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.. _faq:
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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
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================================
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Please have a look at our `Link section
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<http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/docs.php>`_ on the official
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phpMyAdmin homepage for in-depth coverage of phpMyAdmin's features and
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or interface.
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.. _faqserver:
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Server
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++++++
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.. _faq1_1:
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1.1 My server is crashing each time a specific action is required or phpMyAdmin sends a blank page or a page full of cryptic characters to my browser, what can I do?
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Try to set the :config:option:`$cfg['OBGzip']` directive to ``false`` in your
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:file:`config.inc.php` file and the ``zlib.output_compression`` directive to
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``Off`` in your php configuration file.
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.. _faq1_2:
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1.2 My Apache server crashes when using phpMyAdmin.
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---------------------------------------------------
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You should first try the latest versions of Apache (and possibly MySQL). If
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your server keeps crashing, please ask for help in the various Apache support
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groups.
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.. seealso:: :ref:`faq1_1`
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.. _faq1_3:
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1.3 (withdrawn).
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.. _faq1_4:
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1.4 Using phpMyAdmin on IIS, I'm displayed the error message: "The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers ...".
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You just forgot to read the *install.txt* file from the PHP
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distribution. Have a look at the last message in this `PHP bug report #12061
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<http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=12061>`_ from the official PHP bug
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database.
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.. _faq1_5:
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1.5 Using phpMyAdmin on IIS, I'm facing crashes and/or many error messages with the HTTP.
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This is a known problem with the PHP :term:`ISAPI` filter: it's not so stable.
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Please use instead the cookie authentication mode.
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.. _faq1_6:
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1.6 I can't use phpMyAdmin on PWS: nothing is displayed!
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This seems to be a PWS bug. Filippo Simoncini found a workaround (at
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this time there is no better fix): remove or comment the ``DOCTYPE``
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declarations (2 lines) from the scripts :file:`libraries/Header.class.php`
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and :file:`index.php`.
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.. _faq1_7:
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1.7 How can I GZip a dump or a CSV export? It does not seem to work.
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This feature is based on the ``gzencode()``
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PHP function to be more independent of the platform (Unix/Windows,
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Safe Mode or not, and so on). So, you must have Zlib support
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(``--with-zlib``).
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.. _faq1_8:
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1.8 I cannot insert a text file in a table, and I get an error about safe mode being in effect.
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Your uploaded file is saved by PHP in the "upload dir", as defined in
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:file:`php.ini` by the variable ``upload_tmp_dir`` (usually the system
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default is */tmp*). We recommend the following setup for Apache
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servers running in safe mode, to enable uploads of files while being
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reasonably secure:
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* create a separate directory for uploads: :command:`mkdir /tmp/php`
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* give ownership to the Apache server's user.group: :command:`chown
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apache.apache /tmp/php`
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* give proper permission: :command:`chmod 600 /tmp/php`
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* put ``upload_tmp_dir = /tmp/php`` in :file:`php.ini`
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* restart Apache
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.. _faq1_9:
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1.9 (withdrawn).
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.. _faq1_10:
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1.10 I'm having troubles when uploading files with phpMyAdmin running on a secure server. My browser is Internet Explorer and I'm using the Apache server.
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As suggested by "Rob M" in the phpWizard forum, add this line to your
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*httpd.conf*:
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.. code-block:: apache
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SetEnvIf User-Agent ".*MSIE.*" nokeepalive ssl-unclean-shutdown
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It seems to clear up many problems between Internet Explorer and SSL.
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.. _faq1_11:
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1.11 I get an 'open\_basedir restriction' while uploading a file from the query box.
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Since version 2.2.4, phpMyAdmin supports servers with open\_basedir
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restrictions. However you need to create temporary directory and configure it
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as :config:option:`$cfg['TempDir']`. The uploaded files will be moved there,
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and after execution of your :term:`SQL` commands, removed.
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.. _faq1_12:
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1.12 I have lost my MySQL root password, what can I do?
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-------------------------------------------------------
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The MySQL manual explains how to `reset the permissions
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<http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/resetting-permissions.html>`_.
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.. _faq1_13:
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1.13 (withdrawn).
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.. _faq1_14:
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1.14 (withdrawn).
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.. _faq1_15:
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1.15 I have problems with *mysql.user* column names.
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----------------------------------------------------
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In previous MySQL versions, the ``User`` and ``Password``columns were
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named ``user`` and ``password``. Please modify your column names to
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align with current standards.
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.. _faq1_16:
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1.16 I cannot upload big dump files (memory, HTTP or timeout problems).
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Starting with version 2.7.0, the import engine has been re–written and
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these problems should not occur. If possible, upgrade your phpMyAdmin
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to the latest version to take advantage of the new import features.
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The first things to check (or ask your host provider to check) are the
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values of ``upload_max_filesize``, ``memory_limit`` and
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``post_max_size`` in the :file:`php.ini` configuration file. All of these
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three settings limit the maximum size of data that can be submitted
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and handled by PHP. One user also said that ``post_max_size`` and
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``memory_limit`` need to be larger than ``upload_max_filesize``.
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There exist several workarounds if your upload is too big or your
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hosting provider is unwilling to change the settings:
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* Look at the :config:option:`$cfg['UploadDir']` feature. This allows one to upload a file to the server
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via scp, ftp, or your favorite file transfer method. PhpMyAdmin is
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then able to import the files from the temporary directory. More
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information is available in the :ref:`config` of this document.
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* Using a utility (such as `BigDump
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<http://www.ozerov.de/bigdump.php>`_) to split the files before
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uploading. We cannot support this or any third party applications, but
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are aware of users having success with it.
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* If you have shell (command line) access, use MySQL to import the files
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directly. You can do this by issuing the "source" command from within
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MySQL:
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.. code-block:: mysql
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source filename.sql;
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.. _faq1_17:
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1.17 Which MySQL versions does phpMyAdmin support?
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Since phpMyAdmin 3.0.x, only MySQL 5.0.1 and newer are supported. For
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older MySQL versions, you need to use the latest 2.x branch.
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phpMyAdmin can connect to your MySQL server using PHP's classic `MySQL
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extension <http://php.net/mysql>`_ as well as the `improved MySQL
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extension (MySQLi) <http://php.net/mysqli>`_ that is available in PHP
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5.0. The latter one should be used unless you have a good reason not
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to do so. When compiling PHP, we strongly recommend that you manually
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link the MySQL extension of your choice to a MySQL client library of
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at least the same minor version since the one that is bundled with
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some PHP distributions is rather old and might cause problems see
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:ref:`faq1_17a`. `MariaDB <http://mariadb.org/>`_ is also supported
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(versions 5.1 and 5.2 were tested).
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.. versionchanged:: 3.5
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Since phpMyAdmin 3.5 `Drizzle <http://www.drizzle.org/>`_ is supported.
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.. _faq1_17a:
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1.17a I cannot connect to the MySQL server. It always returns the error message, "Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client"
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You tried to access MySQL with an old MySQL client library. The
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version of your MySQL client library can be checked in your phpinfo()
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output. In general, it should have at least the same minor version as
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your server - as mentioned in :ref:`faq1_17`. This problem is
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generally caused by using MySQL version 4.1 or newer. MySQL changed
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the authentication hash and your PHP is trying to use the old method.
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The proper solution is to use the `mysqli extension
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<http://www.php.net/mysqli>`_ with the proper client library to match
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your MySQL installation. Your chosen extension is specified in
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:config:option:`$cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension']`. More
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information (and several workarounds) are located in the `MySQL
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Documentation <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/old-client.html>`_.
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.. _faq1_18:
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1.18 (withdrawn).
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.. _faq1_19:
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1.19 I can't run the "display relations" feature because the script seems not to know the font face I'm using!
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The :term:`TCPDF` library we're using for this feature requires some special
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files to use font faces. Please refers to the `TCPDF manual
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<http://www.tcpdf.org/>`_ to build these files.
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.. _faqmysql:
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1.20 I receive the error "cannot load MySQL extension, please check PHP Configuration".
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To connect to a MySQL server, PHP needs a set of MySQL functions
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called "MySQL extension". This extension may be part of the PHP
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distribution (compiled-in), otherwise it needs to be loaded
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dynamically. Its name is probably *mysql.so* or *php\_mysql.dll*.
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phpMyAdmin tried to load the extension but failed. Usually, the
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problem is solved by installing a software package called "PHP-MySQL"
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or something similar.
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There are currently two interfaces PHP provides as MySQL extensions - ``mysql``
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and ``mysqli`` and you can change which of then is being used by
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:config:option:`$cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension']`.
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.. _faq1_21:
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1.21 I am running the CGI version of PHP under Unix, and I cannot log in using cookie auth.
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In :file:`php.ini`, set ``mysql.max_links`` higher than 1.
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.. _faq1_22:
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1.22 I don't see the "Location of text file" field, so I cannot upload.
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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This is most likely because in :file:`php.ini`, your ``file_uploads``
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parameter is not set to "on".
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.. _faq1_23:
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1.23 I'm running MySQL on a Win32 machine. Each time I create a new table the table and column names are changed to lowercase!
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This happens because the MySQL directive ``lower_case_table_names``
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defaults to 1 (``ON``) in the Win32 version of MySQL. You can change
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this behavior by simply changing the directive to 0 (``OFF``): Just
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edit your ``my.ini`` file that should be located in your Windows
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directory and add the following line to the group [mysqld]:
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.. code-block:: ini
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set-variable = lower_case_table_names=0
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Next, save the file and restart the MySQL service. You can always
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check the value of this directive using the query
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.. code-block:: mysql
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SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'lower_case_table_names';
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.. _faq1_24:
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1.24 (withdrawn).
