From 1c837f432e58fad96b84ce57b01d72e54a144227 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Michal=20=C4=8Ciha=C5=99?= Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 09:48:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Another hint for creating primary/unique keys. --- ChangeLog | 3 + Documentation.html | 13 + Documentation.txt | 747 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------- 3 files changed, 394 insertions(+), 369 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 6f55b2a6a..5360bdbef 100755 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ phpMyAdmin - Changelog $Id$ $Source$ +2003-10-07 Michal Cihar + * Documentation: Another hint for creating primary/unique keys. + 2003-10-06 Marc Delisle * lang/slovak: Updated, thanks to Lubos Klokner (erkac). diff --git a/Documentation.html b/Documentation.html index 7d6e5924b..299322972 100755 --- a/Documentation.html +++ b/Documentation.html @@ -2733,6 +2733,19 @@ To create a new, empty mimetype please see libraries/transformations/template_ge LEFT JOIN from the foreign table.

+

+ [3.7] I have table with many (100+) fields and when I try to browse table + I get series of errors like "Warning: unable to parse url". How + can this be fixed? +

+

+ Your table neither have a primary key nor an unique one, so we must use a + long expression to identify this row. This causes problems to parse_url + function. The workaround is to create a primary or unique key. +
+

+ +

[4. ISPs, multi-user installations ]

diff --git a/Documentation.txt b/Documentation.txt index 29bdd5ebb..26c70feea 100644 --- a/Documentation.txt +++ b/Documentation.txt @@ -1,22 +1,22 @@ ______________________________________________________________________ - + Top - Requirements - Introduction - Installation - Configuration Transformations - FAQ - Developers - Credits - Translators ______________________________________________________________________ - - phpMyAdmin 2.5.4-rc1 Documentation - + + phpMyAdmin 2.5.5-dev Documentation + * SourceForge phpMyAdmin project page [ http://www.phpmyadmin.net/ ] * Local documents: + Version history: ChangeLog + General notes: README + License: LICENSE - * Documentation version: $Id: Documentation.html,v 1.504 2003/10/01 - 01:58:16 lem9 Exp $ - + * Documentation version: $Id: Documentation.html,v 1.506 2003/10/01 + 07:37:53 rabus Exp $ + Requirements * PHP3, PHP4 or PHP5: phpMyAdmin widely uses the 'str_replace()' PHP @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Requirements original aspect ratio, you also need GD2 support in PHP. * MySQL 3.21 or newer (details); * a web-browser (doh!). - + Introduction phpMyAdmin can manage a whole MySQL server (needs a super-user) as @@ -57,28 +57,28 @@ Introduction ... * support InnoDB tables and foreign keys (see FAQ 3.6) * communicate in 44 different languages - + (*) phpMyAdmin can compress (Zip, GZip -RFC 1952- or Bzip2 formats) dumps and CSV exports if you use PHP4 >= 4.0.4 with Zlib support (--with-zlib) and/or Bzip2 support (--with-bz2). - + Installation NOTE: phpMyAdmin does not apply any special security methods to the MySQL database server. It is still the system administrator's job to grant permissions on the MySQL databases properly. phpMyAdmin's "Privileges" page can be used for this. - + Warning for Mac users:if you are on a MacOS version before OS X, StuffIt unstuffs with Mac formats. So you'll have to resave as in BBEdit to Unix style ALL phpMyAdmin scripts before uploading them to your server, as PHP seems not to like Mac-style end of lines character ("\r"). - + Documentation warning: when you see in this document a .php3 file extension, please transpose to .php if you are using a kit with files having this extension. - + Quick Install: 1. Choose and download a distribution kit with the files having the extension (.php3 or .php) depending on the way your web/PHP server @@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ Installation should specify the table names in your config.inc.php3 file. The directives used for that can be found in the Configuration section. - + Upgrading from an older version: * Please do not copy your older config.inc.php3 over the new one: it may offer new configuration variables, and the new version may depend on these for normal behavior. It is suggested instead to insert your site values in the new one. - + Using authentication modes: * HTTP and cookie authentication modes are recommended in a multi-user environment where you want to give users access to @@ -197,14 +197,14 @@ GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON .* TO 'pma'@'localhost'; management system. With HTTP or cookie authentication mode, you don't need to fill the user/password fields inside the $cfg['Servers'] array. - + 'http' authentication mode: * Was called 'advanced' in versions before 2.2.3. * Introduced in 1.3.0, it uses Basic HTTP authentication method and allows you to login as any valid MySQL user. * Is only supported with PHP running as an Apache module, not with CGI. - + 'cookie' authentication mode: * You can use this method as a replacement for the HTTP authentication (for example, if you're running IIS). @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON .* TO 'pma'@'localhost'; back with the same username. * If you want to login to arbitrary server see $cfg['AllowArbitraryServer'] directive. - + 'config' authentication mode: * This mode is the less secure one because it requires you to fill the $cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] and @@ -226,16 +226,16 @@ GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON .* TO 'pma'@'localhost'; Host authentication $cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowDeny']['order'] and $cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowDeny']['rules'] configuration directives. - + Configuration Warning for Mac users: PHP seems not to like Mac end of lines character ("\r"). So ensure you choose the option that allows to use the *nix end of line character ("\n") in your text editor before registering a script you have modified. - + All configurable data is placed in config.inc.php3. - + $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] string Sets here the complete URL (with full path) to your phpMyAdmin version. E.g. @@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ Configuration proper value. Additional details are in the configuration file. Alternatively, this setting can be dynamically completed. For example, you can try to use such a kind of code: - + $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . (!empty($_SERVER['SERVER_PORT']) ? ':' . $_SERVER['SERVER_PORT'] : '') @@ -267,14 +267,14 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' Please note that the $_SERVER array doesn't exist in PHP < 4.1.0. Try to replace $_SERVER by $HTTP_SERVER_VARS or $GLOBALS in this case. - + $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri_DisableWarning'] boolean By default, when you leave $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] empty, and the system detects your absolute URI automatically, we display a warning to remind you. If you have tested the automatic detection, and it works perfectly for your setup, then you can set this variable to squelch the warning. - + $cfg['PmaNoRelation_DisableWarning'] boolean Starting with version 2.3.0 phpMyAdmin offers a lot of features to work with master / foreign - tables (see @@ -285,13 +285,13 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' those features have been disabled. If you do not want to use those features set this variable to TRUE to stop this message from appearing. - + $cfg['blowfish_secret'] string Starting with version 2.5.2, the 'cookie' auth_type uses blowfish algorithm to encrypt the password. If at least one server configuration uses 'cookie' auth_type, enter here a passphrase that will be used by blowfish. - + $cfg['Servers'] array Since version 1.4.2, phpMyAdmin supports the administration of multiple MySQL servers. Therefore, a $cfg['Servers']-array has @@ -301,11 +301,11 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] the hostname of the second server, etc. If you have only one server to administer, simply leave free the hostname of the other $cfg['Server']-entries. - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] string The hostname or IP address of your $i-th MySQL-server. E.g. localhost. - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['port'] string The port-number of your $i-th MySQL-server. Default is 3306 (leave blank). If you use "localhost" as the hostname, MySQL @@ -313,11 +313,11 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' you want to connect to a port different from the default port, use "127.0.0.1" or the real hostname in $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host']. - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['socket'] string The path to the socket to use. Leave blank for default. To use the socket feature you must run PHP 3.0.10 or more. - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['connect_type'] string What type connection to use with the MySQL server. Your options are 'socket' & 'tcp'. It defaults to 'tcp' as that is nearly @@ -325,12 +325,12 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' are not supported on some platforms. To use the socket mode, your MySQL server must be on the same machine as the Web server. - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['compress'] boolean