Installing Drupal 5.3 on MAMP Results in Blank Screen

Just a quick tip for what seems to be a common problem. It looks like the issue is a simple memory limit requirement. Link to original tip

What I did to get things working:

1. Installed fresh copy of MAMP
   
2. Grabbed fresh copy of Drupal
   
3. Moved it to the right folder, usually /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/

4. Unzipped it with Apples BOMArchive Utility (NOT Stuff it), I don't know if it makes I difference, but I hear it preserves hidden files/permissions better then Stuffit
   
5. Went to the /sites/default/settings.php file, enabled read/write permissions for everyone

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