How to Install Wordpress on Mac

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In the past we have used MAMP: https://www.mamp.info/en/mamp/mac/ And that still appears to be the way to go: https://skillcrush.com/blog/install-wordpress-mac

But reading this forum thread: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/first-time-installing-wordpress-on-mac It appears that "Local" is the new way the kids are doing it these days: https://localwp.com

https://localwp.com/features

Todo

• [ ] investigate what the easiest option is
• [ ] install everything
• [ ] test the site on localhost
• [ ] inspect the DB schema using DBeaver https://github.com/dwyl/learn-postgresql/issues/43
• [ ] view the permissions for https://github.com/dwyl/auth/issues/86

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Sadly, running WordPress on Heroku isn't a viable option: https://youtu.be/d4EndQrrcPA

The repo used in this video is: https://github.com/mhoofman/wordpress-heroku which has been archived (no longer maintained) and was last updated in 2015

See: https://help.heroku.com/58GWW5CQ/can-i-use-wordpress-on-heroku Wordpress expects the filesystem to be writeable. Heroku's filesystem is ephemeral, which is a best for scaling. Also, Heroku doesn't have free MySQL DB ... so: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/heroku-mysql

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Looks like this could be an option: https://elements.heroku.com/addons/cleardb#pricing

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Trying to download "Local": https://localwp.com Seems like an oversight that they don't know what OS I'm using. It's right there in my User Agent ...

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Wow. they demand personal details before I can download ... No reasoning or link to privacy policy. 🤦

It works with dummy data. Just enter valid looking "test@test.com" and the download works:

Direct CND link without inputting any data: https://cdn.localwp.com/releases-stable/5.6.6+4375/local-5.6.6-mac.dmg

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736 Megabytes to run WORDPRESS!?!

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Entire operating systems are smaller than this!!

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I'm never comfortable running random apps on my Mac ... 💭

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https://localwp.com/legal/

Local Terms of Service

By clicking “I Agree” below, you are entering into a contract with WPEngine, Inc. on behalf of itself and its affiliates (“WP Engine,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) which defines your rights and obligations related to the Local software ("Software"). That contract is comprised of these Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy located at https://wpengine.com/legal/privacy/ (together, the “Agreement”). By using the Software, you agree to be bound fully by the terms of this Agreement. You do not have to accept this Agreement, but it is the only agreement which grants you any rights to the Software. If you do not accept this Agreement, you must uninstall all copies of the Software and may not use it for any purpose. The Software is licensed, not sold, and is protected by all applicable copyright and other intellectual property laws worldwide.

THIS AGREEMENT REQUIRES BINDING ARBITRATION AND RESTRICTS YOUR ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR SIMILAR LEGAL PROCESS. PLEASE REVIEW SECTION 6 CAREFULLY TO UNDERSTAND YOUR RIGHTS.

License Rights; Restrictions. For the duration of this Agreement, you may (i) use the Software for its intended purpose in accordance with the documentation we make available to you from time to time, and (ii) make and distribute unmodified copies of the Software on condition that such copies include this Agreement and all trademark, copyright, and other applicable legal notices. You may not use the Software for any illegal purpose. You may not rent, lease, or sell the Software to third parties or use the Software as part of a time-sharing, outsourcing, or service bureau environment. Except as explicitly provided herein, you may not copy, adapt, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or create derivative works of the Software for any reason. WPEngine, Inc. reserves all rights except for those explicitly granted to you herein. Intellectual Property. WP Engine or its licensors own and shall continue to own all right, title, and interest in and to the Software, including all system-generated data, logs, modifications, improvements, upgrades, derivative works, and all intellectual property rights in and to any of the foregoing. To the extent the Software includes or incorporates any third-party software, such software shall be subject to those license terms which accompany the software. If you provide us with any feedback: such feedback is provided freely and without restriction; we are free to use and disclose such feedback for any purpose without an accounting to you or any other person; and we shall own all right, title, and interest in and to such feedback along with any changes, modifications, or upgrades we make to the Software or any other products or services that we develop or improve based on such feedback. 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Homepage:

Create new site:

Accept the default version of PHP 🤮 + MySQL:

Setup Wordpress:

Overview:

Default site homepage:

Open Database admin:

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wp_users table: http://localhost:10005/?username=root&db=local&select=wp_users

I'm reminded that wp_users has a column for user_login, user_nicename and display_name all of which are the same. Not confusing at all. 🤦
See: https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/127905/user-login-vs-user-nicename

wp_usermeta: http://localhost:10005/?username=root&db=local&select=wp_usermeta

Really not much insight here either.