In this chapter, we will concentrate on the parameters that deal with
connection and authentication. Other parameters will be discussed in the chapters
where the corresponding features are explained.
Before configuring, we can rename the directory phpMyAdmin-2.11.0-
all-languages-utf-8-only to something easier to remember,
like phpMyAdmin, phpmyadmin, admin, or whatever. This way, we
or our users will be able to visit an easily remembered URL to start
phpMyAdmin. We can also use a symbolic link if our server supports
this feature.
Configuration Principles
In versions before 2.8.0, a generic config.inc.php file was included in the
downloaded kit. Since 2.8.0, this file is no longer present in the directory structure.
Note that phpMyAdmin looks for this file in the first level directory??”the same one
where index.php is located.
Without a configuration file, phpMyAdmin uses its default settings as defined
in libraries/config.default.php and tries to connect to a MySQL server on
localhost, the same machine where the web server is running, with user root
and password NO. This is the default setup produced by most MySQL installation
procedures, even though it is not really secure. However, if our freshly installed
MySQL server still has the default root account, we will be able to login easily and
see a warning given by phpMyAdmin about such lack of security.
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