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How to run Pow.CX alongside MAMP and VirtualHostX

I have come across some some answers on StackOverflow similar to this question, however they pertain to MAMP Pro. My particular setup of consists of the standard MAMP alongside VirtualHostX (VHX).

I don't intend to purchase MAMP Pro, MAMP & VHX fulfil my needs. I am running Mac OSX 10.8.3 (Mountain Lion).

Currently Installed applications:

I have previously installed Pow.cx and Anvil but this caused my MAMP sites to stop resolving. All traffic was routed to Pow over port 80.

I uninstalled Pow, changed the ports on MAMP back to their default ports, and now they resolve correctly.

How can I continue to run MAMP, and add hosts via VirtualHostX, whilst also running Pow & Anvil?

What steps do I need to take before I install Pow again, and would I need to do anything post install?

Would I need to add any rules into VHX to stop the clash?

Solution

  • I just got MAMP and Pow (via Anvil) running together with the following setup:

    1. Set MAMP's Apache port to 8888.
    2. In VirtualHostX, set your application's port to 8888 and any tld other than .dev.

    You can now access your Pow apps at <appname>.dev and your MAMP apps at the domain you set up in VHX (.site is my setup), plus the port number on the end. For instance, I have a Pow application setup at mysite.dev and MAMP application setup at mysite.site:8888.

    It's not ideal, since you have to have the port number on the end of the URL. But at least you can use both Pow and MAMP now without conflicts.