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CentOS / RHEL: Install and Configure phpMyAdminAdministration Of MySQL Database Serverby nixCraft on July 25, 2012 · 4 comments· last updated at July 25, 2012

How do I install phpMyAdmin to handle the administration of MySQL database server over the World Wide Web under Fedora /Scientific / CentOS / RHEL / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x server systems?

phpMyAdmin is a tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the World Wide Web. Most frequentlyused operations are supported by the user interface (managing databases, tables, fields, relations, indexes, users, permissions, while you stillhave the ability to directly execute any SQL statement. It comes with an intuitive web interface, support for most MySQL features.

Step #1: Turn on EPEL repophpMyAdmin is not included in default RHEL / CentOS repo. So turn on EPEL repo as described here:$ cd /tmp$ wget http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/i386/epel-release-6-7.noarch.rpm# rpm -ivh epel-release-6-5.noarch.rpm

Step #2: Install phpMyAdminType the following command:# yum search phpmyadmin# yum -y install phpmyadminSample outputs:

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Loaded plugins: rhnpluginSetting up Install ProcessResolving DependenciesThere are unfinished transactions remaining. You might consider running yum-complete-transaction first to finish them.--> Running transaction check---> Package phpMyAdmin.noarch 0:3.5.1-1.el6 will be installed--> Finished Dependency ResolutionDependencies Resolved================================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size==================================================================================================Installing: phpMyAdmin noarch 3.5.1-1.el6 epel 4.2 MTransaction Summary==================================================================================================Install 1 Package(s)Total download size: 4.2 MInstalled size: 17 MDownloading Packages:phpMyAdmin-3.5.1-1.el6.noarch.rpm | 4.2 MB 00:00Running rpm_check_debugRunning Transaction TestTransaction Test SucceededRunning Transaction Installing : phpMyAdmin-3.5.1-1.el6.noarch 1/1 Verifying : phpMyAdmin-3.5.1-1.el6.noarch 1/1Installed: phpMyAdmin.noarch 0:3.5.1-1.el6

Step #3: Configure phpMyAdminYou need to edit /etc/httpd/conf.d/phpMyAdmin.conf, enter:# vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/phpMyAdmin.confIt allows only localhost by default. You can setup HTTPD SSL as described here (mod_ssl) and allow LAN / WAN users or DBA user tomanage the database over www. Find line that read follows

Require ip 127.0.0.1

Replace with your workstation IP address:

Require ip 10.1.3.53

Again find the following line:

Allow from 127.0.0.1

Replace as follows:

Allow from 10.1.3.53

Save and close the file. Restart Apache / httpd server:# service httpd restartOpen a web browser and type the following url:https://your-server-ip/phpMyAdmin/ORhttp://your-server-ip/phpMyAdmin/Sample outputs:


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Fig.01: phpMyAdmin in Action

Please note that you will be prompted for a username and password. You need to provide your database username and password to login intothe user interface. If you want to manage all database use mysql admin user account called root. phpMyAdmin configuration file is located at/etc/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php. You can edit this file using a text editor:# vi /etc/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.phpAll directives are explained in Documentation.html and on phpMyAdmin wiki.

Check out related mediaThis tutorial is also available in video format:

(Video.01: Installing phpMyAdmin Demo)

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1 vonskippy July 26, 2012 at 1:07 am

MySQL Workbench, SQLyog, or HeidiSQL are all better tools and come without the bloat and security holes.

Or you could spend a few minutes and learn to manage MySQL via CLI and not have the boatload of security risks that phpMyAdminbrings.

I don’t get why everyone just “luvs” phpmyadmin, and yet still they wonder why/how their servers get compromised.

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2 Mac July 26, 2012 at 12:56 pm

If someone needs phpmyadmin add another alias interface (ip address) and put in a rule to only allow this through a gateway and/orip-range.

For some end users at an ISP they want this and using an ipchain you can lock it down, additional security.

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3 munin July 27, 2012 at 11:47 am

rename phpmyadmin folder = mydbconf, dbmysite, xdbxconfx, etcmove phpmyadmin to different subdomain = xdbxconfx.mydomain.comconfigure on different port = xdbxconfx.mydomain.com:5169force SSL, no root, configure limit and burst on port :5169 in iptables.

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4 gini September 10, 2012 at 8:27 am

Nice Article…thank you

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