How to Install Drush on a Mac Using MAMP and Composer

If you're using MAMP (Mac, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) on your Mac and want to install Drush, this article will guide you through the process of installing Drush 7 using Composer. Drush is a powerful command-line tool for managing and administering Drupal websites.

The first step in installing Drush is to open the Terminal application on your Mac. You can find Terminal in the Applications/Utilities folder or use Spotlight to search for it.

Once you have opened Terminal, type `composer global require drush/drush:7.*` and press Enter. This command will install Drush 7 using Composer.

Next, you need to add the new Drush installation to your system path so that you can run Drush from anywhere on your system. To do this, type `vi ~/.bash_profile` in the Terminal window and press Enter. This will open the `.bash_profile` file in the VI editor.

In the VI editor, type `export PATH='$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin:$PATH'` to add the new Drush installation to your system path. Then, type `:wq` and press Enter to save and quit the file.

Now, you need to update your system path by typing `source ~/.bash_profile` in the Terminal window and pressing Enter. This will update your system path to include the new Drush installation.

Once you have completed these steps, you can verify that Drush is installed by typing `drush --version` in the Terminal window and pressing Enter. You should see the version number of Drush 7 printed out.

That's it! You have successfully installed Drush on your Mac using MAMP and Composer. With Drush, you can now manage and administer your Drupal websites with ease.

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