Installing phpMyAdmin on Windows
- Go to the phpMyAdmin Website and download the zip file
- Unpack the downloaded file to the web server Document root.
- Optional: Rename the directory.
- Create a copy of the file config.sample.inc.php and rename it to config.inc.php
- Open config.inc.php for editing and add/update the following
- $cfg['Server'][$i]['user'] = 'root';
- $cfg['Server'][$i]['password'] = 'root-password'
Configuring the web server for phpMyAdmin
- Open the httpd.conf file(located in the conf folder of the webserver) for editing
- Find DirectoryIndex and add index.php. This will look something like this
- DirectoryIndex index.html index.php
Configuring php for phpMyAdmin
- Open php.ini (in the System Directory) for editing
- Remove the semicolon from the line ;extension=php_mbstring.dll
- If the line does not exist, add the line.
Testing phpMyAdmin
- Restart the server
- Navigate to http://localhost:8080/phpMyAdmin/ on the browser.
- You should see the phpMyAdmin login window
- Enter the username and password in the login window.
- You should now see the phpMyAdmin Control panel