Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
Contributing to the project
Since phpMyAdmin's inception in 1998, hundreds of people have contributed
translations, code for new features, suggestions, and bug fixes.
The code base
The development team maintains an evolving code base from which they
how anyone can contribute, and gives pointers about the project's
git
source code
repository. A contribution (translation update, patch, new feature, and so on) will
be considered with a higher priority if it refers to the latest code base, and not to an
outdated phpMyAdmin version. Another useful page of instructions for using Git,
which is used for storing the code base, is located at
http://wiki.phpmyadmin.
net/pma/Git
.
Translation updates
Taking a look at the project's current list of 65 languages, you will notice that they
are not equally well maintained. Since the project's move to a
gettext
-based
localization system, everyone is encouraged to contribute to translations. The
https://l10n
.cihar.com/projects/phpmyadmin
. It's also possible to use this
server to translate phpMyAdmin's
Documentation.html
.
Patches
The development team can manage patches more easily if they are submitted in the
form of a
git format-patch
against the current code base, with an explanation of
the solved problem or the new feature achieved. Major contributors are officially
credited in
Documentation.html
.
