MAMP Pro due to ship today

If you're in the web application development world, you know what LAMP means; for everyone else, it's Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP, the core technologies of gazillions of websites and the defacto "standard stack" for any database-driven project. While every Mac OS X Server install includes all the AMP components, and you can easily install the missing pieces on a standard OS X configuration, it's always nice when someone goes to the trouble of putting everything together in one handy package.

The kind people at living-e (makers of webEdition and timeEdition) have been making that handy package for a while now in the form of MAMP, a free bundle of the AMP tools that runs as a standalone website, separate from the default Apache configuration. MAMP is intended for prototyping and development but isn't powerful enough for production use. Now, living-e raises the ante with MAMP Pro, shipping today (price ~~TBD~~$49 US). The pro version lets you set up unlimited virtual hosts, with individualized MySQL and PHP "sandbox" configs; you can even choose to run sites on PHP 4 or 5, depending on the target environment. The new setup tool also allows you to register your servers with dynamic DNS providers and set up the postfix email server to test mailer scripts.

If you've got several projects cooking and you need more capable prototyping than the built-in Apache server can deliver, MAMP Pro might be a good option. As some readers have pointed out, you can accomplish some of the same tricks by combining the free MAMP with the Headdress sandboxing tool, or with the (still in early beta) XAMPP package; your mileage may vary.

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Source: http://www.living-e.de/en/products/MAMP-PRO/index.php

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MySchizoBuddy

here is more info from Xampp forum, and why modrewrite doesn't work
http://www.apachefriends.org/f/viewtopic.php?t=16857

Mamp doesn't have this problem.

February 05 2007 at 11:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

MySchizoBuddy

Xampp has problem with Modrewrite. It doesn't work in Intel macs.

Mamp is free just like Xampp.
Mamp has dashboard widget so i can start and stop servers with ease.

Xampp doesn't even have a nice interface for me to start and stop the services. I ahve to run a script file. Mamp gives u a dashboard widget and a desktop interface

February 05 2007 at 11:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ljunnn

anyone know how to integrate this with subversion for a developing platform?

February 05 2007 at 10:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Chris Lütjen

@Brady

Apache Version: 2.0.59
MySQL Version: 5.0.19
PHP Version: PHP 4.4.4 & 5.1.6
eAccelerator: 0.9.5
Zend Optimizer: 3.0.1
phpMyAdmin 2.7.0-pl2
SQLite Version: 2.8.16
SQLiteManager Version: 1.1.3
Freetype Version: 2.1.9
t1lib Version: 5.1.0
curl Version: 7.14.0
jpeg Version: 6b
libpng Version: 1.2.5
gd Version: 2.0.28

http://www.mamp.info/en/releases.php

February 05 2007 at 7:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Brady J. Frey

Anyone know what libraries are compiled in the PHP? Any idea if it's just Apache 1.+ or is it 2? I've emailed them with no response just yet, but I'm sure they're busy.

February 05 2007 at 6:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Chris Lütjen

Sorry, http://www.mamp.info/downloads/MAMP_1.4.1_src.dmg links not to MAMP PRO, but to the MAMP sources.

@helfire: MAMP (not MAMP PRO) is free too.

February 05 2007 at 6:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Chris Lütjen

MacLemon, here's the link to MAMP PRO sources. The sources are not included because MAMP was made to be an easy and simple tool. We thought people who would have any advantage from the sources would not use a package like MAMP - we was wrong ;-)

http://www.mamp.info/downloads/MAMP_1.4.1_src.dmg

February 05 2007 at 4:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

helfire

Seams just a repackaged XAMPP (which is free and works on any OS) http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

February 05 2007 at 3:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Mike R.

MacLemon, I'm not sure that they are patching the GPL'ed sources. They aren't under any obligation to release their glue code...

February 05 2007 at 3:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Mike R.

Subgenius: Seems that would be a pretty substantial performance/memory hit, although you would get quite close to your target server config.

February 05 2007 at 3:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply