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need help phpmyadmin

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:10 pm
by slvfx
New to everything...

Installed the phpmyadmin to the server. Go to the ip address and get the request for the user name and password for phpmyadmin. The only thing I remember is putting in a password during installation on the server. Can someone give me the instructions on how I can correct this.

Running ubuntu linux, apache2 webserver, php5 and mysql

Would very much appreciate any help you could give me.

Re: need help phpmyadmin

Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 12:13 pm
by iankent
Hi :) and welcome to the forum!

The username and password phpMyAdmin is asking for is your mysql server details - if you've only just installed mysql server then it'll usually be root with no password or root and the OS root password. If your server is hosted by some company somewhere they'll more than likely have given you a mysql username/password to use, in which case, use those :)

if you've forgotten the mysql password and its your own server you'll need to login to the OS as root and access mysql from the command line to reset your password, and if its a server hosted by somebody else, they'll probably have to reset it for you

hth :)

edit:
worth mentioning, if your mysql root password is blank, it probably won't let you login using phpMyAdmin, in which case you have no option but to use the mysql command line to set your root password before going any further. See the MySQL guide here: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/ ... sions.html

Re: need help phpmyadmin

Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:18 am
by slvfx
Thank-you very much for your post. Originally I thought by root you meant my root user name on the os but after paying my learning dues I reviewed your post again and the dim bulb for a brain picked up on the valuable information you gave me. Now I begin to go down the road to learn about php and mysql.

Thanks again