Re: phpMyAdmin installation problem

From: Jeff Vian (jvian10_at_charter.net)
Date: 03/15/05

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    To: a a <lacadaemon@gmail.com>, For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 12:07:47 -0600

    On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 22:09 +0000, a a wrote:
    > > > Alex we need more information on how you got it working?
    > > >
    > > > Are you also looking at localhost?
    > >
    > > I did nothing special. I answered you privately after you mailed me
    > > personally. MySQL (the version shipping with FC3) was working, I did
    > > what is described in the phpMyAdmin documentation by creating the
    > > controluser, the database tables and editing the config.inc.php. And
    > > yes, the MySQL server is running on the same host as the Apache2. But
    > > that shouldn't count.
    > >
    > > May I guess you with the problem are using MySQL 4.x from anywhere else,
    > > maybe the mysql.com site? Then your problem is home made.
    > >
    > > Alexander
    > >
    > > P.S. Btw. I would prefer to talk to a person with a real name, rather
    > > than to "a a".
    >
    > my name is Henry
    >
    > now i understand i must hit the reply to ALL button ... i did not
    > intend to reply to you personally ... but i did not receive a mail
    > from you maybe i deleted it by accident
    >
    > the MySQL is the install that came with FC3 ... i have done nothing
    > more than use the update and attempt a phpMyAdmin installation and
    > everything stops there
    >
    > you say you set up the database tables according to the documentation
    > but my understanding is this is not a necessary step
    >
    > all that is necessary is to input a control user and pass, setup the
    > control user and pass and grants in mysql, select cookie, start mysql,
    > start apachectl, then open the index.php ... but it just wont work
    >
    > do i need to create databases to view index.php?
    >
    You must use mysqladmin and set up the 'god' user to be able to access
    mysql.
    Once that is done it works. And the steps are in the documentation. 

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