Serendipity is a free, open-source blogging platform that allows you to create and manage your own blog. It is easy to install and configure, and offers a wide range of customization options for your blog.
Here's how you can install Serendipity on macOS:
Serendipity requires a web server and database to run, and MAMP provides both in a single package. You need to download and install MAMP on your Mac before you can continue with the Serendipity installation.
Go to the MAMP website (https://www.mamp.info/en/downloads/) and download the latest version of MAMP for macOS. Once downloaded, double-click the file to run the installer and follow the prompts to install MAMP on your Mac.
Next, you need to download the Serendipity package from the official website. Go to https://docs.s9y.org/ and click the "Download Latest Release" button to download the latest version of Serendipity.
Once downloaded, extract the contents of the zip file to a folder in your MAMP's document root directory. The document root directory is usually located in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs.
Before you configure Serendipity, you need to create a new MySQL database for it. To do this, open the MAMP application and click on the "Start Servers" button to start the Apache and MySQL servers.
Next, open your web browser and go to http://localhost/phpMyAdmin/ to access the phpMyAdmin interface. Click on the "Databases" tab and enter a name for your new database in the "Create database" field. Click the "Create" button to create the database.
Open your web browser and enter the URL http://localhost/serendipity/ to access the Serendipity installer. Follow the prompts of the installer to set up the database connection, create an administrator account, and configure the basic settings for your blog.
When prompted for the database hostname and port, leave the default values. For the database username and password, enter "root" and "root" (without the quotes), since these are the default login credentials for the MySQL server provided by MAMP. For the database name, enter the name of the database you created in step 3.
Once you have completed the installer, your Serendipity blog is ready to use!
Now that you've installed Serendipity on macOS, you can start creating and managing your own blog. Serendipity provides a variety of customization options to help you make your blog unique and engaging. Have fun exploring all the features and tools available in Serendipity!
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