Whether to use a compressed protocol for the MySQL server connection or not (experimental). This feature requires PHP >= 4.3.0. - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser'] string $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass'] string When using HTTP or cookie authentication modes (or 'config' @@ -347,11 +347,11 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' privileges you gave to the "controluser". phpMyAdmin does not support a direct login with the "controluser". In versions before 2.2.5, those were called "stduser/stdpass". - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] string ['http'|'cookie'|'config'] Whether config or cookie or http authentication should be used for this server. - + + 'config' authentication ($auth_type = 'config') is the plain old way: username and password are stored in config.inc.php3. + 'cookie' authentication mode ($auth_type = 'cookie') as @@ -363,16 +363,16 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' + 'http' authentication (was called 'advanced' in older versions) ($auth_type = 'http') as introduced in 1.3.0 allows you to log in as any valid MySQL user via HTTP-Auth. - + Please see the install section on "Using authentication modes" for more information. - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] string $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] string The user/password-pair which phpMyAdmin will use to connect to this MySQL-server. This user/password pair is not needed when HTTP or cookie authentication is used, and should be empty. - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['only_db'] string or array If set to a(an array of) database name(s), only this(these) database(s) will be shown to the user. Since phpMyAdmin 2.2.1, @@ -388,14 +388,14 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' other databases can't be used. An example of using more that one database: $cfg['Servers'][$i]['only_db'] = array('db1', 'db2'); - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['verbose'] string Only useful when using phpMyAdmin with multiple server entries. If set, this string will be displayed instead of the hostname in the pull-down menu on the main page. This can be useful if you want to show only certain databases on your system, for example. - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['pmadb'] string Starting with version 2.3.0 phpMyAdmin offers a lot of features to work with master / foreign - tables. To use those as well as @@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' If you are setting up a multi-user phpMyAdmin installation, you will need to create a new database and setup special privileges, so, as superuser: - + + create a new database for phpMyAdmin: CREATE DATABASE phpmyadmin; Note that "controluser" must have SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE and @@ -422,12 +422,12 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' 'pma'@'localhost'; do not give any other user rights on this database. + enter the database name in $cfg['Servers'][$i]['pmadb'] - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['bookmarktable'] string Since release 2.2.0 phpMyAdmin allows to bookmark queries. This can be useful for queries you often run. To allow the usage of this functionality you have to: - + + set up "pmadb" as described above + within this database create a table following this scheme: CREATE TABLE `PMA_bookmark` ( @@ -439,12 +439,12 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' PRIMARY KEY (id) ) TYPE=MyISAM COMMENT='Bookmarks'; + enter the table name in $cfg['Servers'][$i]['bookmarktable'] - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['relation'] string Since release 2.2.4 you can describe, in a special 'relation' table, which field is a key in another table (a foreign key). phpMyAdmin currently uses this to - + + make clickable, when you browse the master table, the data values that point to the foreign table; + display in an optional tool-tip the "display field" when @@ -460,10 +460,10 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' + in query-by-example, create automatic joins (see FAQ 6.6) + enable you to get a PDF schema of your database (also uses the table_coords table). - + The keys can be numeric or character. To allow the usage of this functionality the superuser has to: - + + set up "pmadb" as described above + within this database create a table following this scheme: CREATE TABLE `PMA_relation` ( @@ -482,11 +482,11 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' + now as normal user open phpMyAdmin and for each one of your tables where you want to use this feature, click "Structure/Relation view/" and choose foreign fields. - + Please note that in the current (2.3.0) version, master_db must be the same as foreign_db. Those fields have been put in future development of the cross-db relations. - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['table_info'] string Since release 2.3.0 you can describe, in a special 'table_info' table, which field is to be displayed as a tool-tip when moving @@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' This configuration variable will hold the name of this special table. To allow the usage of this functionality the superuser has to: - + + set up "pmadb" as described above + within this database create a table following this scheme: CREATE TABLE `PMA_table_info` ( @@ -508,9 +508,9 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' + then for each table where you want to use this feature, click "Structure/Relation view/Choose field to display" to choose the field. - + Usage tip: Display field. - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['table_coords'] string $cfg['Servers'][$i]['pdf_pages'] string Since release 2.3.0 you can have phpMyAdmin create PDF pages @@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' PDF pages (see $cfg['Servers'][$i]['pdf_pages']) to create PDF output. To allow the usage of this functionality the superuser has to: - + + set up "pmadb" as described above + within this database create a table following this scheme: CREATE TABLE `PMA_table_coords` ( @@ -546,9 +546,9 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' + put the first table name in $cfg['Servers'][$i]['table_coords'] and the second table name in $cfg['Servers'][$i]['pdf_pages'] - + Usage tips: PDF output. - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['column_info'] string Since release 2.3.0 you can store comments to describe each column for each table. These will then be shown on the @@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' the three new fields 'mimetype', 'transformation', 'transformation_options'. To allow the usage of this functionality the superuser has to: - + + set up "pmadb" as described above + within this database create a table following this scheme: CREATE TABLE `PMA_column_info` ( @@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' renamed from $cfg['Servers'][$i]['column_comments'] to $cfg['Servers'][$i]['column_info'] - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['history'] string Since release 2.5.0 you can store your SQL history, which means all queries you entered manually into the phpMyAdmin interface. @@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' The query history is only available if you use the JavaScript-based query window, see $cfg['QueryFrame']. To allow the usage of this functionality the superuser has to: - + + set up "pmadb" as described above + within this database create a table following this scheme: CREATE TABLE `PMA_history` ( @@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' INDEX ( `username` , `db` , `table` , `timevalue` ) ) TYPE=MyISAM COMMENT='SQL history'; + put the table name in $cfg['Servers'][$i]['history'] - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['verbose_check'] string Because release 2.5.0 introduced the new MIME-transformation support, the column_info table got enhanced with three new @@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' to false, which should offer a performance increase. Recommended to set to FALSE, when you are sure, your table structure is up to date. - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowDeny']['order'] string If your rule order is empty, then IP authentication is disabled. @@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' This is the most secure means of using Allow/Deny rules, and was available in Apache by specifying allow and deny rules without setting any order. - + $cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowDeny']['rules'] array of strings The general format for the rules is as such: <'allow' | 'deny'> [from] @@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' IP addresses) But the following does not work: xxx.xxx.xxx.xx[yyy-zzz] (partial IP address range) - + $cfg['ServerDefault'] integer If you have more than one server configured, you can set $cfg['ServerDefault'] to any one of them to autoconnect to that @@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' list of servers without logging in. If you have only one server configured, $cfg['ServerDefault'] MUST be set to that server. - + $cfg['OBGzip'] string/boolean Defines whether to use GZip output buffering for increased speed in HTTP transfers. @@ -689,66 +689,66 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' automatically disable it, if your browser