Will MAMP work if the MAMP folder is not located in the Applications directory? MAMP GmbH December 22, 2015 11:11 Updated No. In order to work properly the MAMP folder has to be located in the Applications folder. Related articles Can I use MAMP at the same time as MAMP PRO? My intl extension is missing. My phpMyAdmin does not work. Where should I store my HTML and PHP pages? I upgraded to MAMP PRO 5 and I am missing databases.