{"id":13,"date":"2009-05-12T14:12:46","date_gmt":"2009-05-12T19:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danielwiener.com\/is\/tutorials\/13"},"modified":"2011-12-11T13:09:22","modified_gmt":"2011-12-11T18:09:22","slug":"create_virtual_host_mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danielwiener.com\/is\/tutorials\/create_virtual_host_mac","title":{"rendered":"Create Virtual Host on Mac 10.5"},"content":{"rendered":"

CREATING A LOCAL WEBSITE ON MAC OS 10.5<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Easy to follow, with lots of pictures.<\/h4>\n

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For each of my websites, I create a website on my own computer that exactly<\/strong> mirrors the online version. This is a tutorial that shows you how to set up your computer so it works like a webserver. I make all changes on the local website and test them before they are uploaded to remote websites. There are a few other tutorials that will tell you how to create virtual hosts on your Mac, but this is meant for people with little experience who need step-by-step instructions. I hope it is helpful.<\/p>\n

NOTE: You can also do this through the command line, using the Terminal, but you probably don’t want to learn Unix right now.<\/p>\n

You can also download MAMP<\/a>, a program that sets up Apache, MySQL, PHP, VirtualHosts, etc. for you and will do much of the work for you. I find doing it "by hand" is easier, though.<\/p>\n

What you need to start<\/h3>\n

You will need to know your short username, usually the name of your "home" folder<\/p>\n

You will need to know the password for your user account on your computer.
\n You created this password when you first set up your computer or installed OS 10.5.<\/p>\n

You need a plain text editor. Here are a few popular choices:<\/p>\n