MAMP & XAMPP alternative for Mac: Apache, PHP, MySQL

A MAMP Pro and XAMPP alternative for Mac: move your sites, databases and PHP config onto a managed stack with real certificates and security.

Why move off MAMP/XAMPP?

They serve on all interfaces on non-standard ports and are hard to maintain. FrontierStack uses a clean Homebrew stack, binds to localhost, and manages TLS, firewall and backups.

What gets migrated

Document roots, virtual hosts, PHP version and ini settings, databases, WordPress, your custom AddType MIME types and the Apache modules the source loaded; detected automatically, each an optional checkbox.

Production-ready

Add trusted HTTPS, the macOS firewall, fail2ban, monitoring and alerts.

Comparing MAMP Pro, ServBay and Laravel Herd?

MAMP Pro, ServBay and Laravel Herd are local development environments. FrontierStack runs the same kind of stack on your Mac (Apache or Nginx, PHP, MySQL or PostgreSQL) and then manages it like a server: trusted certificates, the firewall, monitoring and alerts, and the same controls for any Linux or Mac server you link over SSH.

Coming from Pancake Stack?

Pancake Stack is Enfour's local development stack from the Mac App Store. When a site needs to run as a real server, FrontierStack detects Pancake and moves its sites, MySQL databases and Git repositories onto the Homebrew stack. Pancake passes database settings to each site through the environment, so FrontierStack gives every WordPress or Laravel site its own MySQL user and writes it into wp-config.php or .env. Pancake itself is left as it was.