has some problems with buffering. IE6 with a certain patch is known to cause data corruption having enabled buffering. - + $cfg['PersistentConnections'] boolean Whether persistent connections should be used or not (mysql_connect or mysql_pconnect). - + $cfg['ExecTimeLimit'] integer [number of seconds] Set the number of seconds a script is allowed to run. If seconds is set to zero, no time limit is imposed. This setting is used while importing/exporting dump files but has no effect when PHP is running in safe mode. - + $cfg['SkipLockedTables'] boolean Mark used tables and make it possible to show databases with locked tables (since 3.23.30). - + $cfg['ShowSQL'] boolean Defines whether SQL-queries generated by phpMyAdmin should be displayed or not. - + $cfg['AllowUserDropDatabase'] boolean Defines whether normal users (non-administrator) are allowed to delete their own database or not. If set as FALSE, the link "Drop Database" will not be shown, and even a "DROP DATABASE mydatabase" will be rejected. Quite practical for ISP's with many customers. - + $cfg['Confirm'] boolean Whether a warning ("Are your really sure..") should be displayed when you're about to loose data. - + $cfg['LoginCookieRecall'] boolean Define whether the previous login should be recalled or not in cookie authentication mode. - + $cfg['UseDbSearch'] boolean Define whether the "search string inside database" is enabled or not. - + $cfg['IgnoreMultiSubmitErrors'] boolean Define whether phpMyAdmin will continue executing a multi-query statement if one of the queries fails. Default is to abort execution. - + $cfg['VerboseMultiSubmit'] boolean Define whether phpMyAdmin will output the results of each query of a multi-query statement embedded into the SQL output as inline comments. Defaults to TRUE. - + $cfg['AllowArbitraryServer'] boolean If enabled allows you to login to arbitrary server using cookie auth. NOTE: Please use this carefully, as this may allow to access MySQL servers behind firewall where your http server is placed. - + $cfg['LeftFrameLight'] boolean Defines whether to use select-based menu and display only the current tables in the left frame (smaller page). Only in Non-Lightmode you can use the feature to display nested folders using $cfg['LeftFrameTableSeparator'] - + $cfg['LeftFrameTableSeparator'] string Defines a string to be used to nest table spaces. Defaults to '__'. This means if you have tables like 'first__second__third' @@ -757,33 +757,33 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' disabled. NOTE: You shall not use this Separator in a table name at the beginning or end of a table name, or multiple times after another without any other characters in between. - + $cfg['LeftFrameTableLevel'] string Defines how many sublevels should be displayed when splitting up tables by the above Separator. - + $cfg['ShowTooltip'] boolean Defines whether to display table comment as tool-tip in left frame or not. - + $cfg['ShowTooltipAliasDB'] boolean If tool-tips are enabled and a DB comment is set, this will flip the comment and the real name. That means, if you have a table called 'user0001' and add the comment 'MyName' on it, you will see the name 'MyName' used consequently in the left frame and the tool-tip shows the real name of the DB. - + $cfg['ShowTooltipAliasTB'] boolean Same as $cfg['ShowTooltipAliasDB'], except this works for table names. - + $cfg['ShowStats'] boolean Defines whether to display space usage and statistics about databases and tables or not. Note that statistics requires at least MySQL 3.23.3 and that, at this date, MySQL doesn't return such information for Berkeley DB tables. - + $cfg['ShowMysqlInfo'] boolean $cfg['ShowMysqlVars'] boolean $cfg['ShowPhpInfo'] boolean @@ -800,34 +800,34 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' effect with "config" authentication mode: because of the hard coded password value in the configuration file, end users can't be allowed to change their passwords. - + $cfg['SuggestDBName'] boolean Defines whether to suggest a database name on the "Create Database" form or to keep the textfield empty. - + $cfg['ShowBlob'] boolean Defines whether BLOB fields are shown when browsing a table's content or not. - + $cfg['NavigationBarIconic'] boolean Defines whether navigation bar buttons contain text or symbols only. - + $cfg['ShowAll'] boolean Defines whether an user should be displayed a "show all (records)" button in browse mode or not. - + $cfg['MaxRows'] integer Number of rows displayed when browsing a result set. If the result set contains more rows, Previous/Next links will be shown. - + $cfg['Order'] string [DESC|ASC|SMART] Defines whether fields are displayed in ascending (ASC) order, in descending (DESC) order or in a "smart" (SMART) order - I.E. descending order for fields of type TIME, DATE, DATETIME & TIMESTAMP, ascending order else- by default. - + $cfg['ProtectBinary'] boolean or string Defines whether BLOB or BINARY fields are protected from edition when browsing a table's content or not. Valid values @@ -835,28 +835,28 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' - FALSE to allow edition of all fields; - blob to allow edition of all fields except BLOBS; - all to disallow edition of all BINARY or BLOB fields. - + $cfg['ShowFunctionFields'] boolean Defines whether MySQL functions fields should be displayed or not in edit/insert mode. - + $cfg['CharEditing'] string Defines which type of editing controls should be used for CHAR and VARCHAR fields. Possible values are: - + + input - this allows to limit size of text to size of field in MySQL, but has problems with newlines in fields + textarea - no problems with newlines in fields, but also no length limitations - + Default is old behavior so input. - + $cfg['ZipDump'] boolean $cfg['GZipDump'] boolean $cfg['BZipDump'] boolean Defines whether to allow the use of zip/GZip/BZip2 compression when creating a dump file or not. - + $cfg['CompressOnFly'] boolean Defines whether to allow ont the fly compression for GZip/BZip2 compressed exports. This doesn't affect smaller dumps and @@ -864,67 +864,67 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' memory due to php memory limit. Produced files contain more GZip/BZip2 headers, but all normal programs handles this correctly. - + $cfg['LightTabs'] string If set to True, do use less graphically intense tabs on the top of the mainframe. - + $cfg['PropertiesIconic'] string If set to True, will display icons instead of text for db and table properties links (like 'Browse', 'Select', 'Insert', ...). Can be set to 'both' if you want icons AND text. When set to False, will only show text. - + $cfg['PropertiesNumColumns'] integer How many columns will be utilized to display the tables on the database property view? Default is 1 column. When setting this to a value larger than 1, the type of the database will be omitted for more display space. - + $cfg['DefaultTabServer'] string Defines the tab displayed by default on server view. Possible values: "main.php3" (recommended for multi-user setups), "server_databases.php3", "server_status.php3", "server_variables.php3", "server_privileges.php3" or "server_processlist.php3". - + $cfg['DefaultTabDatabase'] string Defines the tab displayed by default on database view. Possible values: "db_details_structure.php3", "db_details.php3" or "db_search.php3". - + $cfg['DefaultTabTable'] string Defines the tab displayed by default on table view. Possible values: "tbl_properties_structure.php3", "tbl_properties.php3", "tbl_select.php3" or "tbl_change.php3". - + $cfg['MySQLManualBase'] string If set to an URL which points to the MySQL documentation (type depends on $cfg['MySQLManualType']), appropriate help links are generated. See MySQL Documentation page for more information about MySQL manuals and their types. - + $cfg['MySQLManualType'] string Type of MySQL documentation: - + + old - old style used in phpMyAdmin 2.3.0 and sooner + searchable - "Searchable, with user comments" + chapters - "HTML, one page per chapter" + big - "HTML, all on one page" + none - do not show documentation links - + $cfg['DefaultLang'] string Defines the default language to use, if not browser-defined or user-defined. See the select_lang.inc.php3 script to know the valid values for this setting. - + $cfg['Lang'] string Force: always use this language (must be defined in the select_lang.inc.php3 script). - + $cfg['DefaultCharset'] string Default character set to use for recoding of MySQL queries. This must be enabled and it's described by @@ -932,77 +932,77 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' You can give here any character set which is in $cfg['AvailableCharsets'] array and this is just default choice, user can select any of them. - + $cfg['AllowAnywhereRecoding'] boolean Allow character set recoding of MySQL queries. You need recode or iconv support (compiled in or module) in PHP to allow MySQL queries recoding and used language file must have it enabled (by default only these which are in Unicode, just to avoid losing some characters). - + $cfg['RecodingEngine'] string You can select here which functions will be used for character set conversion. Possible values are: - + + auto - automatically use available one (first is tested iconv, then recode) + iconv - use iconv or libiconv functions + recode - use recode_string function - + Default is auto. - + $cfg['IconvExtraParams'] string Specify some parameters for iconv used in