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.. _faq1_25:
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1.25 I am running Apache with mod\_gzip-1.3.26.1a on Windows XP, and I get problems, such as undefined variables when I run a SQL query.
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A tip from Jose Fandos: put a comment on the following two lines in
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httpd.conf, like this:
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.. code-block:: apache
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# mod_gzip_item_include file \.php$
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# mod_gzip_item_include mime "application/x-httpd-php.*"
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as this version of mod\_gzip on Apache (Windows) has problems handling
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PHP scripts. Of course you have to restart Apache.
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.. _faq1_26:
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1.26 I just installed phpMyAdmin in my document root of IIS but I get the error "No input file specified" when trying to run phpMyAdmin.
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This is a permission problem. Right-click on the phpmyadmin folder and
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choose properties. Under the tab Security, click on "Add" and select
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the user "IUSR\_machine" from the list. Now set his permissions and it
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should work.
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.. _faq1_27:
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1.27 I get empty page when I want to view huge page (eg. db\_structure.php with plenty of tables).
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This was caused by a `PHP bug <http://bugs.php.net/21079>`_ that occur when
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GZIP output buffering is enabled. If you turn off it (by
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:config:option:`$cfg['OBGzip']` in :file:`config.inc.php`), it should work.
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This bug will has been fixed in PHP 5.0.0.
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.. _faq1_28:
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1.28 My MySQL server sometimes refuses queries and returns the message 'Errorcode: 13'. What does this mean?
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This can happen due to a MySQL bug when having database / table names
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with upper case characters although ``lower_case_table_names`` is
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set to 1. To fix this, turn off this directive, convert all database
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and table names to lower case and turn it on again. Alternatively,
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there's a bug-fix available starting with MySQL 3.23.56 /
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4.0.11-gamma.
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.. _faq1_29:
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1.29 When I create a table or modify a column, I get an error and the columns are duplicated.
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It is possible to configure Apache in such a way that PHP has problems
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interpreting .php files.
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The problems occur when two different (and conflicting) set of
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directives are used:
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.. code-block:: apache
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SetOutputFilter PHP
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SetInputFilter PHP
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and
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.. code-block:: apache
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AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
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In the case we saw, one set of directives was in
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``/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf``, while the other set was in
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``/etc/httpd/conf/addon-modules/php.conf``. The recommended way is
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with ``AddType``, so just comment out the first set of lines and
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restart Apache:
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.. code-block:: apache
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#SetOutputFilter PHP
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#SetInputFilter PHP
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1.30 I get the error "navigation.php: Missing hash".
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This problem is known to happen when the server is running Turck
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MMCache but upgrading MMCache to version 2.3.21 solves the problem.
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.. _faq1_31:
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1.31 Does phpMyAdmin support PHP 5?
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Yes.
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Since release 4.1 phpMyAdmin supports only PHP 5.3 and newer. For PHP 5.2 you
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can use 4.0.x releases.
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.. _faq1_32:
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1.32 Can I use HTTP authentication with IIS?
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Yes. This procedure was tested with phpMyAdmin 2.6.1, PHP 4.3.9 in
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:term:`ISAPI` mode under :term:`IIS` 5.1.
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#. In your :file:`php.ini` file, set ``cgi.rfc2616_headers = 0``
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#. In ``Web Site Properties -> File/Directory Security -> Anonymous
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Access`` dialog box, check the ``Anonymous access`` checkbox and
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uncheck any other checkboxes (i.e. uncheck ``Basic authentication``,
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``Integrated Windows authentication``, and ``Digest`` if it's
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enabled.) Click ``OK``.
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#. In ``Custom Errors``, select the range of ``401;1`` through ``401;5``
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and click the ``Set to Default`` button.
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.. seealso:: :rfc:`2616`
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.. _faq1_33:
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1.33 (withdrawn).
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.. _faq1_34:
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1.34 Can I access directly to database or table pages?
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Yes. Out of the box, you can use :term:`URL` like
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http://server/phpMyAdmin/index.php?server=X&db=database&table=table&target=script.
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For ``server`` you use the server number
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which refers to the order of the server paragraph in
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:file:`config.inc.php`. Table and script parts are optional. If you want
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http://server/phpMyAdmin/database[/table][/script] :term:`URL`, you need to do some configuration. Following
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lines apply only for `Apache <http://httpd.apache.org>`_ web server.
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First make sure, that you have enabled some features within global
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configuration. You need ``Options FollowSymLinks`` and ``AllowOverride
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FileInfo`` enabled for directory where phpMyAdmin is installed and you
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need mod\_rewrite to be enabled. Then you just need to create
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following :term:`.htaccess` file in root folder of phpMyAdmin installation (don't
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forget to change directory name inside of it):
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.. code-block:: apache
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RewriteEngine On
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RewriteBase /path_to_phpMyAdmin
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RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)/([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)/([a-z_]+\.php)$ index.php?db=$1&table=$2&target=$3 [R]
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RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)/([a-z_]+\.php)$ index.php?db=$1&target=$2 [R]
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RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)/([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)$ index.php?db=$1&table=$2 [R]
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RewriteRule ^([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)$ index.php?db=$1 [R]
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.. _faq1_35:
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1.35 Can I use HTTP authentication with Apache CGI?
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Yes. However you need to pass authentication variable to :term:`CGI` using
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following rewrite rule:
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.. code-block:: apache
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RewriteEngine On
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RewriteRule .* - [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization},L]
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.. _faq1_36:
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1.36 I get an error "500 Internal Server Error".
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------------------------------------------------
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There can be many explanations to this and a look at your server's
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error log file might give a clue.
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.. _faq1_37:
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1.37 I run phpMyAdmin on cluster of different machines and password encryption in cookie auth doesn't work.
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If your cluster consist of different architectures, PHP code used for
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encryption/decryption won't work correct. This is caused by use of
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pack/unpack functions in code. Only solution is to use mcrypt
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extension which works fine in this case.
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.. _faq1_38:
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1.38 Can I use phpMyAdmin on a server on which Suhosin is enabled?
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------------------------------------------------------------------
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Yes but the default configuration values of Suhosin are known to cause
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problems with some operations, for example editing a table with many
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columns and no primary key or with textual primary key.
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Suhosin configuration might lead to malfunction in some cases and it
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can not be fully avoided as phpMyAdmin is kind of application which
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needs to transfer big amounts of columns in single HTTP request, what
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is something what Suhosin tries to prevent. Generally all
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``suhosin.request.*``, ``suhosin.post.*`` and ``suhosin.get.*``
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directives can have negative effect on phpMyAdmin usability. You can
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always find in your error logs which limit did cause dropping of
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variable, so you can diagnose the problem and adjust matching
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configuration variable.
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The default values for most Suhosin configuration options will work in
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most scenarios, however you might want to adjust at least following
|
||
parameters:
|
||
|
||
* `suhosin.request.max\_vars <http://www.hardened-
|
||
php.net/suhosin/configuration.html#suhosin.request.max_vars>`_ should
|
||
be increased (eg. 2048)
|
||
* `suhosin.post.max\_vars <http://www.hardened-
|
||
php.net/suhosin/configuration.html#suhosin.post.max_vars>`_ should be
|
||
increased (eg. 2048)
|
||
* `suhosin.request.max\_array\_index\_length <http://www.hardened-php.ne
|
||
t/suhosin/configuration.html#suhosin.request.max_array_index_length>`_
|
||
should be increased (eg. 256)
|
||
* `suhosin.post.max\_array\_index\_length <http://www.hardened-php.net/s
|
||
uhosin/configuration.html#suhosin.post.max_array_index_length>`_
|
||
should be increased (eg. 256)
|
||
* `suhosin.request.max\_totalname\_length <http://www.hardened-php.net/s
|
||
uhosin/configuration.html#suhosin.request.max_totalname_length>`_
|
||
should be increased (eg. 8192)
|
||
* `suhosin.post.max\_totalname\_length <http://www.hardened-php.net/suho
|
||
sin/configuration.html#suhosin.post.max_totalname_length>`_ should be
|
||
increased (eg. 8192)
|
||
* `suhosin.get.max\_value\_length <http://www.hardened-
|
||
php.net/suhosin/configuration.html#suhosin.get.max_value_length>`_
|
||
should be increased (eg. 1024)
|
||
* `suhosin.sql.bailout\_on\_error <http://www.hardened-
|
||
php.net/suhosin/configuration.html#suhosin.sql.bailout_on_error>`_
|
||
needs to be disabled (the default)
|
||
* `suhosin.log.\* <http://www.hardened-
|
||
php.net/suhosin/configuration.html#logging_configuration>`_ should not
|
||
include :term:`SQL`, otherwise you get big
|
||
slowdown
|
||
|
||
You can also disable the warning using the :config:option:`$cfg['SuhosinDisableWarning']`.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq1_39:
|
||
|
||
1.39 When I try to connect via https, I can log in, but then my connection is redirected back to http. What can cause this behavior?
|
||
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Be sure that you have enabled ``SSLOptions`` and ``StdEnvVars`` in
|
||
your Apache configuration.
|
||
|
||
.. seealso:: <http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_ssl.html#ssloptions>
|
||
|
||
.. _faq1_40:
|
||
|
||
1.40 When accessing phpMyAdmin via an Apache reverse proxy, cookie login does not work.
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
To be able to use cookie auth Apache must know that it has to rewrite
|
||
the set-cookie headers. Example from the Apache 2.2 documentation:
|
||
|
||
.. code-block:: apache
|
||
|
||
|
||
ProxyPass /mirror/foo/ http://backend.example.com/
|
||
ProxyPassReverse /mirror/foo/ http://backend.example.com/
|
||
ProxyPassReverseCookieDomain backend.example.com public.example.com
|
||
ProxyPassReverseCookiePath / /mirror/foo/
|
||
|
||
Note: if the backend url looks like http://host/~user/phpmyadmin, the
|
||
tilde (~) must be url encoded as %7E in the ProxyPassReverse\* lines.
|
||
This is not specific to phpmyadmin, it's just the behavior of Apache.
|
||
|
||
.. code-block:: apache
|
||
|
||
|
||
ProxyPass /mirror/foo/ http://backend.example.com/~user/phpmyadmin
|
||
ProxyPassReverse /mirror/foo/ http://backend.example.com/%7Euser/phpmyadmin
|
||
ProxyPassReverseCookiePath /%7Euser/phpmyadmin /mirror/foo
|
||
|
||
.. seealso:: <http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_proxy.html>
|
||
|
||
.. _faq1_41:
|
||
|
||
1.41 When I view a database and ask to see its privileges, I get an error about an unknown column.
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
The MySQL server's privilege tables are not up to date, you need to
|
||
run the :command:`mysql_upgrade` command on the server.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq1_42:
|
||
|
||
1.42 How can I prevent robots from accessing phpMyAdmin?
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
You can add various rules to :term:`.htaccess` to filter access based on user agent
|
||
field. This is quite easy to circumvent, but could prevent at least
|
||
some robots accessing your installation.
|
||
|
||
.. code-block:: apache
|
||
|
||
|
||
RewriteEngine on
|
||
|
||
# Allow only GET and POST verbs
|
||
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_METHOD} !^(GET|POST)$ [NC,OR]
|
||
|
||
# Ban Typical Vulnerability Scanners and others
|
||
# Kick out Script Kiddies
|
||
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^(java|curl|wget).* [NC,OR]
|
||
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^.*(libwww-perl|curl|wget|python|nikto|wkito|pikto|scan|acunetix).* [NC,OR]
|
||
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^.*(winhttp|HTTrack|clshttp|archiver|loader|email|harvest|extract|grab|miner).* [NC,OR]
|
||
|
||
# Ban Search Engines, Crawlers to your administrative panel
|
||
# No reasons to access from bots
|
||
# Ultimately Better than the useless robots.txt
|
||
# Did google respect robots.txt?
|
||
# Try google: intitle:phpMyAdmin intext:"Welcome to phpMyAdmin *.*.*" intext:"Log in" -wiki -forum -forums -questions intext:"Cookies must be enabled"
|
||
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} ^.*(AdsBot-Google|ia_archiver|Scooter|Ask.Jeeves|Baiduspider|Exabot|FAST.Enterprise.Crawler|FAST-WebCrawler|www\.neomo\.de|Gigabot|Mediapartners-Google|Google.Desktop|Feedfetcher-Google|Googlebot|heise-IT-Markt-Crawler|heritrix|ibm.com\cs/crawler|ICCrawler|ichiro|MJ12bot|MetagerBot|msnbot-NewsBlogs|msnbot|msnbot-media|NG-Search|lucene.apache.org|NutchCVS|OmniExplorer_Bot|online.link.validator|psbot0|Seekbot|Sensis.Web.Crawler|SEO.search.Crawler|Seoma.\[SEO.Crawler\]|SEOsearch|Snappy|www.urltrends.com|www.tkl.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~crawler|SynooBot|crawleradmin.t-info@telekom.de|TurnitinBot|voyager|W3.SiteSearch.Crawler|W3C-checklink|W3C_Validator|www.WISEnutbot.com|yacybot|Yahoo-MMCrawler|Yahoo\!.DE.Slurp|Yahoo\!.Slurp|YahooSeeker).* [NC]
|
||
RewriteRule .* - [F]
|
||
|
||
.. _faq1_43:
|
||
|
||
1.43 Why can't I display the structure of my table containing hundreds of columns?
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Because your PHP's ``memory_limit`` is too low; adjust it in :file:`php.ini`.
|
||
|
||
.. _faqconfig:
|
||
|
||
Configuration
|
||
+++++++++++++
|
||
|
||
.. _faq2_1:
|
||
|
||
2.1 The error message "Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by ..." is displayed, what's the problem?
|
||
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Edit your :file:`config.inc.php` file and ensure there is nothing (I.E. no
|
||
blank lines, no spaces, no characters...) neither before the ``<?php`` tag at
|
||
the beginning, neither after the ``?>`` tag at the end. We also got a report
|
||
from a user under :term:`IIS`, that used a zipped distribution kit: the file
|
||
:file:`libraries/Config.class.php` contained an end-of-line character (hex 0A)
|
||
at the end; removing this character cleared his errors.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq2_2:
|
||
|
||
2.2 phpMyAdmin can't connect to MySQL. What's wrong?
|
||
----------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Either there is an error with your PHP setup or your username/password
|
||
is wrong. Try to make a small script which uses mysql\_connect and see
|
||
if it works. If it doesn't, it may be you haven't even compiled MySQL
|
||
support into PHP.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq2_3:
|
||
|
||
2.3 The error message "Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (111) ..." is displayed. What can I do?
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
For RedHat users, Harald Legner suggests this on the mailing list:
|
||
|
||
On my RedHat-Box the socket of MySQL is */var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock*.
|
||
In your :file:`php.ini` you will find a line
|
||
|
||
.. code-block:: ini
|
||
|
||
mysql.default_socket = /tmp/mysql.sock
|
||
|
||
change it to
|
||
|
||
.. code-block:: ini
|
||
|
||
mysql.default_socket = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
|
||
|
||
Then restart apache and it will work.
|
||
|
||
Here is a fix suggested by Brad Ummer:
|
||
|
||
* First, you need to determine what socket is being used by MySQL. To do
|
||
this, telnet to your server and go to the MySQL bin directory. In this
|
||
directory there should be a file named *mysqladmin*. Type
|
||
``./mysqladmin variables``, and this should give you a bunch of info
|
||
about your MySQL server, including the socket (*/tmp/mysql.sock*, for
|
||
example).
|
||
* Then, you need to tell PHP to use this socket. To do this in
|
||
phpMyAdmin, you need to complete the socket information in the
|
||
:file:`config.inc.php`. For example:
|
||
:config:option:`$cfg['Servers'][$i]['socket']` Please also make sure that
|
||
the permissions of this file allow to be readable by your webserver (i.e.
|
||
'0755').
|
||
|
||
Have also a look at the `corresponding section of the MySQL
|
||
documentation <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/en/can-not-connect-to-
|
||
server.html>`_.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq2_4:
|
||
|
||
2.4 Nothing is displayed by my browser when I try to run phpMyAdmin, what can I do?
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Try to set the :config:option:`$cfg['OBGzip']` directive to ``false`` in the phpMyAdmin configuration
|
||
file. It helps sometime. Also have a look at your PHP version number:
|
||
if it contains "b" or "alpha" it means you're running a testing
|
||
version of PHP. That's not a so good idea, please upgrade to a plain
|
||
revision.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq2_5:
|
||
|
||
2.5 Each time I want to insert or change a row or drop a database or a table, an error 404 (page not found) is displayed or, with HTTP or cookie authentication, I'm asked to log in again. What's wrong?
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Check the value you set for the :config:option:`$cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri']` directive in the phpMyAdmin
|
||
configuration file.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq2_6:
|
||
|
||
2.6 I get an "Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: YES)"-error when trying to access a MySQL-Server on a host which is port-forwarded for my localhost.
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
When you are using a port on your localhost, which you redirect via
|
||
port-forwarding to another host, MySQL is not resolving the localhost
|
||
as expected. Erik Wasser explains: The solution is: if your host is
|
||
"localhost" MySQL (the command line tool :command:`mysql` as well) always
|
||
tries to use the socket connection for speeding up things. And that
|
||
doesn't work in this configuration with port forwarding. If you enter
|
||
"127.0.0.1" as hostname, everything is right and MySQL uses the
|
||
:term:`TCP` connection.
|
||
|
||
.. _faqthemes:
|
||
|
||
2.7 Using and creating themes
|
||
-----------------------------
|
||
|
||
Themes are configured with :config:option:`$cfg['ThemePath']`,
|
||
:config:option:`$cfg['ThemeManager']` and :config:option:`$cfg['ThemeDefault']`.
|
||
Under :config:option:`$cfg['ThemePath']`, you should not delete the
|
||
directory ``pmahomme`` or its underlying structure, because this is the
|
||
system theme used by phpMyAdmin. ``pmahomme`` contains all images and
|
||
styles, for backwards compatibility and for all themes that would not
|
||
include images or css-files. If :config:option:`$cfg['ThemeManager']`
|
||
is enabled, you can select your favorite theme on the main page. Your selected
|
||
theme will be stored in a cookie.
