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After you've installed Apache with Homebrew on macOS , you might want to change the DocumentRoot which points to the directory where your website resources reside (e.g. HTML, CSS, images). By default, DocumentRoot is located in /usr/local/var/www 1 . Here are the steps to follow to change DocumentRoot to map to a custom directory path: Place your website folder to the desired place. For example: /usr/local/var/www/my_website Open the file /usr/local/etc/httpd/httpd.conf with your favorite editor, search for DocumentRoot , and modify the following line by substituting your directory path within the double quotes: DocumentRoot "/your/directory/path" Also change the next line: <Directory "/your/directory/path"> Restart your Apache server (if you want Apache to restart at login): $ sudo brew services restart httpd or if you don't want Apache to run as a background service: $ sudo apachectl restart Test the changes to DocumentRo...

There are two ways that you could install ( freely ) the whole MAMP stack: installing the MAMP (version 4.5) software bundle is the easiest way since it is a one-click-solution for setting up a personal webserver install each components (Apache, MySQL, and PHP) separately. This second method consists in installing Apache and PHP with Homebrew, and MySQL with the  package Installer . It is the hardest method but it enables you more control over the installation process, e.g you can install specific versions of each components, or install extra PHP extensions. NOTE:  MAMP 4.5, Apache 2.4.33, MySQL 8.0.11, PHP 7.2.7, and phpMyAdmin 4.8.2 are installed in the following tutorial Contents 1. Method 1: install the MAMP software bundle 2. Method 2: install each components (Apache, MySQL, and PHP) separately      2.1 Apache+PHP           2.1.1 Install Apache+PHP           2.1.2  Change A...