Install Git

If git is not installed on your machine or the version you have installed by default requires XCode, download and install this version:

• http://git-scm.com/download/mac

Setting up MAMP Pro

• GENERAL - no need to change anything here:
  
  
  
• HOSTS
  
  • Create a new host by clicking the [+] at bottom left
  • Give your server a name - in our case (ushahidi.dev)
  • Create a folder to hold the site by clicking the folder icon - in our case /Applications/MAMP/ushahidi
    
• At this point we don't need to modify anything else

Create a Database

• Click on the phpMyAdmin link at the bottom of the MySQL screen above
• Click on the Databases tab within phpMyAdmin
• Create an ushahidi database
  
   

Downloading and installing Ushahidi

• Open the 'Terminal' app by going to Applications > Utilities > Terminal

• Change to our document root folder

  cd /Applications/MAMP/ushahidi

• Remove the default MAMP Pro files from this directory

  rm MAMP-PRO-Logo.png rm index.php

• Clone the Ushahidi Platform repository from Github

  git clone --recursive https://github.com/ushahidi/platform ./

• Follow the rest of the instructions listed here with the exception of using the database.php file listed below:

  <?php defined('SYSPATH') or die('No direct access allowed.'); /** * Database Config * * @author Ushahidi Team <team@ushahidi.com> * @package Ushahidi\Application\Config * @copyright 2013 Ushahidi * @license https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 (AGPL3) */ return array ( 'default' => array ( 'type' => 'MySQLi', 'connection' => array( 'hostname' => 'localhost', 'database' => 'ushahidi', 'username' => 'root', 'password' => 'root', 'socket' => '/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock', 'persistent' => FALSE, ), 'table_prefix' => '', 'charset' => 'utf8', 'caching' => TRUE, 'profiling' => TRUE, ) );

• Your new site will be accessible at http://ushahidi.dev:8888/

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