PHPMyAdmin

[Anon]

Hello

I am using phpmyadmin to manage mysql database. Is it possible to have phpmyadmin prompt me to enter the user name and password of the mysql. For now, I delete my config.inc.php when I am done working with mysql.

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I don't think phpMyAdmin has sucha feature, but it is not difficult to put in.

more to the point, why would you want this?
Is your config file not in your directory where only you can read it?

[Anon]

Hi

No. How can I do that? Can you help?

Thank you

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You could also do it with sessions.

All you need is a username and password. The databasename etc are all public knowledge anyway.

So, change the config.inc.php to get it's username and password from a session.
Then alter the index script to check wether the username and password were set in the session.
If the session was not started or the data was not set, then make it print a form to enter the username and password and store it in the session.

It's not that difficult. Have a peek at the manual to learn more about how sessions work.