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How can I install PHPmyAdmin to be used with Dreamweaver in my website?

  • February 23, 2017
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I was told it may be better for me to start a new discussion on each of the questions I asked in a prior thread titled: How to update hundreds of html bootstrap pages in Dreamweaver?

How can I install PHPmyAdmin to be used with Dreamweaver in my website?  I have tried researching this and have not found any conclusive answers.

It is my understanding PHPmyAdmin needs to be extracted and put in the root of my website.  I will give an example of the URL’s I am dealing with. The first is my website.  The second is the entity I work for.

                http://example.domainname.net

The URL of the main website is:

                www.domainname.net

Would the root be in the second example or the first example above?

In short, does anyone have a tutorial to follow to install PHPmyAdmin or some advice to give.  Sorry I sound so ignorant about the subject I am trying solve.

PEOJ

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    Correct answer Nancy OShea

    phpMyAdmin is a separate tool written in PHP for administrating MySQL databases.  You launch it from your local testing server and remote server's C-Panel.  phpMyAdmin opens in your browser.  

    David Powers has a tutorial on Lynda.com

    Up and Running with phpMyAdmin

    Nancy

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    February 23, 2017

    phpMyAdmin is a separate tool written in PHP for administrating MySQL databases.  You launch it from your local testing server and remote server's C-Panel.  phpMyAdmin opens in your browser.  

    David Powers has a tutorial on Lynda.com

    Up and Running with phpMyAdmin

    Nancy

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    osgood_
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    February 23, 2017

    Sounds like you need to set up a local testing environment first. phpMyAdmin comes with the freely downloadable server packages as mentioned in Nancys post. Just do a Google search for them, choose the applicable one for your Operating System, download and install.

    phpMyAdmin will be installed along with the other files necessary for testing a website, which uses server side coding like php, on your computer.

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    February 23, 2017

    phpMyAdmin comes with your Apache testing server installation. 

    Use either Wamp or Xampp for Windows.  Or if you're on a Mac, use Xampp,  Mamp or Mamp Pro.

    Follow the instructions that come with your local testing server.

    Nancy

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    February 23, 2017

    I should also mention you want a local testing server that has the same PHP and MySQL versions as your remote server.  You'll have fewer surprises that way.

    Create a new PHP page with the following code and save as phpinfo.php. 

    Upload to your remote server and check it in your browser.

    <!doctype html>

    <html>

    <head>

    <meta charset="utf-8">

    <title>PHP info</title>

    </head>

    <body>

    <?php phpinfo() ?>

    </body>

    </html>

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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