charset conversion. See iconv documentation for details. - + $cfg['AvailableCharsets'] array Available character sets for MySQL conversion. You can add your own (any of supported by recode/iconv) or remove these which you don't use. Character sets will be shown in same order as here listed, so if you frequently use some of these move them to the top. - + $cfg['GD2Available'] string Specifies whether GD >= 2 is available. If yes it can be used for MIME transformations. Possible values are: - + + auto - automatically detect, this is a bit expensive operation for php < 4.3.0 so it is preffered to change this according to your server real possibilities + yes - GD 2 functions can be used + no - GD 2 function can not be used - + Default is auto. - + $cfg['LeftWidth'] integer Left frame width in pixel. - + $cfg['LeftBgColor'] string [HTML color] $cfg['RightBgColor'] string [HTML color] The background colors (HTML) used for both the frames. - + $cfg['RightBgImage'] string The URI of the background image used for the right frame. It can be absolute as well as relative from your phpMyAdmin directory. - + $cfg['LeftPointerColor'] string [HTML color] The color (HTML) used for the pointer in the left frame (does not work with Netscape 4). - + $cfg['Border'] integer The size of a table's border. - + $cfg['ThBgcolor'] string [HTML color] The color (HTML) used for table headers. - + $cfg['BgcolorOne'] string [HTML color] The color (HTML) #1 for table rows. - + $cfg['BgcolorTwo'] string [HTML color] The color (HTML) #2 for table rows. - + $cfg['BrowsePointerColor'] string [HTML color] $cfg['BrowseMarkerColor'] string [HTML color] The colors (HTML) uses for the pointer and the marker in browse @@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' clicking on them. You can disable both of these features by emptying the respective directive. - + $cfg['TextareaCols'] integer $cfg['TextareaRows'] integer $cfg['CharTextareaCols'] integer @@ -1022,30 +1022,30 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' (*1.25) for SQL textareas inside the query window. The Char* values are used for CHAR and VARCHAR editing (if configured via $cfg['CharEditing']). - + $cfg['LongtextDoubleTextarea'] boolean Defines whether textarea for LONGTEXT fields should have double size. - + $cfg['TextareaAutoSelect'] boolean Defines if the whole textarea of the query box will be selected on click. - + $cfg['CtrlArrowsMoving'] boolean Enable Ctrl+Arrows moving between fields when editing? - + $cfg['LimitChars'] integer Maximal number of Chars showed in any non-numeric field on browse view. Can be turned off by a toggle button on the browse page. - + $cfg['ModifyDeleteAtLeft'] boolean $cfg['ModifyDeleteAtRight'] boolean Defines the place where modify and delete links would be put when tables contents are displayed (you may have them displayed both at the left and at the right). "Left" and "right" are parsed as "top" and "bottom" with vertical display mode. - + $cfg['DefaultDisplay'] string $cfg['HeaderFlipType'] string There are 3 display modes: horizontal, horizontalflipped and @@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' 'css' the rotation of the header for horizontalflipped is done via CSS. If set to 'faked' PGP does the transformation for you, but of course this does not look as good as CSS. - + $cfg['DefaultPropDisplay'] string When editing/creating new columns in a table all fields normally get lined up one field a line. (default: @@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' field lined up vertically beneath each other. You can save up a lot of place on the horizontal direction and no longer have to scroll. - + $cfg['ShowBrowseComments'] boolean $cfg['ShowPropertyComments'] boolean By setting the corresponding variable to TRUE you can enable @@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' property mode, comments are displayed using a CSS-formatted dashed-line below the name of the field. The comment is shown as a tool-tip for that field. - + $cfg['UploadDir'] string The name of the directory, where SQL files have been uploaded by other means than phpMyAdmin (for example, ftp). Those files @@ -1090,14 +1090,14 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' Please note that if PHP is running in safe mode, this directory must be owned by the same user as the owner of the phpMyAdmin scripts. - + $cfg['docSQLDir'] string The name of the directory, where docSQL files can be uploaded for import into phpMyAdmin. Please note that if PHP is running in safe mode, this directory must be owned by the same user as the owner of the phpMyAdmin scripts. - + $cfg['SaveDir'] string The name of the directory, where dumps can be saved. Please note that the directory has to be writable for user @@ -1105,15 +1105,15 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' Please note that if PHP is running in safe mode, this directory must be owned by the same user as the owner of the phpMyAdmin scripts. - + $cfg['Export'] array In this array are defined default parameters for export, names of items are simmilar to texts seen on export page, so you can easily identify what they mean. - + $cfg['RepeatCells'] integer Repeat the headers every X cells, or 0 to deactivate. - + $cfg['QueryFrame'] boolean $cfg['QueryFrameJS'] boolean $cfg['QueryFrameDebug'] boolean @@ -1163,16 +1163,16 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' 'full'. The variable $cfg['QueryFrameDebug'] can be used by developers for easier future feature integration. - + $cfg['BrowseMIME'] boolean Enable MIME-transformations. - + $cfg['MaxExactCount'] integer Determines for how large tables phpMyAdmin should get exact row count by SELECT COUNT. If approximate row count is smaller than this value, SELECT COUNT will be used, otherwise only value returned by SHOW TABLE STATUS. - + $cfg['WYSIWYG-PDF'] boolean Utilizes a WYSIWYG editing control to easily place elements of a PDF page. By clicking on the button 'toggle scratchboard' on @@ -1199,12 +1199,12 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' get this control to work. The basic Drag&Drop script functionality was kindly borrowed from www.youngpup.net and is underlying so specific license. - + $cfg['SQP']['fmtType'] string [html|none] The main use of the new SQL Parser is to pretty-print SQL queries. By default we use HTML to format the query, but you can disable this by setting this variable to 'none'. - + $cfg['SQP']['fmtInd'] float $cfg['SQP']['fmtIndUnit'] string [em|px|pt|ex] For the pretty-printing of SQL queries, under some cases the @@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' Related in purpose is $cfg['SQP']['fmtIndUnit'] which specifies the units of the indent amount that you specified. This is used via stylesheets. - + $cfg['SQP']['fmtColor'] array of string tuples This array is used to define the colours for each type of element of the pretty-printed SQL queries. The tuple format is @@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' ignored in creating the stylesheet. You should not alter the class names, only the colour strings. Class name key: - + + comment Applies to all comment sub-classes + comment_mysql Comments as "#...\n" + comment_ansi Comments as "-- ...\n" @@ -1250,27 +1250,27 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' + quote_double Double quotes " + quote_single Single quotes ' + quote_backtick Backtick quotes ` - + $cfg['SQLValidator']['use'] boolean phpMyAdmin now supports use of the Mimer SQL Validator service, as originally published on Slashdot. For help in setting up your system to use the service, see the FAQ #6.14. - + $cfg['SQLValidator']['username'] string $cfg['SQLValidator']['password'] string The SOAP service allows you to login with anonymous and any password, so we use those by default.. Instead, if you have an account with them, you can put your login details here, and it will be used in place of the anonymous login. - + $cfg['DBG']['enable'] boolean DEVELOPERS ONLY! Enable the DBG extension for debugging phpMyAdmin. Required for profiling the code. For help in setting up your system to this, see the Developers section. - + $cfg['DBG']['profile']['enable'] boolean DEVELOPERS ONLY! Enable profiling support for phpMyAdmin. This will append a @@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' window with profiling statistics for that page. You may need need to increase the maximum execution time for this to complete successfully. - + $cfg['DBG']['profile']['threshold'] float (units in milliseconds) DEVELOPERS ONLY! When profiling data is displayed, this variable controls the @@ -1287,33 +1287,33 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' it is displayed, otherwise it is not displayed. This takes a value in milliseconds. In most cases you don't need to edit this. - + $cfg['ColumnTypes'] array All possible types of a MySQL column. In most cases you don't need to edit this. - + $cfg['AttributeTypes'] array Possible attributes for fields. In most cases you don't need to edit this. - + $cfg['Functions'] array A list of functions MySQL supports. In most cases you don't need to edit this. - + Transformations Introduction - Usage - File structure - - + [1. Introduction] - + To enable transformations, you have to setup the column_info table and the proper directives. Please see the Configuration section on how to do so. - + You can apply different transformations to the contents of each field. The transformation will