Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Other configuration parameters can be set with these web-based setup pages. To do
so, we would have to:
1.
Enable read and write access to the
config
directory
2.
Copy the
config.inc.php
there
3.
Ensure that read and write access are provided to this file for the web server
4.
Start the web-based setup tool
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.
Manual creation of 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. Another choice would be WordPad,
Metapad, or UltraEdit. We should be careful not to add any characters (even
blank lines) at the beginning or end of the file. This would disturb the execution of
phpMyAdmin and generate the
Cannot send header output...
error message. If this
happens, refer to Appendix B.
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