|
||
|
||
To create a theme:
|
||
|
||
* make a new subdirectory (for example "your\_theme\_name") under :config:option:`$cfg['ThemePath']` (by
|
||
default ``themes``)
|
||
* copy the files and directories from ``pmahomme`` to "your\_theme\_name"
|
||
* edit the css-files in "your\_theme\_name/css"
|
||
* put your new images in "your\_theme\_name/img"
|
||
* edit :file:`layout.inc.php` in "your\_theme\_name"
|
||
* edit :file:`info.inc.php` in "your\_theme\_name" to contain your chosen
|
||
theme name, that will be visible in user interface
|
||
* make a new screenshot of your theme and save it under
|
||
"your\_theme\_name/screen.png"
|
||
|
||
In theme directory there is file :file:`info.inc.php` which contains theme
|
||
verbose name, theme generation and theme version. These versions and
|
||
generations are enumerated from 1 and do not have any direct
|
||
dependence on phpMyAdmin version. Themes within same generation should
|
||
be backwards compatible - theme with version 2 should work in
|
||
phpMyAdmin requiring version 1. Themes with different generation are
|
||
incompatible.
|
||
|
||
If you do not want to use your own symbols and buttons, remove the
|
||
directory "img" in "your\_theme\_name". phpMyAdmin will use the
|
||
default icons and buttons (from the system-theme ``pmahomme``).
|
||
|
||
.. _faqmissingparameters:
|
||
|
||
2.8 I get "Missing parameters" errors, what can I do?
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Here are a few points to check:
|
||
|
||
* In :file:`config.inc.php`, try to leave the :config:option:`$cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri']` directive empty. See also
|
||
:ref:`faq4_7`.
|
||
* Maybe you have a broken PHP installation or you need to upgrade your
|
||
Zend Optimizer. See <http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=31134>.
|
||
* If you are using Hardened PHP with the ini directive
|
||
``varfilter.max_request_variables`` set to the default (200) or
|
||
another low value, you could get this error if your table has a high
|
||
number of columns. Adjust this setting accordingly. (Thanks to Klaus
|
||
Dorninger for the hint).
|
||
* In the :file:`php.ini` directive ``arg_separator.input``, a value of ";"
|
||
will cause this error. Replace it with "&;".
|
||
* If you are using `Hardened-PHP <http://www.hardened-php.net/>`_, you
|
||
might want to increase `request limits <http://www.hardened-
|
||
php.net/hphp/troubleshooting.html>`_.
|
||
* The directory specified in the :file:`php.ini` directive
|
||
``session.save_path`` does not exist or is read-only.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq2_9:
|
||
|
||
2.9 Seeing an upload progress bar
|
||
---------------------------------
|
||
|
||
To be able to see a progress bar during your uploads, your server must
|
||
have the `APC <http://pecl.php.net/package/APC>`_ extension, the
|
||
`uploadprogress <http://pecl.php.net/package/uploadprogress>`_ one, or
|
||
you must be running PHP 5.4.0 or higher. Moreover, the JSON extension
|
||
has to be enabled in your PHP.
|
||
|
||
If using APC, you must set ``apc.rfc1867`` to ``on`` in your :file:`php.ini`.
|
||
|
||
If using PHP 5.4.0 or higher, you must set
|
||
``session.upload_progress.enabled`` to ``1`` in your :file:`php.ini`. However,
|
||
starting from phpMyAdmin version 4.0.4, session-based upload progress has
|
||
been temporarily deactivated due to its problematic behavior.
|
||
|
||
.. seealso:: :rfc:`1867`
|
||
|
||
.. _faqlimitations:
|
||
|
||
Known limitations
|
||
+++++++++++++++++
|
||
|
||
.. _login_bug:
|
||
|
||
3.1 When using HTTP authentication, a user who logged out can not log in again in with the same nick.
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
This is related to the authentication mechanism (protocol) used by
|
||
phpMyAdmin. To bypass this problem: just close all the opened browser
|
||
windows and then go back to phpMyAdmin. You should be able to log in
|
||
again.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_2:
|
||
|
||
3.2 When dumping a large table in compressed mode, I get a memory limit error or a time limit error.
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Compressed dumps are built in memory and because of this are limited
|
||
to php's memory limit. For GZip/BZip2 exports this can be overcome
|
||
since 2.5.4 using :config:option:`$cfg['CompressOnFly']` (enabled by default).
|
||
Zip exports can not be handled this way, so if you need Zip files for larger
|
||
dump, you have to use another way.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_3:
|
||
|
||
3.3 With InnoDB tables, I lose foreign key relationships when I rename a table or a column.
|
||
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
This is an InnoDB bug, see <http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=21704>.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_4:
|
||
|
||
3.4 I am unable to import dumps I created with the mysqldump tool bundled with the MySQL server distribution.
|
||
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
The problem is that older versions of ``mysqldump`` created invalid
|
||
comments like this:
|
||
|
||
.. code-block:: mysql
|
||
|
||
|
||
-- MySQL dump 8.22
|
||
--
|
||
-- Host: localhost Database: database
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------
|
||
-- Server version 3.23.54
|
||
|
||
The invalid part of the code is the horizontal line made of dashes
|
||
that appears once in every dump created with mysqldump. If you want to
|
||
run your dump you have to turn it into valid MySQL. This means, you
|
||
have to add a whitespace after the first two dashes of the line or add
|
||
a # before it: ``-- -------------------------------------------------------`` or
|
||
``#---------------------------------------------------------``
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_5:
|
||
|
||
3.5 When using nested folders, multiple hierarchies are displayed in a wrong manner.
|
||
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Please note that you should not use the separating string multiple
|
||
times without any characters between them, or at the beginning/end of
|
||
your table name. If you have to, think about using another
|
||
TableSeparator or disabling that feature.
|
||
|
||
.. seealso:: :config:option:`$cfg['NavigationTreeTableSeparator']`
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_6:
|
||
|
||
3.6 What is currently not supported in phpMyAdmin about InnoDB?
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
In Relation view, having more than one index column in the foreign key. In Query-by-
|
||
example (Query), automatic generation of the query LEFT JOIN from the
|
||
foreign table.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_7:
|
||
|
||
3.7 I have table with many (100+) columns and when I try to browse table I get series of errors like "Warning: unable to parse url". How can this be fixed?
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Your table neither have a primary key nor an unique one, so we must
|
||
use a long expression to identify this row. This causes problems to
|
||
parse\_url function. The workaround is to create a primary or unique
|
||
key.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_8:
|
||
|
||
3.8 I cannot use (clickable) HTML-forms in columns where I put a MIME-Transformation onto!
|
||
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Due to a surrounding form-container (for multi-row delete checkboxes),
|
||
no nested forms can be put inside the table where phpMyAdmin displays
|
||
the results. You can, however, use any form inside of a table if keep
|
||
the parent form-container with the target to tbl\_row\_delete.php and
|
||
just put your own input-elements inside. If you use a custom submit
|
||
input field, the form will submit itself to the displaying page again,
|
||
where you can validate the $HTTP\_POST\_VARS in a transformation. For
|
||
a tutorial on how to effectively use transformations, see our `Link
|
||
section <http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/docs.php>`_ on the
|
||
official phpMyAdmin-homepage.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_9:
|
||
|
||
3.9 I get error messages when using "--sql\_mode=ANSI" for the MySQL server.
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
When MySQL is running in ANSI-compatibility mode, there are some major
|
||
differences in how :term:`SQL` is structured (see
|
||
<http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/ansi-mode.html>). Most important of all, the
|
||
quote-character (") is interpreted as an identifier quote character and not as
|
||
a string quote character, which makes many internal phpMyAdmin operations into
|
||
invalid :term:`SQL` statements. There is no
|
||
workaround to this behaviour. News to this item will be posted in `Bug report
|
||
#1013 <https://sourceforge.net/p/phpmyadmin/bugs/1013/>`_.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_10:
|
||
|
||
3.10 Homonyms and no primary key: When the results of a SELECT display more that one column with the same value (for example ``SELECT lastname from employees where firstname like 'A%'`` and two "Smith" values are displayed), if I click Edit I cannot be sure that I am editing the intended row.
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Please make sure that your table has a primary key, so that phpMyAdmin
|
||
can use it for the Edit and Delete links.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_11:
|
||
|
||
3.11 The number of rows for InnoDB tables is not correct.
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
phpMyAdmin uses a quick method to get the row count, and this method only
|
||
returns an approximate count in the case of InnoDB tables. See
|
||
:config:option:`$cfg['MaxExactCount']` for a way to modify those results, but
|
||
this could have a serious impact on performance.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_12:
|
||
|
||
3.12 (withdrawn).
|
||
-----------------
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_13:
|
||
|
||
3.13 I get an error when entering ``USE`` followed by a db name containing an hyphen.
|
||
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
The tests I have made with MySQL 5.1.49 shows that the API does not
|
||
accept this syntax for the USE command.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_14:
|
||
|
||
3.14 I am not able to browse a table when I don't have the right to SELECT one of the columns.
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
This has been a known limitation of phpMyAdmin since the beginning and
|
||
it's not likely to be solved in the future.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_15:
|
||
|
||
3.15 (withdrawn).
|
||
-----------------
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_16:
|
||
|
||
3.16 (withdrawn).
|
||
-----------------
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_17:
|
||
|
||
3.17 (withdrawn).
|
||
-----------------
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_18:
|
||
|
||
3.18 When I import a CSV file that contains multiple tables, they are lumped together into a single table.
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
There is no reliable way to differentiate tables in :term:`CSV` format. For the
|
||
time being, you will have to break apart :term:`CSV` files containing multiple
|
||
tables.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_19:
|
||
|
||
3.19 When I import a file and have phpMyAdmin determine the appropriate data structure it only uses int, decimal, and varchar types.
