MAMP/XAMPP set up local host

Well, no luck so far...

I've identified that my MAC (using MAMP) has a newer version of
PHP 5.2.10
MySQL client version 5.1.37

and my live server is
PHP 4.4.9
MySQL client version 5.0.51

I followed the suggestion at the bottom of this tutorial https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=103
which reads **"**NOTE: If you are going to be RESTORING to a server running different version of MySQL than what your backup came from, you should be careful about which additional switches you check ... you might need to ensure that you have the appropriate MySQL 4 checkboxes set, etc. Ask your hosting company for guidance if you are uncertain."

Here is the response from my hosting company:

"Well i can not help you import data from our database to your in house database. We do not provide that kind of support. I would get in trouble trying to help you figure out how to. I would recommend using the same version of mysql phpmyadmin on your pc. Mixing data between two different engines is not good and is sure to cause havoc in the future. I would recommend creating a test table (copy of a zencart table) then try to import it. If the data gets messed up, you know it wont work. If the data is ok, make sure to do one table at a time and be sure to have a backup of everything before you try. Really I would love to help, but this is not something we cover."

No idea what I should do from this point? Would be really nice to have my ZenCart running on my local machine though. MAMP seems like a great tool if I can get this to work out.

Again, any help or suggestions is always greatly appreciated.

:lamo:

There is no table with "user" and "pass" as field names in Zen Cart. I'm guessing you're choosing the wrong set of tables or the wrong database when starting your export.

DrByte:

To set up https://www.example.com in MAMP, you follow the same steps as in the book, but with a couple variations due to the way the Mac OS operates:

1. To edit your "hosts" file, instead of accessing C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts , you will need to edit /etc/hosts
   However, since that is a system file, you must do it with admin privileges, as follows:
   a) Open the Terminal.app application
   b) Type: sudo vi /etc/hosts
   c) enter your password if prompted (If you are an administrator, use your current password, if you're not an administrator of the computer, ask your administrator for the password, or get them to do it for you)
   d) Use the arrow keys to move down to the existing line that says 127.0.0.1 and press the letter** i**
   e) On the new line, fill in the new definition and press Return:
   127.0.0.1 https://www.example.com
   f) Press ESC then : then x then Return
   g) Type exit and press Return

2. For the Configuring Apache step, your <xampp-home> refers to /Applications/MAMP/ ... which means you will be editing this file:
   /Applications/MAMP/conf/apache/httpd.conf
   
   (You can use Finder to locate the file, and edit it with TextEdit or your favorite text-only editor.
   Make the edits described in the book, and then save the file, and restart MAMP. It should work as described in the book, ie: pointing your browser to https://www.example.com should now show your MAMP sites.

Hello,
I'm trying to follow these instructions, however, I can't locate the Terminal.app application. I used the finder icon to look for it, but nothing came up. I can't find it in the applications folder or in the systems preferences. I'm waiting to finish installing Zencart until after I set up the https://www.example.com domain. Can you PLEASE help me. I'm a bit overwhelmed.
Thanks in advance.
debora

Terminal.app is located under/Applications/Utility/

I installed XAMPP yesterday before coming here for help and finding that it seems most of you have installed MAMP...

I've gotten through the entire process of installing, creating the db, editing the files (did not do the email thing as listed in the book) and when the zc-install completes and I click on the button to either view the shop or go to admin, I get a blank browser window.

The Zen Cart folder is named "shop" and is in XAMPP/htdocs. If I enter the url http://www.example.com/xampp/ I get the XAMPP splash screen. http://www.example.com/shop/admin/index.php is blank.

Any ideas where I went wrong? TIA

Lindee

DrByte:

I just, for the first time today, installed MAMP, and set up a Zen Cart site running on my new MacBook Pro. I'd say it was a painless process:

1. Download the software from the mamp.info website
2. Agree to install terms
3. Drag the MAMP folder to the Applications folder (a usual Mac procedure)
4. In the Applications/MAMP folder, double-click on the MAMP.app file
5. Accept license, and choose just to use MAMP, and not MAMP PRO.
6. Click on Start Servers in the MAMP application control window.
7. Decided that I wanted to change the preferences so that Apache runs on port 80 (so I don't have to say localhost:8888 everything I want to look at my local server), so I clicked on Preferences, then on Apache, then on Use Apache and MySQL defaults, and saved the changes. It asked for my MAC user password in order to allow the system port change to be completed.
   (Make sure you do not have Personal Web Sharing turned on for your Mac if you are running your MAMP server on port 80. You can turn it off in System Preferences.)
8. Clicked on Open Start Page, and it shows me all my appropriate settings such as my MySQL username and password so I can put them into my Zen Cart when I set it up.
9. Clicked on the phpMyAdmin tab, and created a new database named zencart138.
10. Use finder to create an /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/zencart folder (change "zencart" to whatever you prefer)
11. Unzip a copy of Zen Cart files into that folder.
12. Open the browser and point it to: http://localhost/zencart ... and Zen Cart fires up in Install mode.
13. Fill in all the fields as appropriate, and complete installation.
14. Access my store as usual via http://localhost/zencart and admin as http://localhost/zencart/admin

I found it to be very straightforward as far as installing an application on the Mac and as far as installing a website application.

Thanks for this it was really helpful. Installation was as nice and easy.... now the fun begins!

Duncan

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