So I have MAMP installed on my Mac. I installed ZenCart on my web server, and I copied all the files to my local machine. But I'm bit confused. What do I need MAMP for? Do I use to to manage the database? Do I need to somehow link it up with Zencart?

I know it's a very beginner question, I'm just trying to understand how this all works conceptually. Thanks in advance for any help.

Jason