|
||
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Currently, the import type-detection system can only assign these
|
||
MySQL types to columns. In future, more will likely be added but for
|
||
the time being you will have to edit the structure to your liking
|
||
post-import. Also, you should note the fact that phpMyAdmin will use
|
||
the size of the largest item in any given column as the column size
|
||
for the appropriate type. If you know you will be adding larger items
|
||
to that column then you should manually adjust the column sizes
|
||
accordingly. This is done for the sake of efficiency.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq3_20:
|
||
|
||
3.20 After upgrading, some bookmarks are gone or their content cannot be shown.
|
||
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
At some point, the character set used to store bookmark content has changed.
|
||
It's better to recreate your bookmark from the newer phpMyAdmin version.
|
||
|
||
.. _faqmultiuser:
|
||
|
||
ISPs, multi-user installations
|
||
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
|
||
|
||
.. _faq4_1:
|
||
|
||
4.1 I'm an ISP. Can I setup one central copy of phpMyAdmin or do I need to install it for each customer?
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Since version 2.0.3, you can setup a central copy of phpMyAdmin for all your
|
||
users. The development of this feature was kindly sponsored by NetCologne GmbH.
|
||
This requires a properly setup MySQL user management and phpMyAdmin
|
||
:term:`HTTP` or cookie authentication.
|
||
|
||
.. seealso:: :ref:`authentication_modes`
|
||
|
||
.. _faq4_2:
|
||
|
||
4.2 What's the preferred way of making phpMyAdmin secure against evil access?
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
This depends on your system. If you're running a server which cannot be
|
||
accessed by other people, it's sufficient to use the directory protection
|
||
bundled with your webserver (with Apache you can use :term:`.htaccess` files,
|
||
for example). If other people have telnet access to your server, you should use
|
||
phpMyAdmin's :term:`HTTP` or cookie authentication features.
|
||
|
||
Suggestions:
|
||
|
||
* Your :file:`config.inc.php` file should be ``chmod 660``.
|
||
* All your phpMyAdmin files should be chown -R phpmy.apache, where phpmy
|
||
is a user whose password is only known to you, and apache is the group
|
||
under which Apache runs.
|
||
* Follow security recommendations for PHP and your webserver.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq4_3:
|
||
|
||
4.3 I get errors about not being able to include a file in */lang* or in */libraries*.
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Check :file:`php.ini`, or ask your sysadmin to check it. The
|
||
``include_path`` must contain "." somewhere in it, and
|
||
``open_basedir``, if used, must contain "." and "./lang" to allow
|
||
normal operation of phpMyAdmin.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq4_4:
|
||
|
||
4.4 phpMyAdmin always gives "Access denied" when using HTTP authentication.
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
This could happen for several reasons:
|
||
|
||
* :config:option:`$cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser']` and/or :config:option:`$cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass']` are wrong.
|
||
* The username/password you specify in the login dialog are invalid.
|
||
* You have already setup a security mechanism for the phpMyAdmin-
|
||
directory, eg. a :term:`.htaccess` file. This would interfere with phpMyAdmin's
|
||
authentication, so remove it.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq4_5:
|
||
|
||
4.5 Is it possible to let users create their own databases?
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Starting with 2.2.5, in the user management page, you can enter a
|
||
wildcard database name for a user (for example "joe%"), and put the
|
||
privileges you want. For example, adding ``SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE,
|
||
DELETE, CREATE, DROP, INDEX, ALTER`` would let a user create/manage
|
||
his/her database(s).
|
||
|
||
.. _faq4_6:
|
||
|
||
4.6 How can I use the Host-based authentication additions?
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
If you have existing rules from an old :term:`.htaccess` file, you can take them and
|
||
add a username between the ``'deny'``/``'allow'`` and ``'from'``
|
||
strings. Using the username wildcard of ``'%'`` would be a major
|
||
benefit here if your installation is suited to using it. Then you can
|
||
just add those updated lines into the
|
||
:config:option:`$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowDeny']['rules']` array.
|
||
|
||
If you want a pre-made sample, you can try this fragment. It stops the
|
||
'root' user from logging in from any networks other than the private
|
||
network :term:`IP` blocks.
|
||
|
||
.. code-block:: php
|
||
|
||
|
||
//block root from logging in except from the private networks
|
||
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowDeny']['order'] = 'deny,allow';
|
||
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowDeny']['rules'] = array(
|
||
'deny root from all',
|
||
'allow root from localhost',
|
||
'allow root from 10.0.0.0/8',
|
||
'allow root from 192.168.0.0/16',
|
||
'allow root from 172.16.0.0/12',
|
||
);
|
||
|
||
.. _faq4_7:
|
||
|
||
4.7 Authentication window is displayed more than once, why?
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
This happens if you are using a :term:`URL` to start phpMyAdmin which is
|
||
different than the one set in your :config:option:`$cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri']`. For
|
||
example, a missing "www", or entering with an :term:`IP` address while a domain
|
||
name is defined in the config file.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq4_8:
|
||
|
||
4.8 Which parameters can I use in the URL that starts phpMyAdmin?
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
When starting phpMyAdmin, you can use the ``db``, ``pma_username``,
|
||
``pma_password`` and ``server`` parameters. This last one can contain
|
||
either the numeric host index (from ``$i`` of the configuration file)
|
||
or one of the host names present in the configuration file. Using
|
||
``pma_username`` and ``pma_password`` has been tested along with the
|
||
usage of 'cookie' ``auth_type``.
|
||
|
||
.. _faqbrowsers:
|
||
|
||
Browsers or client OS
|
||
+++++++++++++++++++++
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_1:
|
||
|
||
5.1 I get an out of memory error, and my controls are non-functional, when trying to create a table with more than 14 columns.
|
||
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
We could reproduce this problem only under Win98/98SE. Testing under
|
||
WinNT4 or Win2K, we could easily create more than 60 columns. A
|
||
workaround is to create a smaller number of columns, then come back to
|
||
your table properties and add the other columns.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_2:
|
||
|
||
5.2 With Xitami 2.5b4, phpMyAdmin won't process form fields.
|
||
------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
This is not a phpMyAdmin problem but a Xitami known bug: you'll face
|
||
it with each script/website that use forms. Upgrade or downgrade your
|
||
Xitami server.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_3:
|
||
|
||
5.3 I have problems dumping tables with Konqueror (phpMyAdmin 2.2.2).
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
With Konqueror 2.1.1: plain dumps, zip and GZip dumps work ok, except
|
||
that the proposed file name for the dump is always 'tbl\_dump.php'.
|
||
Bzip2 dumps don't seem to work. With Konqueror 2.2.1: plain dumps
|
||
work; zip dumps are placed into the user's temporary directory, so
|
||
they must be moved before closing Konqueror, or else they disappear.
|
||
GZip dumps give an error message. Testing needs to be done for
|
||
Konqueror 2.2.2.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_4:
|
||
|
||
5.4 I can't use the cookie authentication mode because Internet Explorer never stores the cookies.
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
MS Internet Explorer seems to be really buggy about cookies, at least
|
||
till version 6.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_5:
|
||
|
||
5.5 In Internet Explorer 5.0, I get JavaScript errors when browsing my rows.
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Upgrade to at least Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_6:
|
||
|
||
5.6 In Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5 or 6.0, I get an error (like "Page not found") when trying to modify a row in a table with many columns, or with a text column.
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Your table neither have a primary key nor an unique one, so we must use a long
|
||
:term:`URL` to identify this row. There is a limit on the length of the
|
||
:term:`URL` in those browsers, and this not happen in Netscape, for example.
|
||
The workaround is to create a primary or unique key, or use another browser.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_7:
|
||
|
||
5.7 I refresh (reload) my browser, and come back to the welcome page.
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Some browsers support right-clicking into the frame you want to
|
||
refresh, just do this in the right frame.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_8:
|
||
|
||
5.8 With Mozilla 0.9.7 I have problems sending a query modified in the query box.
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Looks like a Mozilla bug: 0.9.6 was OK. We will keep an eye on future
|
||
Mozilla versions.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_9:
|
||
|
||
5.9 With Mozilla 0.9.? to 1.0 and Netscape 7.0-PR1 I can't type a whitespace in the SQL-Query edit area: the page scrolls down.
|
||
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
This is a Mozilla bug (see bug #26882 at `BugZilla
|
||
<http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/>`_).
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_10:
|
||
|
||
5.10 With Netscape 4.75 I get empty rows between each row of data in a CSV exported file.
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
This is a known Netscape 4.75 bug: it adds some line feeds when
|
||
exporting data in octet-stream mode. Since we can't detect the
|
||
specific Netscape version, we cannot workaround this bug.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_11:
|
||
|
||
5.11 Extended-ASCII characters like German umlauts are displayed wrong.
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Please ensure that you have set your browser's character set to the
|
||
one of the language file you have selected on phpMyAdmin's start page.
|
||
Alternatively, you can try the auto detection mode that is supported
|
||
by the recent versions of the most browsers.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_12:
|
||
|
||
5.12 Mac OS X Safari browser changes special characters to "?".
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
This issue has been reported by a :term:`Mac OS X` user, who adds that Chimera,
|
||
Netscape and Mozilla do not have this problem.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_13:
|
||
|
||
5.13 With Internet Explorer 5.5 or 6, and HTTP authentication type, I cannot manage two servers: I log in to the first one, then the other one, but if I switch back to the first, I have to log in on each operation.
