Question

I have a virtual unix server and currently i have to go through an awkward web interface thats not very easy to use. Basically i would like to be using phpmyadmin, but i don’t know how to install it. As all i have to manipulate the server is a primitive control panel.

So how do i install to a virtual unix server?

Answer 1

Though this question is more suited for serverfault, but anyways here is a solution.

Download the latest archive from phpmyadmin.net

And follow the instructions at – http://www.phpmyadmin.net/documentation/#quick_install

Just to clarify the point raised by Ek0nomik, even if you dont have shell access:

You can upload the extracted files from the phpmyadmin archive to the server via FTP.

update
Here is a short step by step you can do.

1. Download the latest phpmyadmin archive to your computer and extract it to a folder.
2. rename the file config.sample.inc.php to config.inc.php

3. Edit the file and change the line $cfg['blowfish_secret'] = ''; to add a value for this so you can use cookie authentication, something like this (use any random value of your own):

   $cfg['blowfish_secret'] = 'gcaietr6snbct';

4. Upload the folder via FTP to a folder on your server accessible via web.

If your website forder is /home/.../public_html upload the folder say phpmyadmin to which you extracted the contents of the phpmyadmin archive to this public_html folder.

Now you can access it as www.yourwebsite.com/phpmyadmin