take the content of each field and transform it with certain rules defined in the selected transformation. - + Say you have a field 'filename' which contains a filename. Normally you would see in phpMyAdmin only this filename. Using transformations you can transform that filename into a HTML link, so you can click @@ -1321,17 +1321,17 @@ Transformations the file displayed in a new browser window. Using transformation options you can also specify strings to append/prepend to a string or the format you want the output stored in. - + For a general overview of all available transformations and their options, you can consult your //libraries/transformations/overv iew.php3 installation. - + For a tutorial on how to effectively use transformations, see our Link section on the official phpMyAdmin-homepage. - + [2. Usage] - + Go to your tbl_properties.inc.php3 page (i.e. reached through clicking on the 'properties' link for a table). There click on "Change" (or change icon) and there you will see three new fields at the end of the @@ -1375,29 +1375,29 @@ Transformations append a character set, enter "'first parameter','second parameter','charset=us-ascii'". You can, however use the defaults for the parameters: "'','','charset=us-ascii'". - + [3. File structure] - + All mimetypes and their transformations are defined through single files in the directory 'libraries/transformations/'. - + They are stored in files to ease up customization and easy adding of new transformations. - + Because the user cannot enter own mimetypes, it is kept sure that transformations always work. It makes no sense to apply a transformation to a mimetype, the transform-function doesn't know to handle. - + One can, however, use empty mime-types and global transformations which should work for many mimetypes. You can also use transforms on a different mimetype they where built for, but pay attention to option usage as well as what the transformation does to your field. - + There is a basic file called 'global.inc.php3'. This function can be included by any other transform function and provides some basic functions. - + There are 5 possible file names: 1. A mimetype+subtype transform: [mimetype]_[subtype]__[transform].inc.php3 @@ -1447,43 +1447,43 @@ Transformations Example: global__formatted PMA_transform_global__formatted() - + So generally use '_' to split up mimetype and subtype, and '__' to provide a transform function. - + All filenames containing no '__' in themselves are not shown as valid transform functions in the dropdown. - + Please see the libraries/transformations/TEMPLATE file for adding your own transform function. See the libraries/transformations/TEMPLATE_MIMETYPE for adding a mimetype without a transform function. Also note the introduction of a function description in the language files. For each function a $strTransformation_[filename without .inc.php3] has to exist. - + You can use the template generator to generate new functions and entries in the language file. - + To create a new transform function please see libraries/transformations/template_generator.sh. To create a new, empty mimetype please see libraries/transformations/template_generator_mimetype.sh. - + FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions Server - Configuration - Limitations - Multi-user - Browsers - Usage tips - Project - Security - + Please have a look at our Link section on the official phpMyAdmin homepage for in-depth coverage of phpMyAdmin's features and/or interface. - + [1. Server] - + [1.1] I'm running PHP 4+ and my server is crashing each time a specific action is required or phpMyAdmin sends a blank page or a page full of cryptic characters to my browser, what can I do? - + There are some known PHP bugs with output buffering and compression. Try to set the $cfg['OBGzip'] directive to FALSE in your config.inc.php or .php3 file and the zlib.output_compression directive @@ -1492,51 +1492,51 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions candidates of PHP 4.2.0 (tested with PHP 4.2.0 RC1 to RC4) together with MS Internet Explorer. Please upgrade to the release version PHP 4.2.0. - + [1.2] My Apache server crashes when using phpMyAdmin. - + You should first try the latest versions of Apache (and possibly MySQL). See also the other FAQ entry about PHP bugs with output buffering. If your server keeps crashing, please ask for help in the various Apache support groups. - + [1.3] I'm running phpMyAdmin with "cookie" authentication mode under PHP 4.2.0 or 4.2.1 loaded as an Apache 2+ module but can't enter the script: I'm always displayed the login screen. - + This is a known PHP bug (see this bug report) from the official PHP bug database. It means there is and won't be any phpMyAdmin fix against it because there is no way to code a fix. - + [1.4] Using phpMyAdmin on IIS, I'm displayed the error message: "The specified CGI application misbehaved by not returning a complete set of HTTP headers...". - + You just forgot to read the install.txt file from the php distribution. Have a look at the last message in this bug report from the official PHP bug database. - + [1.5] Using phpMyAdmin on IIS, I'm facing crashes and/or many error messages with the HTTP or advanced authentication mode. - + This is a known problem with the PHP ISAPI filter: it's not so stable. For some more information and complete testings see the messages posted by André B. aka "djdeluxe76" in this thread from the phpWizard forum. Please use instead the cookie authentication mode. - + [1.6] I can't use phpMyAdmin on PWS: nothing is displayed! - + This seems to be a PWS bug. Filippo Simoncini found a workaround (at this time there is no better fix): remove or comment the DOCTYPE declarations (2 lines) from the scripts header.inc.php3, header_printview.inc.php3, index.php3, left.php3 and libraries/common.lib.php3. - + [1.7] How can I GZip or Bzip a dump or a CSV export. It does not seem to work. - + These features are based on the gzencode() and bzcompress() PHP functions to be more independent of the platform (Unix/Windows, Safe Mode or not, and so on). So, you must have PHP4 >= 4.0.4 and @@ -1544,10 +1544,10 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions We faced PHP crashes when trying to download a dump with MS Internet Explorer when phpMyAdmin is run with a release candidate of PHP 4.2.0. In this case you should switch to the release version of PHP 4.2.0. - + [1.8] I cannot insert a text file in a table, and I get an error about safe mode being in effect. - + Your uploaded file is saved by PHP in the "upload dir", as defined in php.ini by the variable upload_tmp_dir (usually the system default is /tmp). @@ -1559,11 +1559,11 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions * give proper permission: chmod 600 /tmp/php * put upload_tmp_dir = /tmp/php in php.ini * restart Apache - + [1.9] I'm having troubles when uploading files. In general file uploads don't work on my system and uploaded files have a Content-Type: header in the first line. - + It's not really phpMyAdmin related but RedHat 7.0. You have a RedHat 7.0 and you updated your PHP RPM to php-4.0.4pl1-3.i386.rpm, didn't you? @@ -1575,19 +1575,19 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions So please download the fixed package (4.0.4pl1-9) and the problem should go away. And that fixes the \r\n problem with file uploads! - + [1.10] I'm having troubles when uploading files with phpMyAdmin running on a secure server. My browser is Internet Explorer and I'm using the Apache server. - + As suggested by "Rob M" in the phpWizard forum, add this line to your httpd.conf: SetEnvIf User-Agent ".*MSIE.*" nokeepalive ssl-unclean-shutdown It seems to clear up many problems between Internet Explorer and SSL. - + [1.11] I get an 'open_basedir restriction' while uploading a file from the query box. - + Since version 2.2.4, phpMyAdmin supports servers with open_basedir restrictions. Assuming that the restriction allows you to open files in the current directory ('.'), all you have to do is create a 'tmp' @@ -1595,30 +1595,30 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions and the same owner as the owner of your phpMyAdmin directory. The uploaded files will be moved there, and after execution of your SQL commands, removed. - + [1.12] I have lost my MySQL root password, what can I do? - + The MySQL manual explains how to reset the permissions. - + [1.13] I get an error 'No SQL query' when trying to execute a bookmark. - + If PHP does not have read/write access to its upload_tmp_dir, it cannot access the uploaded query. - + [1.14] I get an error 'No SQL query' when trying to submit a query from the convenient text area. - + Check the post_max_size directive from your PHP configuration file and try to increase it. - + [1.15] I have problems with mysql.user field names. - + In older MySQL versions, the User and Password fields were named user and password. Please modify your field names to align with current standards. - + [1.16] I cannot upload big dump files (memory, http or timeout problems). - + The first things to check (or ask your host provider to check) are the values of upload_max_filesize, memory_limit and post_max_size in the php.ini configuration file. @@ -1626,9 +1626,9 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions submitted and handled by PHP. One user also said that post_max_size and memory_limit need to be larger than upload_max_filesize. If you get a timeout