Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/mysqld_safe Create /Library/LaunchDaemons/.plist replace USERNAME with your username in both the filename and the contents below.Put the following in /Library/LaunchDaemons/.plist replace USERNAME with your username in both the filename and the contents below.Run MAMP at startup without having the GUI popup.sudo /Applications/MAMP/bin/apache2/bin/apachectl restart.Include /Applications/MAMP/conf/apache/vhosts/*.conf Open /Application/MAMP/conf/apache/nf and add this to the end:.Create the directory /Applications/MAMP/conf/apache/vhosts.There’s even a button to set it so you don’t need to type it. Set the web port 80 and and MySQL port to 3306 by using the MAMP GUI preferences.Below are the steps required to start MAMP 3.x without the GUI automatically on startup: The 2nd website no longer exists and I’m afraid the first one will be gone. It’s so good to not deal with the GUI and entering my password!

Read the comments on this page for updates on getting it to work with version 2. This site below actually helped me with the silent MAMP startup. This website gives some great tips on saving you some time using MAMP. “Optimizations” in the sense that you’ll have to do less work. Keywords: mamp check that you do not already have another mysqlid processįiled Under: Server Stuff Tagged With: apache, linux, mac os x, mysql MAMP optimizations “ Cannot start session without errors, please check errors given in your PHP and/or webserver log file and configure your PHP installation properly.” Another Solution When visiting phpMyAdmin you get the following errors: Then restart MAMP and things should be good to go. Solution is to find the mysqlid process and end it. InnoDB: using the same InnoDB data or log files.ġ20904 14:51:31 InnoDB: Unable to open the first data file InnoDB: Check that you do not already have another mysqld process Everything was fine until I tried to open the MAMP home page. After holding down the powerbutton for over 10 seconds, it turned on. I had my macbook open, it went to sleep and I couldn’t wake it up.

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