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
This is a bug in Internet Explorer, other browsers do not behave this
|
||
way.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_14:
|
||
|
||
5.14 Using Opera6, I can manage to get to the authentication, but nothing happens after that, only a blank screen.
|
||
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Please upgrade to Opera7 at least.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_15:
|
||
|
||
5.15 I have display problems with Safari.
|
||
-----------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Please upgrade to at least version 1.2.3.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_16:
|
||
|
||
5.16 With Internet Explorer, I get "Access is denied" Javascript errors. Or I cannot make phpMyAdmin work under Windows.
|
||
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Please check the following points:
|
||
|
||
* Maybe you have defined your :config:option:`$cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri']` setting in
|
||
:file:`config.inc.php` to an :term:`IP` address and you are starting phpMyAdmin
|
||
with a :term:`URL` containing a domain name, or the reverse situation.
|
||
* Security settings in IE and/or Microsoft Security Center are too high,
|
||
thus blocking scripts execution.
|
||
* The Windows Firewall is blocking Apache and MySQL. You must allow
|
||
:term:`HTTP` ports (80 or 443) and MySQL
|
||
port (usually 3306) in the "in" and "out" directions.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_17:
|
||
|
||
5.17 With Firefox, I cannot delete rows of data or drop a database.
|
||
-------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Many users have confirmed that the Tabbrowser Extensions plugin they
|
||
installed in their Firefox is causing the problem.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_18:
|
||
|
||
5.18 With Konqueror 4.2.x an invalid ``LIMIT`` clause is generated when I browse a table.
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
This happens only when both of these conditions are met: using the
|
||
``http`` authentication mode and ``register_globals`` being set to
|
||
``On`` on the server. It seems to be a browser-specific problem;
|
||
meanwhile use the ``cookie`` authentication mode.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq5_19:
|
||
|
||
5.19 I get JavaScript errors in my browser.
|
||
-------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Issues have been reported with some combinations of browser
|
||
extensions. To troubleshoot, disable all extensions then clear your
|
||
browser cache to see if the problem goes away.
|
||
|
||
.. _faqusing:
|
||
|
||
Using phpMyAdmin
|
||
++++++++++++++++
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_1:
|
||
|
||
6.1 I can't insert new rows into a table / I can't create a table - MySQL brings up a SQL error.
|
||
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Examine the :term:`SQL` error with care.
|
||
Often the problem is caused by specifying a wrong column-type. Common
|
||
errors include:
|
||
|
||
* Using ``VARCHAR`` without a size argument
|
||
* Using ``TEXT`` or ``BLOB`` with a size argument
|
||
|
||
Also, look at the syntax chapter in the MySQL manual to confirm that
|
||
your syntax is correct.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_2:
|
||
|
||
6.2 When I create a table, I set an index for two columns and phpMyAdmin generates only one index with those two columns.
|
||
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
This is the way to create a multi-columns index. If you want two
|
||
indexes, create the first one when creating the table, save, then
|
||
display the table properties and click the Index link to create the
|
||
other index.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_3:
|
||
|
||
6.3 How can I insert a null value into my table?
|
||
------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Since version 2.2.3, you have a checkbox for each column that can be
|
||
null. Before 2.2.3, you had to enter "null", without the quotes, as
|
||
the column's value. Since version 2.5.5, you have to use the checkbox
|
||
to get a real NULL value, so if you enter "NULL" this means you want a
|
||
literal NULL in the column, and not a NULL value (this works in PHP4).
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_4:
|
||
|
||
6.4 How can I backup my database or table?
|
||
------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Click on a database or table name in the navigation panel, the properties will
|
||
be displayed. Then on the menu, click "Export", you can dump the structure, the
|
||
data, or both. This will generate standard :term:`SQL` statements that can be
|
||
used to recreate your database/table. You will need to choose "Save as file",
|
||
so that phpMyAdmin can transmit the resulting dump to your station. Depending
|
||
on your PHP configuration, you will see options to compress the dump. See also
|
||
the :config:option:`$cfg['ExecTimeLimit']` configuration variable. For
|
||
additional help on this subject, look for the word "dump" in this document.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_5:
|
||
|
||
6.5 How can I restore (upload) my database or table using a dump? How can I run a ".sql" file?
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Click on a database name in the navigation panel, the properties will
|
||
be displayed. Select "Import" from the list of tabs in the right–hand
|
||
frame (or ":term:`SQL`" if your phpMyAdmin
|
||
version is previous to 2.7.0). In the "Location of the text file"
|
||
section, type in the path to your dump filename, or use the Browse
|
||
button. Then click Go. With version 2.7.0, the import engine has been
|
||
re–written, if possible it is suggested that you upgrade to take
|
||
advantage of the new features. For additional help on this subject,
|
||
look for the word "upload" in this document.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_6:
|
||
|
||
6.6 How can I use the relation table in Query-by-example?
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Here is an example with the tables persons, towns and countries, all
|
||
located in the database "mydb". If you don't have a ``pma__relation``
|
||
table, create it as explained in the configuration section. Then
|
||
create the example tables:
|
||
|
||
.. code-block:: mysql
|
||
|
||
|
||
CREATE TABLE REL_countries (
|
||
country_code char(1) NOT NULL default '',
|
||
description varchar(10) NOT NULL default '',
|
||
PRIMARY KEY (country_code)
|
||
) TYPE=MyISAM;
|
||
|
||
INSERT INTO REL_countries VALUES ('C', 'Canada');
|
||
|
||
CREATE TABLE REL_persons (
|
||
id tinyint(4) NOT NULL auto_increment,
|
||
person_name varchar(32) NOT NULL default '',
|
||
town_code varchar(5) default '0',
|
||
country_code char(1) NOT NULL default '',
|
||
PRIMARY KEY (id)
|
||
) TYPE=MyISAM;
|
||
|
||
INSERT INTO REL_persons VALUES (11, 'Marc', 'S', '');
|
||
INSERT INTO REL_persons VALUES (15, 'Paul', 'S', 'C');
|
||
|
||
CREATE TABLE REL_towns (
|
||
town_code varchar(5) NOT NULL default '0',
|
||
description varchar(30) NOT NULL default '',
|
||
PRIMARY KEY (town_code)
|
||
) TYPE=MyISAM;
|
||
|
||
INSERT INTO REL_towns VALUES ('S', 'Sherbrooke');
|
||
INSERT INTO REL_towns VALUES ('M', 'Montréal');
|
||
|
||
To setup appropriate links and display information:
|
||
|
||
* on table "REL\_persons" click Structure, then Relation view
|
||
* for "town\_code", choose from dropdowns, "mydb", "REL\_towns", "code"
|
||
for foreign database, table and column respectively
|
||
* for "country\_code", choose from dropdowns, "mydb", "REL\_countries",
|
||
"country\_code" for foreign database, table and column respectively
|
||
* on table "REL\_towns" click Structure, then Relation view
|
||
* in "Choose column to display", choose "description"
|
||
* repeat the two previous steps for table "REL\_countries"
|
||
|
||
Then test like this:
|
||
|
||
* Click on your db name in the navigation panel
|
||
* Choose "Query"
|
||
* Use tables: persons, towns, countries
|
||
* Click "Update query"
|
||
* In the columns row, choose persons.person\_name and click the "Show"
|
||
tickbox
|
||
* Do the same for towns.description and countries.descriptions in the
|
||
other 2 columns
|
||
* Click "Update query" and you will see in the query box that the
|
||
correct joins have been generated
|
||
* Click "Submit query"
|
||
|
||
.. _faqdisplay:
|
||
|
||
6.7 How can I use the "display column" feature?
|
||
-----------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Starting from the previous example, create the ``pma__table_info`` as
|
||
explained in the configuration section, then browse your persons
|
||
table, and move the mouse over a town code or country code. See also
|
||
:ref:`faq6_21` for an additional feature that "display column"
|
||
enables: drop-down list of possible values.
|
||
|
||
.. _faqpdf:
|
||
|
||
6.8 How can I produce a PDF schema of my database?
|
||
--------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
First the configuration variables "relation", "table\_coords" and
|
||
"pdf\_pages" have to be filled in. Then you need to think about your
|
||
schema layout. Which tables will go on which pages?
|
||
|
||
* Select your database in the navigation panel.
|
||
* Choose "Operations" in the navigation bar at the top.
|
||
* Choose "Edit :term:`PDF` Pages" near the
|
||
bottom of the page.
|
||
* Enter a name for the first :term:`PDF` page
|
||
and click Go. If you like, you can use the "automatic layout," which
|
||
will put all your linked tables onto the new page.
|
||
* Select the name of the new page (making sure the Edit radio button is
|
||
selected) and click Go.
|
||
* Select a table from the list, enter its coordinates and click Save.
|
||
Coordinates are relative; your diagram will be automatically scaled to
|
||
fit the page. When initially placing tables on the page, just pick any
|
||
coordinates -- say, 50x50. After clicking Save, you can then use the
|
||
:ref:`wysiwyg` to position the element correctly.
|
||
* When you'd like to look at your :term:`PDF`, first be sure to click the Save
|
||
button beneath the list of tables and coordinates, to save any changes you
|
||
made there. Then scroll all the way down, select the :term:`PDF` options you
|
||
want, and click Go.
|
||
* Internet Explorer for Windows may suggest an incorrect filename when
|
||
you try to save a generated :term:`PDF`.
|
||
When saving a generated :term:`PDF`, be
|
||
sure that the filename ends in ".pdf", for example "schema.pdf".
|
||
Browsers on other operating systems, and other browsers on Windows, do
|
||
not have this problem.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_9:
|
||
|
||
6.9 phpMyAdmin is changing the type of one of my columns!