problem, look at the $cfg['UploadDir'] feature. - + [1.17] Which MySQL versions does phpMyAdmin support? - + All MySQL versions from 3.21 till 4.0 are fully supported. Please note that the older your MySQL version is, the more limitations you will have to face. @@ -1645,25 +1645,25 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions that comes with php 5. For the moment, the old MySQL extension should also work fine here, if compiled correctly. MySQL 5.0 and 5.1 are not yet supported. - + [1.18] I'm running MySQL <= 4.0.1 having lower_case_table_names set to 1. If I create a new table with a capital letter in its name it is changed to lowercase as it should. But if I try to DROP this table MySQL is unable to find the corresponding file. - + This is a bug of MySQL <= 4.0.1. Please upgrade to at least MySQL 4.0.2 or turn off your lower_case_table_names directive. - + [1.19] I can't run the "display relations" feature because the script seems not to know the font face I'm using! - + The "FPDF" library we're using for this feature requires some special files to use font faces. Please refers to the FPDF manual to build these files. - + [1.20] I receive the error "cannot load MySQL extension, please check PHP Configuration". - + To connect to a MySQL server, PHP needs a set of MySQL functions called "MySQL extension". This extension may be part of the PHP distribution (compiled-in), otherwise it needs to be loaded @@ -1671,20 +1671,20 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions phpMyAdmin tried to load the extension but failed. Usually, the problem is solved by installing a software package called "PHP-MySQL" or something similar. - + [1.21] I am running the CGI version of PHP under Unix, and I cannot login using cookie auth. - + In php.ini, set mysql.max_links higher than 1. - + [1.22] I don't see the "Location of text file" field, so I cannot upload. - + This is most likely because in php.ini, your file_uploads parameter is not set to "on". - + [1.23] I'm running MySQL on a Win32 machine. Each time I create a new table the table and field names are changed to lowercase! - + This happens because the MySQL directive lower_case_table_names defaults to 1 (ON) in the Win32 version of MySQL. You can change this behavior by simply changing the directive to 0 (OFF): @@ -1694,49 +1694,49 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions Next, save the file and restart the MySQL service. You can always check the value of this directive using the query SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'lower_case_table_names'; - + [1.24] Some characters are being truncated in my queries, or I get characters randomly added. I am running PHP 4.2.3. - + This is a PHP 4.2.3 bug. - + [1.25] I am running Apache with mod_gzip-1.3.26.1a on Windows XP, and I get problems, such as undefined variables when I run a SQL query. - + A tip from Jose Fandos: put a comment on the following two lines in httpd.conf, like this: # mod_gzip_item_include file \.php$ # mod_gzip_item_include mime "application/x-httpd-php.*" as this version of mod_gzip on Apache (Windows) has problems handling PHP scripts. Of course you have to restart Apache. - + [1.26] I just installed phpMyAdmin in my document root of IIS but I get the error "No input file specified" when trying to run phpMyAdmin. - + This is a permission problem. Right-click on the phpmyadmin folder and choose properties. Under the tab Security, click on "Add" and select the user "IUSER_machine" from the list. Now set his permissions and it should work. - + [1.27] I get empty page when I want to view huge page (eg. db_details_structure.php3 with plenty of tables). - + This is a PHP bug that occur when GZIP output buffering enabled. If you turn off it (by $cfg['OBGzip'] = FALSE in config.inc.php3), it should work. This bug will be fixed in PHP 5.0.0. - + [1.28] My MySQL server sometimes refuses queries and returns the message 'Errorcode: 13'. What does this mean? - + This can happen due to a MySQL bug when having database / table names with upper case characters although lower_case_table_names is set to 1. To fix this, turn off this directive, convert all database and table names to lower case and turn it on again. Alternatively, there's a bug-fix available starting with MySQL 3.23.56 / 4.0.11-gamma. - + [1.29] When I create a table or modify a field, I get an error and the fields are duplicated. - + It is possible to configure Apache in such a way that PHP has problems interpreting .php files. The problems occur when two different (and conflicting) set of @@ -1754,30 +1754,30 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions #SetInputFilter PHP [1.30] I get the error "left.php: Missing hash". - + This problem is known to happen when the server is running Turck MMCache but upgrading MMCache to version 2.3.21 solves the problem. - + [2. Configuration] - + [2.1] The error message "Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by ..." is displayed, what's the problem? - + Edit your config.inc.php or .php3 file and ensure there is nothing (I.E. no blank lines, no spaces, no characters...) neither before the tag at the end. - + [2.2] phpMyAdmin can't connect to MySQL. What's wrong? - + Either there is an error with your PHP setup or your username/password is wrong. Try to make a small script which uses mysql_connect and see if it works. If it doesn't, it may be you haven't even compiled MySQL support into PHP. - + [2.3] The error message "Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (111)..." is displayed. What can I do? - + For RedHat users, Harald Legner suggests this on the mailing list: On my RedHat-Box the socket of MySQL is /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock. In your php.ini you will find a line @@ -1800,30 +1800,30 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions For example: $cfg['Servers'][$i]['socket'] = '/tmp/mysql.sock'; Please also make sure that the permissions of this file allow to be readable by your webserver (i.e. '0755'). - + Have also a look at the corresponding section of the MySQL documentation. - + [2.4] Nothing is displayed by my browser when I try to run phpMyAdmin, what can I do? - + Try to set the $cfg['OBGZip'] directive to FALSE in the phpMyAdmin configuration file. It helps sometime. Also have a look at your PHP version number: if it contains "4.0b..." it means you're running a beta version of PHP. That's not a so good idea, please upgrade to a plain revision. - + [2.5] Each time I want to insert or change a record or drop a database or a table, an error 404 (page not found) is displayed or, with HTTP or cookie authentication, I'm asked to login again. What's wrong? - + Check the value you set for the $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] directive in the phpMyAdmin configuration file. - + [2.6] I get an "Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: YES)"-error when trying to access a MySQL-Server on a host which is port-forwarded for my localhost - + When you are using a port on your localhost, which you redirect via port-forwarding to another host, MySQL is not resolving the localhost as expected. @@ -1833,34 +1833,34 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions this configuration with port forwarding. If you enter "127.0.0.1" as hostname, everything is right and MySQL uses the TCP connection. - + [3. Known limitations] - + [3.1] When using HTTP authentication, an user who logged out can not relogin in with the same nick. - + This is related to the authentication mechanism (protocol) used by phpMyAdmin. To bypass this problem: just close all the opened browser windows and then go back to phpMyAdmin. You should be able to log in again. - + [3.2] When dumping a large table in compressed mode, I get a memory limit error or a time limit error. - + Compressed dumps are built in memory and because of this are limited to php's memory limit. For GZip/BZip2 exports this can be overcome since 2.5.4 using $cfg['CompressOnFly'] (enabled by default). Zip exports can not be handled this way, so if you need Zip files for larger dump, you have to use another way. - + [3.3] With InnoDB tables, I lose foreign key relationships when I rename or alter a table. - + This seems to be a InnoDB bug (fixed in MySQL 3.23.50?). - + [3.4] I am unable to import dumps I created with the mysqldump tool bundled with the MySQL server distribution. - + The problem is that mysqldump creates invalid comments like this: -- MySQL dump 8.22 -- @@ -1876,36 +1876,45 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions -- ------------------------------------------------------- or #--------------------------------------------------------- - + [3.5] When using nested folders ($cfg['LeftFrameTableSeparator']) there are some multiple hierarchies displayed in a wrong manner?! - + Please note that you should not use the seperating string multiple times without any characters between them, or at the beginning/end of your table name. If you have to, think about using another TableSeparator or disabling that feature - + [3.6] What is currently not supported in phpMyAdmin about InnoDB? - + In Relation view, being able to choose a table in another database, or having more than one index field in the foreign key. In Query-by-example (Query), automatic generation of the query LEFT JOIN from the foreign table. - + + [3.7] I have table with many (100+) fields and when I try to browse table I + get series of errors like "Warning: unable to parse url". How can this be + fixed? + + Your table neither have a primary key nor an unique one, so we must + use a long expression to identify this row. This causes problems to + parse_url function. The workaround is to create a primary or unique + key. + [4. ISPs, multi-user installations ] - + [4.1] I'm an ISP. Can I setup one central copy of phpMyAdmin or do I need to install it for each customer. - + Since version 2.0.3, you can setup a central copy of phpMyAdmin for all your users. The development of this feature was kindly sponsored by NetCologne GmbH. This requires a properly setup MySQL user management and phpMyAdmin HTTP or cookie authentication. See the install section on "Using HTTP authentication". - + [4.2] What's the preferred way of making phpMyAdmin secure against evil access. - + This depends on your system. If you're running a server which cannot be accessed by other people, it's sufficient to use the directory protection bundled with your @@ -1919,17 +1928,17 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions the group under which Apache runs. * You should use PHP safe mode, to protect from other users that try to include your config.inc.php3 in their scripts. - + [4.3] I get errors about not being able to include a file in /lang or in /libraries. - + Check php.ini, or ask your sysadmin to check it. The include_path must contain "." somewhere in it, and open_basedir, if used, must contain "." and "./lang" to allow normal operation of phpMyAdmin. - + [4.4] phpMyAdmin always gives "Access denied" when using HTTP authentication. - + This could happen for several reasons: * $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser'] and/or $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass'] are wrong. @@ -1937,17 +1946,17 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions * You have already setup a security mechanism for the phpMyAdmin-directory, eg. a .htaccess file. This would interfere with phpMyAdmin's authentication, so remove it. - + [4.5] Is it possible to let users create their own databases? - + Starting with 2.2.5, in the user management page, you can enter a wildcard database name for a user (for example "joe%"), and put the privileges you want. For example, adding SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, INDEX, ALTER would let a user create/manage his/her database(s). - + [4.6] How can I use the Host-based authentication additions? - + If you have existing rules from an old .htaccess file, you can take them and add a username between the 'deny'/'allow' and 'from' strings. Using the username wildcard of '%' would be a major benefit here if @@ -1966,32 +1975,32 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions 'allow root from 192.168.0.0/16', 'allow root from 172.16.0.0/12', ); - + [4.7] Authentication window is displayed more than once, why? - + This happens if you are using a URL to start phpMyAdmin which is different than the one set in your $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri']. For example, a missing "www", or entering with an IP address while a domain name is defined in the config file. - + [5. Browsers or client OS] - + [5.1] I get an out of memory error, and my controls are non-functional, when trying to create a table with more than 14 fields. - + We could reproduce this problem only under Win98/98SE. Testing under WinNT4 or Win2K, we could easily create more than 60 fields. A workaround is to create a smaller number of fields, then come back to your table properties and add the other fields. - + [5.2] With Xitami 2.5b4, phpMyAdmin won't process form fields. - + This is not a phpMyAdmin problem but a Xitami known bug: you'll face it with each script/website that use forms. Upgrade or downgrade your Xitami server. - + [5.3] I have problems dumping tables with Konqueror (phpMyAdmin 2.2.2). - + With Konqueror 2.1.1: plain dumps, zip and GZip dumps work ok, except that the proposed file name for the dump is always 'tbl_dump.php'. Bzip2 dumps don't seem to work. @@ -1999,110 +2008,110 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions user's temporary directory, so they must be moved before closing Konqueror, or else they disappear. GZip dumps give an error message. Testing needs to be done for Konqueror 2.2.2. - + [5.4] I can't use the cookie authentication mode because Internet Explorer never stores the cookies. - + MS Internet Explorer seems to be really buggy about cookies, at least till version 6. And thanks to Andrew Zivolup we've traced also a PHP 4.1.1 bug in this area! Then, if you're running PHP 4.1.1, try to upgrade or downgrade... it may work! - + [5.5] In Internet Explorer 5.0, I get JavaScript errors when browsing my rows. - + Upgrade to at least Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2. - + [5.6] In Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5 or 6.0, I get an error (like "Page not found") when trying to modify a row in a table with many fields, or with a text field - + Your table neither have a primary key nor an unique one, so we must use a long URL to identify this row. There is a limit on the length of the URL in those browsers, and this not happen in Netscape, for example. The workaround is to create a primary or unique key, or use another browser. - + [5.7] I refresh (reload) my browser, and come back to the welcome page. - + Some browsers support right-clicking into the frame you want to refresh, just do this in the right frame. - + [5.8] With Mozilla 0.9.7 I have problems sending a query modified in the query box. - + Looks like a Mozilla bug: 0.9.6 was OK. We will keep an eye on future Mozilla versions. - + [5.9] With Mozilla 0.9.? to 1.0 and Netscape 7.0-PR1 I can't type a whitespace in the SQL-Query edit area: the page scrolls down. - + This is a Mozilla bug (see bug #26882 at BugZilla). - + [5.10] With Netscape 4.75 I get empty rows between each row of data in a CSV exported file. - + This is a known Netscape 4.75 bug: it adds some line feeds when exporting data in octet-stream mode. Since we can't detect the specific Netscape version, we cannot workaround this bug. - + [5.11] Extended-ASCII characters like German umlauts are displayed wrong. - + Please ensure that you have set your browser's character set to the one of the language file you have selected on phpMyAdmin's start page. Alternatively, you can try the auto detection mode that is supported by the recent versions of the most browsers. - + [5.12] Apple OS X: Safari browser changes special characters to "?". - + This issue has been reported by a OS X user, who adds that Chimera, Netscape and Mozilla do not have this problem. - + [5.13] With Internet Explorer 5.5 or 6, and HTTP authentication type, I cannot manage two servers: I login to the first one, then the other one, but if I switch back to the first, I have to login on each operation. - + This is a bug in Internet Explorer, other browsers do not behave this way. - + [5.14] Using Opera6, I can manage to get to the authentification, but nothing happens after that, only a blank screen. - + Having $cfg['QueryFrameJS'] set to TRUE, this leads to a bug in Opera6, because it is not able to interpret frameset definitiions written by JavaScript. Please upgrade to Opera7 at least. - + [6. Using phpMyAdmin] - + [6.1] I can't insert new rows into a table / I can't create a table - MySQL brings up a SQL-error. - + Examine the SQL error with care. Often the problem is caused by specifying a wrong field-type. Common errors include: * Using VARCHAR without a size argument * Using TEXT or BLOB with a size argument - + Also, look at the syntax chapter in the MySQL manual to confirm that your syntax is correct. - + [6.2] When I create a table, I click the Index checkbox for 2 fields and phpMyAdmin generates only one index with those 2 fields. - + In phpMyAdmin 2.2.0 and 2.2.1, this is the way to create a multi-fields index. If you want two indexes, create the first one when creating the table, save, then display the table properties and click the Index link to create the other index. - + [6.3] How can I insert a null value into my table? - + Since version 2.2.3, you have a checkbox for each field that can be null. Before 2.2.3, you had to enter "null", without the quotes, as the field's value. - + [6.4] How can I backup my database or table? - + Click on a database or table name in the left frame, the properties will be displayed. Then on the menu, click "Export", you can dump the structure, the data, or both. This will generate standard SQL @@ -2113,18 +2122,18 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions $cfg['ExecTimeLimit'] configuration variable. For additional help on this subject, look for the word "dump" in this document. - + [6.5] How can I restore (upload) my database or table using a dump? How can I run a ".sql" file. - + Click on a database name in the left frame, the properties will be local displayed. Then in the "Run SQL query" section, type in your dump filename, or use the Browse button. Then click Go. For additional help on this subject, look for the word "upload" in this document. - + [6.6] How can I use the relation table in Query-by-example? - + Here is an example with the tables persons, towns and countries, all located in the database mydb. If you don't have a PMA_relation table, create it as explained in the configuration section. Then create the @@ -2158,7 +2167,7 