title: Issues with File System and Settings file in Drupal clone from Github using MAMP
body: <p>I am brand new to Drupal and was looking around to find issues related to mine, but I have cloned a repo of a Drupal build so that i can collaborate with my team and also install it locally using MAMP.</p>
  
  <p>I was able to clone it successfully into my htdocs folder, but when i went through the Drupal installation process I got the following errors see below in grey since i can't post an image because I don't have a 10 reputation yet.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>File system    The directory sites/default/files is not writable. An
    automated attempt to create this directory failed, possibly due to a
    permissions problem. To proceed with the installation, either create
    the directory and modify its permissions manually or ensure that the
    installer has the permissions to create it automatically. For more
    information, see INSTALL.txt or the online handbook.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>and</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Settings file The settings file is not writable. The Drupal installer
    requires write permissions to ./sites/default/settings.php during the
    installation process. If you are unsure how to grant file permissions,
    consult the online handbook.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Naturally I don't know what this means and was wondering what kind of problems I could expect if just ignore it, or better yet how to just resolve it and not go the route of unexpected errors later.</p>
  
  <p>Any help on what this means or how it affects the install I would really appreciate.</p>
  
  <p>Finally Drupal didn't ask whether an SQL database was installed and I'm not sure if that would've installed with the clone (I suspect not) but don't really know any advice on whether i should just get the SQL file from the Admin or if it is installed would be helpful.</p>
  
  <p>Thank you.</p>