Install/mac/laptop

OERbit demo install instructions on Mac The process to setup a local instance of OERbit on your Macintosh (Intel processor) machine is simple:


 * 1) Download this file (~350MB).
 * 2) double-click on the downloaded file (mac.zip) and uncompress the contents of this file. Be patient, this may take a few minutes. This will create a directory named "MAMP" . Move this "MAMP" directory into the  "Applications" Folder.
 * 3) launch the "MAMP" program found in the "MAMP" directory. You may see a message window that says:   If so, please select the "Open" button.  [[Image:Mamp2.jpg|frame|center]] You will also be asked to enter your Macintosh user password in order to permit the webserver to run:   [[Image:Mamp1.jpg|frame|center]]
 * 4) You should now see a window open. This will open a window that looks like this: [[Image:Mamp3.jpg|frame|center|400x400px]]You can ignore this window.  It notifies you that the MAMP web server is running.
 * 5) Please enter this URL into your web browser: http://localhost. You should then see this page in your web browser:  [[Image:Mamp4.jpg|frame|center|400x400px]]
 * 6) Congratulations! You now have a local instance of OERbit to explore.
 * 7) You can login as an admin. Go to http://localhost/user. Username is oerbit-admin. Password is 2ndStage.
 * 8) All publishing steps are laid out on our wiki.
 * 9) Once you are done, in MAMP, click Stop Servers. Click Quit. You will also be asked to enter your Macintosh user password in order to permit the webserver to stop.