Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
You are invited to peruse the remaining menus to get a sense of the available
configuration possibilities, either now or later when we cover a related subject.
In order to keep this topic's text lighter, we will only refer to the parameters' textual
values in the following chapters.
Manually creating config.inc.php
We can create this text file from scratch using our favorite text editor, or by using
config.sample.inc.php
as a starting point. The exact procedure depends upon
which client operating system we are using. We can refer to the next section for
further information.
The default values for all possible configuration parameters that can be located
inside
config.inc.php
are defined in
libraries/config.default.php
. We can
take a look at this file to see the syntax used as well as further comments about
configuration. See the important note about this file in the
Upgrading phpMyAdmin
section of this chapter.
Tips for editing config.inc.php on a Windows
client
This file contains special characters (Unix-style end of lines). Hence, we must open it
with a text editor that understands this format. If we use the wrong text editor, this
file will be displayed with very long lines. The best choice is a standard PHP editor
such as NetBeans or Zend Studio for Eclipse. Another choice would be WordPad,
Metapad, or UltraEdit.
Every time the
config.inc.php
file is modified, it will have to be transferred again
to our web space. This transfer is done through an FTP or an SFTP client. You have
the option to use a standalone FTP/SFTP client such as FileZilla, or save directly
through FTP/SFTP if your PHP editor supports this feature.
Description of some configuration parameters
In this chapter and the next one, we will concentrate on the parameters that deal with
connection and authentication. Other parameters will be discussed in the chapters
where the corresponding features are explained.
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