From 402b6b5434cd1a0fdc91576e1da14c4867847f42 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Marc Delisle Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 14:41:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] numbers for faq --- Documentation.html | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation.html b/Documentation.html index 56a55bf60..b70fb3d91 100755 --- a/Documentation.html +++ b/Documentation.html @@ -1333,9 +1333,9 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' Project -

[Server]

+

[1. Server]

- I'm running php 4+ and my server is crashing each time a specific action + [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?
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- My Apache server crashes when using phpMyAdmin. + [1.2] My Apache server crashes when using phpMyAdmin.
You should first try the latest versions of Apache (and possibly MySQL).
@@ -1361,7 +1361,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- I'm running phpMyAdmin with "cookie" authentication mode under PHP 4.2.0 + [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.
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- Using phpMyAdmin on IIS, I'm displayed the error message: "The + [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...."
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- Using phpMyAdmin on IIS, I'm facing crashes and/or many error messages + [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 @@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- I can't use phpMyAdmin on PWS: nothing is displayed! + [1.6] I can't use phpMyAdmin on PWS: nothing is displayed!
This seems to be a PWS bug. Filippo Simoncini found a workaroud (at this time there is no better fix): remove or comment the DOCTYPE @@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- How can I GZip or Bzip a dump or a CSV export. It seems to not work? + [1.7] How can I GZip or Bzip a dump or a CSV export. It seems to not work?
These features are based on the gzencode() and bzcompress() php functions to be more independent of the platform @@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- I cannot insert a text file in a table, and I get an error about safe + [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 @@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- I'm having troubles when uploading files. In general file uploads don't + [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.
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- I'm having troubles when uploading files with phpMyAdmin running on a + [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.
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- I get an 'open_basedir restriction' while uploading a file from the + [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 @@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- I have lost my MySQL root password, what can I do? + [1.12] I have lost my MySQL root password, what can I do?
The MySql manual explains how to @@ -1492,14 +1492,14 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- I get an error 'No SQL query' when trying to execute a bookmark. + [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.

- I get an error 'No SQL query' when trying to submit a query from the + [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 @@ -1507,14 +1507,14 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- I have problems with mysql.user field names. + [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.

- I cannot upload big dump files. + [1.16] I cannot upload big dump files.
The first things to check (or ask your host provider to check) are the values of upload_max_filesize, memory_limit and @@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- Does phpMyAdmin support MySQL 4? + [1.17] Does phpMyAdmin support MySQL 4?
MySQL 4 is not yet fully supported by phpMyAdmin.
Because of MySQL 4's backwards compatibility you can use phpMyAdmin @@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- I'm running MySQL <= 4.0.1 having + [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 @@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- I can't run the "display relations" feature because the script + [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 @@ -1564,7 +1564,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- I receive the error "cannot load MySQL extension, please check + [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 @@ -1578,10 +1578,10 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

-

[Configuration]

+

[2. Configuration]

- The error message "Warning: Cannot add header information - headers + [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 @@ -1591,7 +1591,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- phpMyAdmin can't connect to MySQL. What's wrong? + [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 @@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- The error message "Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect + [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?

@@ -1647,7 +1647,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- Nothing is displayed by my browser when I try to run phpMyAdmin, what + [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 @@ -1658,7 +1658,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- Each time I want to insert or change a record or drop a database or a + [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?
@@ -1667,10 +1667,10 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

-

[Known limitations]

+

[3. Known limitations]

- When using http authentication, an user who logged out can not relog + [3.1] When using http authentication, an user who logged out can not relog in with the same nick.
This is related to the authentication mechanism (protocol) used by @@ -1681,7 +1681,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- When dumping a large table in compressed mode, I get a memory limit + [3.2] When dumping a large table in compressed mode, I get a memory limit error or a time limit error.
As of version 2.2.4, we build the compressed dump in memory, so large @@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- With InnoDB tables, I lose foreign key relationships when I rename + [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?). However, keep @@ -1701,9 +1701,9 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' -

[ISPs, multi-user installations ]

+

[4. ISPs, multi-user installations ]

- I'm an ISP. Can I setup one central copy of phpMyAdmin or do I need to + [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 @@ -1715,7 +1715,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- What's the preferred way of making phpMyAdmin secure against evil + [4.2] What's the preferred way of making phpMyAdmin secure against evil access?
This depends on your system.
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- I get errors about not being able to include a file in /lang + [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 @@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' "./lang" to allow normal operation of phpMyAdmin.

- phpMyAdmin always gives "Access denied" when using http + [4.4] phpMyAdmin always gives "Access denied" when using http authentication.
This could happen for several reasons:

@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- Is it possible to let users create their own databases? + [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, and put the privileges you want. For example, @@ -1781,7 +1781,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

- How can I use the Host-based authentication additions? + [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 @@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

-

[Browsers or client OS]

+

[5. Browsers or client OS]

I get an out of memory error, and my controls are non-functional, when trying to create a table with more than 14 fields.