Databases Reference
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With no default server defined, phpMyAdmin will present a server choice:
Authenticating through an arbitrary server
Another mechanism can be used if we want to be able to connect to an undefined
MySQL server. First, we have to set the following parameter:
$cfg['AllowArbitraryServer'] = TRUE;
We also have to put back the default value of
1
$cfg['ServerDefault']
. Then,
we need to use the
cookie
authentication type. We will be able to choose the server
and enter a username and a password.
Allowing an arbitrary server implies that any MySQL server accessible
from our web server could be connected to via phpMyAdmin.
Therefore, this feature should be used in conjunction with a reinforced
security mechanism (refer to the
Securing
phpMyAdmin
section).
As seen here, we still can choose one of the defined servers in
Server
Choice
. In
addition, we can also enter an arbitrary server name, a username, and a password:
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