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5tormTrooper
5tormTrooper

Reputation: 923

How do I set MAMP PRO permissions for localhost?

I am using MAMP PRO for local development on WordPress and have to constantly change permissions, depending on whether I'm working the files, or from the WordPress dashboard. Surely there must a catch all permissions settings that will allow access for both?

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If I set the Owner to me 'Storm', I can freely edit the files in sublime, without getting prompted to allow access when I save, but then some things in the WP dashboard don't work (such as updating plugins, where I get prompted to enter FTP details)

If I set the Owner to _www, I can update plugins freely, but then I get prompted to allow access when I save files.

This is really frustrating. What is the correct way to set permissions so I never get prompted locally? I have tried the suggestion on a similar question but when I try make to make all files writable, it doesn't change the boxes (see the message in the image, which says that you can't change boxes with dashes in them)

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3561

Answers (1)

Simon Fredsted
Simon Fredsted

Reputation: 976

You might want to run the webserver as Storm instead of www[1], ie. the same user as the one you're editing files with (due to the way WordPress checks permissions).

[1] See General in the main window of MAMP.

Upvotes: 1

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