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
No, it's MySQL that is doing `silent column type changing
|
||
<http://dev.mysql.com/doc/en/silent-column-changes.html>`_.
|
||
|
||
.. _underscore:
|
||
|
||
6.10 When creating a privilege, what happens with underscores in the database name?
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
If you do not put a backslash before the underscore, this is a
|
||
wildcard grant, and the underscore means "any character". So, if the
|
||
database name is "john\_db", the user would get rights to john1db,
|
||
john2db ... If you put a backslash before the underscore, it means
|
||
that the database name will have a real underscore.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_11:
|
||
|
||
6.11 What is the curious symbol ø in the statistics pages?
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
It means "average".
|
||
|
||
.. _faqexport:
|
||
|
||
6.12 I want to understand some Export options.
|
||
----------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
**Structure:**
|
||
|
||
* "Add DROP TABLE" will add a line telling MySQL to `drop the table
|
||
<http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/drop-table.html>`_, if it already
|
||
exists during the import. It does NOT drop the table after your
|
||
export, it only affects the import file.
|
||
* "If Not Exists" will only create the table if it doesn't exist.
|
||
Otherwise, you may get an error if the table name exists but has a
|
||
different structure.
|
||
* "Add AUTO\_INCREMENT value" ensures that AUTO\_INCREMENT value (if
|
||
any) will be included in backup.
|
||
* "Enclose table and column names with backquotes" ensures that column
|
||
and table names formed with special characters are protected.
|
||
* "Add into comments" includes column comments, relations, and MIME
|
||
types set in the pmadb in the dump as :term:`SQL` comments
|
||
(*/\* xxx \*/*).
|
||
|
||
**Data:**
|
||
|
||
* "Complete inserts" adds the column names on every INSERT command, for
|
||
better documentation (but resulting file is bigger).
|
||
* "Extended inserts" provides a shorter dump file by using only once the
|
||
INSERT verb and the table name.
|
||
* "Delayed inserts" are best explained in the `MySQL manual - INSERT DELAYED Syntax
|
||
<http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/insert-delayed.html>`_.
|
||
* "Ignore inserts" treats errors as a warning instead. Again, more info
|
||
is provided in the `MySQL manual - INSERT Syntax
|
||
<http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/insert.html>`_, but basically with
|
||
this selected, invalid values are adjusted and inserted rather than
|
||
causing the entire statement to fail.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_13:
|
||
|
||
6.13 I would like to create a database with a dot in its name.
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
This is a bad idea, because in MySQL the syntax "database.table" is
|
||
the normal way to reference a database and table name. Worse, MySQL
|
||
will usually let you create a database with a dot, but then you cannot
|
||
work with it, nor delete it.
|
||
|
||
.. _faqsqlvalidator:
|
||
|
||
6.14 How do I set up the SQL Validator?
|
||
---------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
To use SQL Validator, you need PHP with :term:`XML`, :term:`PCRE` and
|
||
:term:`PEAR` support. In addition you need a :term:`SOAP` support, either as a
|
||
PHP extension or as a PEAR SOAP module.
|
||
|
||
To install :term:`PEAR` :term:`SOAP` module, run :command:`pear install
|
||
Net_Socket Net_URL HTTP_Request Mail_Mime Net_DIME SOAP` to get the necessary
|
||
:term:`PEAR` modules for usage.
|
||
|
||
If you use the Validator, you should be aware that any :term:`SQL` statement
|
||
you submit will be stored anonymously (database/table/column names, strings,
|
||
numbers replaced with generic values). The Mimer :term:`SQL` Validator itself,
|
||
is © 2001 Upright Database Technology. We utilize it as free SOAP service.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_15:
|
||
|
||
6.15 I want to add a BLOB column and put an index on it, but MySQL says "BLOB column '...' used in key specification without a key length".
|
||
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
The right way to do this, is to create the column without any indexes,
|
||
then display the table structure and use the "Create an index" dialog.
|
||
On this page, you will be able to choose your BLOB column, and set a
|
||
size to the index, which is the condition to create an index on a BLOB
|
||
column.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_16:
|
||
|
||
6.16 How can I simply move in page with plenty editing fields?
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
You can use :kbd:`Ctrl+arrows` (:kbd:`Option+Arrows` in Safari) for moving on
|
||
most pages with many editing fields (table structure changes, row editing,
|
||
etc.).
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_17:
|
||
|
||
6.17 Transformations: I can't enter my own mimetype! WTF is this feature then useful for?
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Slow down :). Defining mimetypes is of no use, if you can't put
|
||
transformations on them. Otherwise you could just put a comment on the
|
||
column. Because entering your own mimetype will cause serious syntax
|
||
checking issues and validation, this introduces a high-risk false-
|
||
user-input situation. Instead you have to initialize mimetypes using
|
||
functions or empty mimetype definitions.
|
||
|
||
Plus, you have a whole overview of available mimetypes. Who knows all those
|
||
mimetypes by heart so he/she can enter it at will?
|
||
|
||
.. _faqbookmark:
|
||
|
||
6.18 Bookmarks: Where can I store bookmarks? Why can't I see any bookmarks below the query box? What is this variable for?
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Any query you have executed can be stored as a bookmark on the page
|
||
where the results are displayed. You will find a button labeled
|
||
'Bookmark this query' just at the end of the page. As soon as you have
|
||
stored a bookmark, it is related to the database you run the query on.
|
||
You can now access a bookmark dropdown on each page, the query box
|
||
appears on for that database.
|
||
|
||
You can also have, inside the query, a placeholder for a variable.
|
||
This is done by inserting into the query a SQL comment between ``/*`` and
|
||
``*/``. Inside the comment, the special string ``[VARIABLE]`` is used.
|
||
Be aware that the whole query minus the SQL comment must be
|
||
valid by itself, otherwise you won't be able to store it as a bookmark.
|
||
|
||
When you execute the bookmark, everything typed into the *value*
|
||
input box on the query box page will replace the string ``/*[VARIABLE]*/`` in
|
||
your stored query.
|
||
|
||
Also remember, that everything else inside the ``/*[VARIABLE]*/`` string for
|
||
your query will remain the way it is, but will be stripped of the ``/**/``
|
||
chars. So you can use:
|
||
|
||
.. code-block:: mysql
|
||
|
||
/*, [VARIABLE] AS myname */
|
||
|
||
which will be expanded to
|
||
|
||
.. code-block:: mysql
|
||
|
||
, VARIABLE as myname
|
||
|
||
in your query, where VARIABLE is the string you entered in the input box. If an
|
||
empty string is provided, no replacements are made.
|
||
|
||
A more complex example. Say you have stored
|
||
this query:
|
||
|
||
.. code-block:: mysql
|
||
|
||
SELECT Name, Address FROM addresses WHERE 1 /* AND Name LIKE '%[VARIABLE]%' */
|
||
|
||
Say, you now enter "phpMyAdmin" as the variable for the stored query, the full
|
||
query will be:
|
||
|
||
.. code-block:: mysql
|
||
|
||
SELECT Name, Address FROM addresses WHERE 1 AND Name LIKE '%phpMyAdmin%'
|
||
|
||
You can use multiple occurrences of ``/*[VARIABLE]*/`` in a single query
|
||
(that is, multiple occurrences of the *same* variable).
|
||
|
||
**NOTE THE ABSENCE OF SPACES** inside the ``/**/`` construct. Any spaces
|
||
inserted there will be later also inserted as spaces in your query and may lead
|
||
to unexpected results especially when using the variable expansion inside of a
|
||
"LIKE ''" expression.
|
||
|
||
Your initial query which is going to be stored as a bookmark has to yield at
|
||
least one result row so you can store the bookmark. You may have that to work
|
||
around using well positioned ``/**/`` comments.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_19:
|
||
|
||
6.19 How can I create simple LATEX document to include exported table?
|
||
----------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
You can simply include table in your LATEX documents,
|
||
minimal sample document should look like following one (assuming you
|
||
have table exported in file :file:`table.tex`):
|
||
|
||
.. code-block:: latex
|
||
|
||
|
||
\documentclass{article} % or any class you want
|
||
\usepackage{longtable} % for displaying table
|
||
\begin{document} % start of document
|
||
\include{table} % including exported table
|
||
\end{document} % end of document
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_20:
|
||
|
||
6.20 I see a lot of databases which are not mine, and cannot access them.
|
||
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
You have one of these global privileges: CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES, SHOW
|
||
DATABASES, LOCK TABLES. Those privileges also enable users to see all the
|
||
database names. So if your users do not need those privileges, you can remove
|
||
them and their databases list will shorten.
|
||
|
||
.. seealso:: <http://bugs.mysql.com/179>
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_21:
|
||
|
||
6.21 In edit/insert mode, how can I see a list of possible values for a column, based on some foreign table?
|
||
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
You have to setup appropriate links between the tables, and also setup
|
||
the "display column" in the foreign table. See :ref:`faq6_6` for an
|
||
example. Then, if there are 100 values or less in the foreign table, a
|
||
drop-down list of values will be available. You will see two lists of
|
||
values, the first list containing the key and the display column, the
|
||
second list containing the display column and the key. The reason for
|
||
this is to be able to type the first letter of either the key or the
|
||
display column. For 100 values or more, a distinct window will appear,
|
||
to browse foreign key values and choose one. To change the default
|
||
limit of 100, see :config:option:`$cfg['ForeignKeyMaxLimit']`.
|
||
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_22:
|
||
|
||
6.22 Bookmarks: Can I execute a default bookmark automatically when entering Browse mode for a table?
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Yes. If a bookmark has the same label as a table name and it's not a
|
||
public bookmark, it will be executed.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_23:
|
||
|
||
6.23 Export: I heard phpMyAdmin can export Microsoft Excel files?
|
||
-----------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
You can use :term:`CSV` for Microsoft Excel,
|
||
which works out of the box.
