It's worth noting that OS X already comes with Apache and PHP installed, which can be enabled by enabling 'Web Sharing' in the System Prefs->Sharing. Use that, but also check for the things I mention here, and take note of them in the future.Ĭheck your activity monitor for php/mysql processes and once you find them, open terminal and type 'killall ', without the around the process name.

Using an uninstaller is going to be the most surefire way to restore your system to its former state, as mentioned in a comment to your post. Since apache is required for php to run I'm thinking this path to apache has somehow got to be the cause of the problem. That's the only one that's different from the rest. It's the path to apache environment: /usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin There is one path in particular that's kind of raising a red flag. I've look for these files and have even tried cd into them from the terminal and there's no trace of them.

When I open phpinfo, all the paths point to /Applications/MAMP, and /Applications/MAMPbin/php/php5.3.6/conf etc. Iv'e searched the activity monitor for any sign of mysqld, php, or mamp, and there is nothing. php file with a phpinfo() function in it. Is there any way to delete this once and for all, possibly from the terminal? Does any body have any advice on how to solve this?Įdit: I've tried everything suggested so far and somewhere, somehow apache and mysql are still running. I've searched it several times and there is no mamp to be found in applications. in the php info everything points to /Applications/MAMP. So just to make sure, I deleted the new mamp installs, created a file with phpinfo() function in it, and opened it in the browser under local host. I thoroughly searched my applications folder for any remaining traces of mamp and there are none. the new mamp mysql wouln't start up so I turned off the apache on it went to localhost in my browser and php and apache are still working even tho i deleted them. After I did this I tried installing mamp again. I dragged the two mamp folders from my applications folder into the trash. Mamp started acting up so i decided to delete and try a fresh install.

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