PHP set cookie localhost not working MAMP

In case you can’t set a cookie from PHP when testing locally (localhost) with MAMP, you have to check « output_buffering » in your php.ini file.

Go to the right MAMP folder  that contains the php.ini file. Be careful, there is probably several directories related to php.

On my Mac (MAMP 2.0.5), the path is :

MAMP/bin/php/php5.3.6/conf/php.ini

Default php.ini file :

Change to :

Then stop and restart MAMP !