|
||
|
||
.. versionchanged:: 3.4.5
|
||
Since phpMyAdmin 3.4.5 support for direct export to Microsoft Excel version
|
||
97 and newer was dropped.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_24:
|
||
|
||
6.24 Now that phpMyAdmin supports native MySQL 4.1.x column comments, what happens to my column comments stored in pmadb?
|
||
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Automatic migration of a table's pmadb-style column comments to the
|
||
native ones is done whenever you enter Structure page for this table.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_25:
|
||
|
||
6.25 (withdrawn).
|
||
-----------------
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_26:
|
||
|
||
6.26 How can I select a range of rows?
|
||
--------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Click the first row of the range, hold the shift key and click the
|
||
last row of the range. This works everywhere you see rows, for example
|
||
in Browse mode or on the Structure page.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_27:
|
||
|
||
6.27 What format strings can I use?
|
||
-----------------------------------
|
||
|
||
In all places where phpMyAdmin accepts format strings, you can use
|
||
``@VARIABLE@`` expansion and `strftime <http://php.net/strftime>`_
|
||
format strings. The expanded variables depend on a context (for
|
||
example, if you haven't chosen a table, you can not get the table
|
||
name), but the following variables can be used:
|
||
|
||
``@HTTP_HOST@``
|
||
HTTP host that runs phpMyAdmin
|
||
``@SERVER@``
|
||
MySQL server name
|
||
``@VERBOSE@``
|
||
Verbose MySQL server name as defined in :config:option:`$cfg['Servers'][$i]['verbose']`
|
||
``@VSERVER@``
|
||
Verbose MySQL server name if set, otherwise normal
|
||
``@DATABASE@``
|
||
Currently opened database
|
||
``@TABLE@``
|
||
Currently opened table
|
||
``@COLUMNS@``
|
||
Columns of the currently opened table
|
||
``@PHPMYADMIN@``
|
||
phpMyAdmin with version
|
||
|
||
.. _wysiwyg:
|
||
|
||
6.28 How can I easily edit relational schema for export?
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
By clicking on the button 'toggle scratchboard' on the page where you
|
||
edit x/y coordinates of those elements you can activate a scratchboard
|
||
where all your elements are placed. By clicking on an element, you can
|
||
move them around in the pre-defined area and the x/y coordinates will
|
||
get updated dynamically. Likewise, when entering a new position
|
||
directly into the input field, the new position in the scratchboard
|
||
changes after your cursor leaves the input field.
|
||
|
||
You have to click on the 'OK'-button below the tables to save the new
|
||
positions. If you want to place a new element, first add it to the
|
||
table of elements and then you can drag the new element around.
|
||
|
||
By changing the paper size and the orientation you can change the size
|
||
of the scratchboard as well. You can do so by just changing the
|
||
dropdown field below, and the scratchboard will resize automatically,
|
||
without interfering with the current placement of the elements.
|
||
|
||
If ever an element gets out of range you can either enlarge the paper
|
||
size or click on the 'reset' button to place all elements below each
|
||
other.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_29:
|
||
|
||
6.29 Why can't I get a chart from my query result table?
|
||
--------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Not every table can be put to the chart. Only tables with one, two or
|
||
three columns can be visualised as a chart. Moreover the table must be
|
||
in a special format for chart script to understand it. Currently
|
||
supported formats can be found in the `wiki <http://wiki.phpmyadmin.ne
|
||
t/pma/Charts#Data_formats_for_query_results_chart>`_.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_30:
|
||
|
||
6.30 Import: How can I import ESRI Shapefiles?
|
||
----------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
An ESRI Shapefile is actually a set of several files, where .shp file
|
||
contains geometry data and .dbf file contains data related to those
|
||
geometry data. To read data from .dbf file you need to have PHP
|
||
compiled with the dBase extension (--enable-dbase). Otherwise only
|
||
geometry data will be imported.
|
||
|
||
To upload these set of files you can use either of the following
|
||
methods:
|
||
|
||
Configure upload directory with :config:option:`$cfg['UploadDir']`, upload both .shp and .dbf files with
|
||
the same filename and chose the .shp file from the import page.
|
||
|
||
Create a Zip archive with .shp and .dbf files and import it. For this
|
||
to work, you need to set :config:option:`$cfg['TempDir']` to a place where the web server user can
|
||
write (for example ``'./tmp'``).
|
||
|
||
To create the temporary directory on a UNIX-based system, you can do:
|
||
|
||
.. code-block:: sh
|
||
|
||
cd phpMyAdmin
|
||
mkdir tmp
|
||
chmod o+rwx tmp
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_31:
|
||
|
||
6.31 How do I create a relation in designer?
|
||
--------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
To select relation, click: The display column is shown in pink. To
|
||
set/unset a column as the display column, click the "Choose column to
|
||
display" icon, then click on the appropriate column name.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_32:
|
||
|
||
6.32 How can I use the zoom search feature?
|
||
-------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
The Zoom search feature is an alternative to table search feature. It allows
|
||
you to explore a table by representing its data in a scatter plot. You can
|
||
locate this feature by selecting a table and clicking the :guilabel:`Search`
|
||
tab. One of the sub-tabs in the :guilabel:`Table Search` page is
|
||
:guilabel:`Zoom Search`.
|
||
|
||
Consider the table REL\_persons in :ref:`faq6_6` for
|
||
an example. To use zoom search, two columns need to be selected, for
|
||
example, id and town\_code. The id values will be represented on one
|
||
axis and town\_code values on the other axis. Each row will be
|
||
represented as a point in a scatter plot based on its id and
|
||
town\_code. You can include two additional search criteria apart from
|
||
the two fields to display.
|
||
|
||
You can choose which field should be
|
||
displayed as label for each point. If a display column has been set
|
||
for the table (see :ref:`faqdisplay`), it is taken as the label unless
|
||
you specify otherwise. You can also select the maximum number of rows
|
||
you want to be displayed in the plot by specifing it in the 'Max rows
|
||
to plot' field. Once you have decided over your criteria, click 'Go'
|
||
to display the plot.
|
||
|
||
After the plot is generated, you can use the
|
||
mousewheel to zoom in and out of the plot. In addition, panning
|
||
feature is enabled to navigate through the plot. You can zoom-in to a
|
||
certail level of detail and use panning to locate your area of
|
||
interest. Clicking on a point opens a dialogue box, displaying field
|
||
values of the data row represented by the point. You can edit the
|
||
values if required and click on submit to issue an update query. Basic
|
||
instructions on how to use can be viewed by clicking the 'How to use?'
|
||
link located just above the plot.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq6_33:
|
||
|
||
6.33 When browsing a table, how can I copy a column name?
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Selecting the name of the column within the browse table header cell
|
||
for copying is difficult, as the columns support reordering by
|
||
dragging the header cells as well as sorting by clicking on the linked
|
||
column name. To copy a column name, double-click on the empty area
|
||
next to the column name, when the tooltip tells you to do so. This
|
||
will show you an input box with the column name. You may right-click
|
||
the column name within this input box to copy it to your clipboard.
|
||
|
||
.. _faqproject:
|
||
|
||
phpMyAdmin project
|
||
++++++++++++++++++
|
||
|
||
.. _faq7_1:
|
||
|
||
7.1 I have found a bug. How do I inform developers?
|
||
---------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Our Bug Tracker is located at <http://sf.net/projects/phpmyadmin/> under the
|
||
Bugs section. But please first discuss your bug with other users:
|
||
<https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/forums>.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq7_2:
|
||
|
||
7.2 I want to translate the messages to a new language or upgrade an existing language, where do I start?
|
||
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
||
|
||
Translations are very welcome and all you need to have are the
|
||
language skills. The easiest way is to use our `online translation
|
||
service <https://l10n.cihar.com/projects/phpmyadmin/>`_. You can check
|
||
out all the possibilities to translate in the `translate section on
|
||
our website <http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/translate.php>`_.
|
||
|
||
.. _faq7_3:
|
||
|
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7.3 I would like to help out with the development of phpMyAdmin. How should I proceed?
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We welcome every contribution to the development of phpMyAdmin. You
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can check out all the possibilities to contribute in the `contribute
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section on our website
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<http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/improve.php>`_.
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.. seealso:: :ref:`developers`
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.. _faqsecurity:
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Security
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++++++++
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.. _faq8_1:
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8.1 Where can I get information about the security alerts issued for phpMyAdmin?
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Please refer to <http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/security.php>.
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.. _faq8_2:
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8.2 How can I protect phpMyAdmin against brute force attacks?
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-------------------------------------------------------------
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If you use Apache web server, phpMyAdmin exports information about
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authentication to the Apache environment and it can be used in Apache
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logs. Currently there are two variables available:
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``userID``
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User name of currently active user (he does not have to be logged in).
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``userStatus``
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Status of currently active user, one of ``ok`` (user is logged in),
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||
``mysql-denied`` (MySQL denied user login), ``allow-denied`` (user denied
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by allow/deny rules), ``root-denied`` (root is denied in configuration),
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``empty-denied`` (empty password is denied).
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``LogFormat`` directive for Apache can look like following:
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.. code-block:: apache
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LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\" %{userID}n %{userStatus}n" pma_combined
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You can then use any log analyzing tools to detect possible break-in
|
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attempts.
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.. _faqsynchronization:
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Synchronization
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||
+++++++++++++++
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||
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.. _faq9_1:
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9.1 (withdrawn).
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----------------
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.. _faq9_2:
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9.2 (withdrawn).
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