mac,database%20for%20this%20WordPress%20installation.%20…%20More%20items](https://wpshout.com/quick-guides/install-wordpress-locally-mac/#:~:text=How%20to%20Locally%20Install%20WordPress%20on%20your%20Mac,database%20for%20this%20WordPress%20installation.%20…%20More%20items)
 *  Thread Starter [daknecht](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daknecht/)
 * (@daknecht)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-on-mac/#post-16340060)
 * I figured out the problems and thought I would report back. First problem was
   folder naming and location. I did not follow the locations correctly, so the 
   WordPress folder was at the wrong level in the directory. Then when I did the
   WordPress install I kept getting a database location error. I finally realized
   that on the setup screen, the first line: Database Name had wordpress already
   showing and I could not change the text. I thought it was getting the database
   name from the prior setup step and it was now locked in. It turned out that it
   was gray text and was actually asking me to type in wordpress. Not sure why it
   showed that way by default, but I should have named the database something more
   clear and then I would have realized there was no database name already present.
   I am not sure why it says wordpress at that point, but it is confusing (to me).
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-on-mac/#post-16340076)
 * Glad you figured it out 🙂

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 * Last activity: [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-on-mac/#post-16340076)
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