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I'm running MAMP Pro (Currently 3.5).

I would like to be able to run Apache's standard (non-SSL) TCP on multiple ports (80 and 8080) for testing.

It doesn't seem to let me do this. Adding a new TCP port to the httpd.conf doesn't do it, so I guess that MAMP Pro ignores that and replaces it with 80.

Any clues as to how I do this?

EDIT: I do have a support ticket open on this, but it can take them a while to get back, and I'm an impatient S.O.B., as I'm running on the assumption that I am [not] doing something right/wrong, and the answer is in front of my nose.

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    Just to be clear, you've specified multiple Listen ports as specified here: httpd.apache.org/docs/current/bind.html and you've completely stopped and started Apache again? What OS are you running MAMP on?
    – dan ♦
    Mar 17, 2016 at 7:25
  • Mac OS X 10.11.3 (Latest El Capitan). MAMP is 3.5 (Latest). Yes, I tried editing the httpd.conf in their "conf" directory, as well as the one in the "MAMP Templates" directory at user root. I used the MAMP start and stop to restart (not reload).
    – Chris Marshall
    Mar 17, 2016 at 10:06
  • Oh, also, just to be clear: The documented Apache binding is what I want, with both ports 80 and 8080 running. I now have to specify one or the other (or set up hosts with one or the other). I'd like to have one host, two ports. It's a convenience thing; not a showstopper, but it makes a huge difference. That's what I use for my hosted test server (also dual ports for SSL).
    – Chris Marshall
    Mar 17, 2016 at 10:32
  • Oh, I should probably mention how I workaround this now. I have additional hosts defined (server-alt.localhost, etc.) that specify 8080. The problem is that some Web apps require a fixed server name, which gets pooched when you have multiple hosts. In these cases, I need to change the port in the host, then restart. It's a mild PItA.
    – Chris Marshall
    Mar 17, 2016 at 11:50
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    I think you need to specify additional hosts/vhosts otherwise Apache doesn't know where to send requests coming on different ports to. From the above link: This is often combined with the Virtual Host feature, which determines how httpd responds to different IP addresses, hostnames and ports. I think you've got an answer here, which you can add below and accept, and if you here back differently from the developers of MAMP, then you can edit it. Thanks!
    – dan ♦
    Mar 17, 2016 at 23:47

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After conferring with Appsolute (the makers of MAMP), they informed me that I can't currently do this. They basically suggested the same thing I tried above (which didn't work); which was to edit the template file.

It's not a showstopper, and I did put in a feature request to them, so maybe this will show up in future releases.

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