Working With Wordpress Offline Like a Pro
Like many of you I’ve noticed a lot more of my clients want dynamic websites instead of traditional static pages. This is great because dynamic pages tend to lead to more work, continued maintenance and they tend to offer larger budgets. I used to work off of my web server but the problem I’ve had lately is that when I’m not connected to the internet I haven’t been able to code for Wordpress in a way that allows me to view my changes. Since I started using the techniques used in this tutorial my productivity has increased significantly.
The solution for me was to start using MAMP which allows me to run a virtual web server on my Mac. With this tutorial I’ll tell you how to install MAMP, install Wordpress on your Mac, install extensions to Dreamweaver and soon you’ll be able to design wordpress whenever you want wherever you want! Although I mention Wordpress instructions specifically, MAMP allows you to use many other CMS’ offline as well. Unfortunately, this tutorial is for Mac users but if you’re a PC user try this tutorial on using XAMPP.
The abbreviation MAMP stands for: Macintosh, Apache, Mysql and PHP. It allows the user to host a virtual server bundled with all of the other things you need to run dynamic web pages like MySql, PHP, and Apache. Unlike previous solutions all these resources are available at the click of a button. You don’t have to figure out how to install or update them individually which saves everyone a lot of time and stress.
Like many of you I’ve noticed a lot more of my clients want dynamic websites instead of traditional static pages. This is great because dynamic pages tend to lead to more work, continued maintenance and they tend to offer larger budgets. I used to work off of my web server but the problem I’ve had lately is that when I’m not connected to the internet I haven’t been able to code for Wordpress in a way that allows me to view my changes. Since I started using the techniques used in this tutorial my productivity has increased significantly.
The solution for me was to start using MAMP which allows me to run a virtual web server on my Mac. With this tutorial I’ll tell you how to install MAMP, install Wordpress on your Mac, install extensions to Dreamweaver and soon you’ll be able to design wordpress whenever you want wherever you want! Although I mention Wordpress instructions specifically, MAMP allows you to use many other CMS’ offline as well. Unfortunately, this tutorial is for Mac users but if you’re a PC user try this tutorial on using XAMPP.
The abbreviation MAMP stands for: Macintosh, Apache, Mysql and PHP. It allows the user to host a virtual server bundled with all of the other things you need to run dynamic web pages like MySql, PHP, and Apache. Unlike previous solutions all these resources are available at the click of a button. You don’t have to figure out how to install or update them individually which saves everyone a lot of time and stress.
