server setup of phpMyAdmin

Report · Mar 23, 2009

I set up phpMyAdmin on a remote server and got it to work correctly, am able to set up database and tables and connect through Dreamweaver; but there is a warning message at the bottom of the opening screen of phpMyAdmin.
'Your PHP MySQL library version 3.23.58 differs from your MySQL server version 4.1.20. This may cause unpredictable behavior'

should i worry about this, and if so, how can i fix it?

thanks for your help

Report · Mar 23, 2009

JBWebWorks wrote:
> I set up phpMyAdmin on a remote server and got it to work correctly, am able to
> set up database and tables and connect through Dreamweaver;

You don't need phpMyAdmin to connect to a database through Dreamweaver.
However, if you have installed phpMyAdmin on your remote server, I hope
you have secured it adequately. Normally, hosting companies provide
access to phpMyAdmin through your control panel, making sure that
sufficient security levels are built in.

> 'Your PHP MySQL library version 3.23.58 differs from your MySQL server version
> 4.1.20. This may cause unpredictable behavior'
>
> should i worry about this, and if so, how can i fix it?

Yes. If you're on shared hosting, you can't fix it yourself. The hosting
company needs to do it. I sounds as though your hosting company is
running a very old (and therefore insecure) version of PHP. I would
demand that your hosting company upgrades immediately to the most recent
version of PHP 5.

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David Powers
Adobe Community Expert, Dreamweaver
http://foundationphp.com

Report · Mar 23, 2009

Thanks David.
i knew i didn't need phpMyAdmin to connect, but needed it to interface with mysql to build tables, etc.
This is not a server i have used before; i am doing a redesign for a client. I contacted the server tech support and they said they didn't provide phpMyAdmin and that i had to install myself.
I used your book 'Dreamweaver CS3, CSS, AJAX and PHP' as a guide to install. The newest version of phpMyAdmin did not have the file /scripts/setup.php, so i used version phpMyAdmin - 2.11.9.4, which did have that file.

As far as security, i set the user name and password for the database in the config.inc.php file.

I opened a ticket with the server tech support to check security, etc.
I will contact them about upgrading PHP.

When are you going to write a book about pushing a button to do all the coding you need in 15 minutes or less???

thanks again,
Jim Balthrop

Report · Mar 23, 2009

JBWebWorks wrote:
> I used your book 'Dreamweaver CS3, CSS, AJAX and PHP' as a guide to install.
> The newest version of phpMyAdmin did not have the file /scripts/setup.php, so i
> used version phpMyAdmin - 2.11.9.4, which did have that file.

In phpMyAdmin, it's setup/index.php.

> When are you going to write a book about pushing a button to do all the coding
> you need in 15 minutes or less???

When somebody else invents a button that writes a book in 15 minutes or
less. ;-)

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David Powers
Adobe Community Expert, Dreamweaver
http://foundationphp.com