MacOs Installation Guide

Steps:

  1. Locate the ZIP file for the installer on your desktop, named WordPress Pete.zip
  2. Double-click the ZIP file to extract its contents. 
  3. Open the Install UTM.DMG FILE, and move the UTM application file into your Applications folder or an external drive (recommended)
  4. Double click WordPress Pete.utm file
  5. Once you open the UTM app, just click the ‘Play’ button to run WordPress Pete Machine.
  6. Wait for the operating system to start, when the terminal prompt for a username and password. Insert username: pete and password: pete then open your browser (Firefox recommended) and go to pete.petetesting.com

Accessing Your WordPress Site’s Files Within the Virtual Machine

Steps:

  1. Open Terminal
  2. Copy an paste the command: ssh pete@petetesting.com
  3. Insert the password: pete 

Access your WordPress Pete virtual machine files via Finder and your preferred code editor

Steps:

  1. Open Finder
  2. Click Go in the main menu
  3. Click Connect to Server
  4. Set the URL: smb://pete.petetesting.com/html and click connect
  5. Set username: pete & password: pete

ENJOY NOW

WordPress Pete Settings:

Supported PHP versions: 7.4, 8.0, 8.1