With MAMP, Mac users have access to a software stack that is quick to install and easy to use. PHP as the script language (alternatively also Perl or Python).MySQL as the database management system.Apache 2 as web server software (alternatively also NGINX).The name of the package itself is an acronym made up of the initials of the various components used:
MAMP is the name given to a particular collection of software used to manage a local web server.