How To Install Phpmyadmin On Nginx


How To Install Phpmyadmin On Nginx

Introduction

PhpMyAdmin is an open source software program which is used to manage MySQL and MariaDB databases. It provides a graphical interface to execute SQL commands and view the results. It is highly powerful and used by many websites and applications. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install PhpMyAdmin on an Nginx web server.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need access to a server running Nginx and you must have the root user or a user with administrative privileges. You should also have a working knowledge of how to use the Linux command line.

Step 1: Install Nginx

To install Nginx, we need to download the packages from the official Nginx repository. To do so, we will use the apt command.

The following command will download and install the Nginx package:

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install nginx

Once the installation is complete, we can start the Nginx service with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl start nginx

To check if the Nginx service is running, we can use the following command:

$ sudo systemctl status nginx

Step 2: Install PHP

The next step is to install PHP. As we are using a Nginx web server, we need to install the PHP-FPM module. To do so, we can use the following command:

$ sudo apt install php-fpm

Once the installation is complete, we can start the PHP-FPM service with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl start php-fpm

To check if the PHP-FPM service is running, we can use the following command:

$ sudo systemctl status php-fpm

Step 3: Install phpMyAdmin

To install phpMyAdmin, we can use the following command:

$ sudo apt install phpmyadmin

In the next step, you will be asked to choose a web server to configure. Select Nginx and press enter.

You will also need to select a password for phpMyAdmin. Enter a secure password of your choice and press enter.

Once the installation is complete, we need to restart the Nginx service in order for the changes to take effect.

$ sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 4: Access phpMyAdmin

To access phpMyAdmin, open your web browser and enter your server’s IP address followed by /phpmyadmin. For example, http://your_server_IP/phpmyadmin.

You will be asked to enter the username and password that you configured during the installation. Once you have entered the correct credentials, you will be taken to the phpMyAdmin homepage.

Step 5: Configuration

Once you are on the homepage, you can begin to configure phpMyAdmin for your environment. We recommend disabling the ‘Allow root login’ option and creating a separate user for security purposes.

FAQs

Q: How do I check if the Nginx service is running?

A: To check if the Nginx service is running, you can use the command ‘sudo systemctl status nginx’.

Q: How do I access phpMyAdmin?

A: To access phpMyAdmin, open your web browser and enter your server’s IP address followed by /phpmyadmin. For example, http://your_server_IP/phpmyadmin.

Q: What is the recommended way to configure phpMyAdmin?

A: We recommend disabling the ‘Allow root login’ option and creating a separate user for security purposes.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install phpMyAdmin on a Nginx web server. We have also provided some useful FAQs to help you understand and configure phpMyAdmin for your environment.

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