My home page doesn't have the same URL as Randy's in the video for "enhancing your application - cleaning up the URL's"

It sounds like you're not pointing to your directory properly.

Are you on MAMP?

Yes I am

Sounds like somehow the port your server is looking at got messed up. You can take a look by going to the server panel where you turn it on and then go to the ports screen and look at what the port forwarding is. You should make it 8080 or 8888 for simplicity

Thankyou guys - Matt do you mean the apache port? In one of the videos Randy asked us to set it to 80, which it is, shall I set it to your suggestion? Or do you mean mySQL port which is currently set to 8889?

Yea the apache port. Cause the port in the url means that you arent on port 80 or port 8888 or anythng else.

OK done. Absolutely no change in the URL displayed which is still : http://localhost:63342/htdocs/index.php

Try removing the port, and just enter http://localhost/

You shouldnt need to enter HTDOCS since the server is already looking at that file.

I get this : This webpage is not available

then it sounds like theres something wrong deeper then MAMP. What port is in the url if you go to the mamp app and turn it off and then turn it back on and let it take you to the start page?

Wait wait wait - hang on. I don't think this is a port issue because you're accessing your site fine through localhost with whatever port you're using... It looks more like you've told MAMP to look in the wrong place for your website, which is why you're having to add unnecessary directories to your url. Although your ports are pretty strange - check my comment below on how to reset.

Open Mamp and go to preferences.

There should be a tab called 'Apache' (it may have changed - if it has, you're looking for an input field with a label of document root. it should be sitting inside one of the tabs in the preferences area!).

Open up that tab and select a new directory. You're going to want to select the same directory where your websites is sitting.

it looks like that location should be the htdocs folder (judging by your url - http://localhost/htdocs/)

It should ask for your password and restart automatically.

let us know how you get on!

Same as ever - http://localhost:63342/htdocs/index.php

Thanks Tom 1=My root folder was set correctly to mac>applications>MAMP>htdocs so I "ok'd" that and there was no need to enter my password 2=I had the option to set MAMP ports to default which were 8888 and 8889 or to "set apache and mysql ports to 80 and 3306" and in both instances after trying these potions my index.php page still gave this : http://localhost:63342/htdocs/index.php when i viewed it in the browser

Errrrrr.......I think this may be my problem guys?: http://blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/2013/09/built-in-webserver-in-phpstorm/

Yeah maybe, but a lot of users still saying it doesn't conflict with other local servers.

Before diving any deeper, I would try the following - BUT only after either clearing your browsing history or using a 'private' or 'incognito' window.

Stop and close everything, restart MAMP only. Can you visit http://localhost?

If it hasn't worked, you've got an issue with MAMP.

If it has worked, start up phpstorm and see what happens.

Hi Tom No that hasnt allowed access to any page. I get : This webpage is not available So "an issue with MAMP" could mean anything right?? Would you suggest I uninstall and try to reinstall and test by doing the same as above or something other?

Guys

I have uninstalled MAMP and reinstalled it, I know have the power button showing green when I start the servers which is new for me so your presumption seems right - and as you thought it does indeed work when I type http://localhost - so THANKYOU

btw I now have a third port option to configure in MAMP that of the Nginx port currently set to 7888 does anyone know what this should be set to?