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions * on table "REL_towns" click Structure, then Relation view * in "Choose field to display", choose "description" * repeat the two previous steps for table "REL_countries" - + Then test like this: * Click on your db name in the left frame * Choose "Query" @@ -2171,17 +2180,17 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions * Click "Update query" and you will see in the query box that the correct joins have been generated * Click "Submit query" - + [6.7] How can I use the "display field" feature? - + Starting from the previous example, create the PMA_table_info as explained in the configuration section, then browse your persons table, and move the mouse over a town code or country code. See also FAQ 6.21 for an additionnal feature that "display field" enables: drop-down list of possible values. - + [6.8] How can I produce a PDF schema of my database? - + First you have to fill the "relation", "table_coords" and "pdf_pages" configuration variables. Then, think about your schema layout: which tables will go on which @@ -2221,27 +2230,27 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions without an extension. Under Windows it is important to have the extension ".pdf", under other OSes you should be fine just saving the file under the name it offers). - + [6.9] phpMyAdmin is changing the type of one of my columns! - + No, it's MySQL that is doing silent column type changing. - + [6.10] When creating a privilege, what happens with underscores in the database name? - + If you do not put a backslash before the underscore, this is a wildcard grant, and the underscore means "any character". So, if the database name is "john_db", the user would get rights to john1db, john2db... If you put a backslash before the underscore, it means that the database name will have a real underscore. - - [6.11] What is the curious symbol ø in the statistics pages? - + + [6.11] What is the curious symbol o/ in the statistics pages? + It means "average". - + [6.12] I want to understand some Export options. - + "Complete inserts" adds the column names on every INSERT command, for better documentation (but resulting file is bigger). "Extended inserts" provides a shorter dump file by using only once the @@ -2252,16 +2261,16 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions will be included in backup. "Add into comments" includes column comments, relations and MIME types set in the PMA-DB in the dump as SQL comments (/* xxx */). - + [6.13] I would like to create a database with a dot in its name. - + This is a bad idea, because in MySQL the syntax "database.table" is the normal way to reference a database and table name. Worse, MySQL will usually let you create a database with a dot, but then you cannot work with it, nor delete it. - + [6.14] How do I set up the SQL Validator? - + To use it, you need a very recent version of PHP, 4.3.0 recommended, with XML, PCRE and PEAR support. On your system command line, run "pear install Net_Socket Net_URL HTTP_Request Mail_Mime Net_DIME SOAP" @@ -2269,29 +2278,29 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions If you use it, you should be aware that any SQL statement you submit will be stored anonymously (database/table/column names, strings, numbers replaced with generic values). The Mimer SQL Validator itself, - is © 2001 Upright Database Technology. We utilize it as free SOAP + is (c) 2001 Upright Database Technology. We utilize it as free SOAP service. - + [6.15] I want to add a BLOB field and put an index on it, but MySQL says "BLOB column '...' used in key specification without a key length". - + The right way to do this, is to create the field without any indexes, then display the table structure and use the "Create an index" dialog. On this page, you will be able to choose your BLOB field, and set a size to the index, which is the condition to create an index on a BLOB field. - + [6.16] How can I simply move in page with plenty editing fields? - + You can use Ctrl+arrows for moving on most pages with plenty editing fields (table structure changes, row editing, etc.) (must be anabled in configuration - see. $cfg['CtrlArrowsMoving']). You can also have a look at the directive $cfg['DefaultPropDisplay'] ('vertical') and see if this eases up editing for you. - + [6.17] Transformations: I can't enter my own mimetype! WTF is this feature then useful for? - + Slow down :). Defining mimetypes is of no use, if you can't put transformations on them. Otherwise you could just put a comment on the field. Because entering your own mimetype will cause serious syntax @@ -2300,10 +2309,10 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions using functions or empty mimetype definitions. Plus, you have a whole overview of available mimetypes. Who knows all those mimetypes by heart so he/she can enter it at will? - + [6.18] Bookmarks: Where can I store bookmarks? Why can't I see any bookmarks below the query box? What is this variable for? - + Any query you have executed can be stored as a bookmark on the page where the results are displayed. You will find a button labeled 'Bookmark this query' just at the end of the page. @@ -2341,9 +2350,9 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions have that to work around using well positioned "/**/" comments. Variable expansion with PHP-Versions prior to 4.0.3 may not work as expected due to a necessary extra-space after any [VARIABLE] usage - + [6.19] How can I create simple LaTeX document to include exported table? - + You can simply include table in your LaTeX documents, minimal sample document should look like following one (assuming you have table exported in file table.tex): @@ -2358,7 +2367,7 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions [6.20] In MySQL 4, I see a lot of databases which are not mine, and cannot access them. - + Upgrading to MySQL 4 usually gives users those global privileges: CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES, SHOW DATABASES, LOCK TABLES. Those privileges also enables users to see all the database names, until you upgrade @@ -2366,27 +2375,27 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions this bug report. So if your users do not need those privileges, you can remove them and their databases list will shorten. - + [6.21] In edit/insert mode, how can I see a list of possible values for a field, based on some foreign table? - + You have to setup appropriate links between the tables, and also setup the "display field" in the foreign table. See FAQ 6.6 for an example. Then, if there are 200 values or less in the foreign table, a drop-down list of values will be available. - + [7. phpMyAdmin project] - + [7.1] I have found a bug. How do I inform developers? - + Our Bug Tracker is located at http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/ under the Bugs section. But please first discuss your bug with other users: http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmyadmin/ (and choose Forums) - + [7.2] I want to translate the messages to a new language or upgrade an existing language, where do I start? - + Always use the current CVS version of your language file. For a new language, start from english-iso-8859-1.inc.php3. If you don't know how to get the CVS version, please ask one of the developers. @@ -2400,10 +2409,10 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions It would be a good idea to subscribe to the phpmyadmin-translators mailing list, because this is where we ask for translations of new messages. - + [7.3] I would like to help out with the development of phpMyAdmin. How should I proceed? - + The following method is preferred for new developers: 1. fetch the current CVS tree over anonymous CVS: cvs @@ -2417,15 +2426,15 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions 2. add your stuff 3. put the modified files (tar'ed and gzip'ed) inside the patch tracker of the phpMyAdmin SourceForge account. - + Write access to the CVS tree is granted only to experienced developers who have already contributed something useful to phpMyAdmin. Also, have a look at the Developers section. - + [8. Security ] - + [8.1] Security alert, dated 2003-06-18. - + Last update of this FAQ: 2003-07-22. The phpMyAdmin development team received notice of this security alert: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/325641. @@ -2452,13 +2461,13 @@ FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions We believe that an exploit for this weakness would be difficult to achieve. However version 2.5.2 now encrypts the password with the well-known blowfish algorithm. - + Developers Information phpMyAdmin is Open Source, so you're invited to contribute to it. Many great features have been written by other people and you too can help to make phpMyAdmin a useful tool. - + If you're planning to contribute source, please read the following information: * All files include header.inc.php3 (layout), @@ -2490,7 +2499,7 @@ Developers Information was lost during its re-entry into Earth's atmosphere and in memory of the brave men and women who gave their lives for the people of Earth. - + Credits @@ -2516,7 +2525,7 @@ CREDITS, in chronological order * current project maintainer * many bugfixes and improvements -- Loïc Chapeaux +- Loic Chapeaux * rewrote and optimized javascript, DHTML and DOM stuff * rewrote the scripts so they fit the PEAR coding standards and generate XHTML1.0 and CSS2 compliant codes