MAMP Pro problems launching SQL Server after system clean

I’ve been building a WordPress Multiuser site for the last two months. Everything was good:

• Had a local configuration saved in MAMP using default ports (was FTP accessible) Which means I had to edit etc/host and point to site root on drive
• Had it saved MAMP’s folder structure
• Could toggle between default ports and MAMP ports for other sites in development

After the cleaning, MAMP Pro would crash at firing up the SQL Server.

I was able to fix the crash by going into terminal and modifying a line. The last line had my IP address and null just after it. So once I added wordpress.mu, or localhost, the server would start.

But to no avail. I can’t seem to recall the configuration after I’ve tampered with my MAMP settings.

• I believe I set an alias and named one of the hosts as wordpress.mu.
• I had MAMP pointing to a folder with a different title.
• The alias was local host.

And (when testing the site), I would type: localhost.localdomain/sitetitle. This is no longer working.

Can someone point me to thorough instructions or shoot me a few tips on what I should check on? While it might be an easy fix (at least I’m hoping) it’s gotten a bit over my head as I am just exhausted from researching possible solutions to problems I semi-understand.

Thanks in advance community, pals, and web scientists. I’d love to treat whomever helps me successfully to a starbucks card. 🙂