diff --git a/ANNOUNCE.txt b/ANNOUNCE.txt index c54c05f07..87a15d593 100644 --- a/ANNOUNCE.txt +++ b/ANNOUNCE.txt @@ -154,19 +154,27 @@ Known bugs Description ----------- -phpMyAdmin is intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the WWW. + phpMyAdmin is intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the WWW. It + can manage a whole MySQL server as well as a single database. + Currently it can: - create and drop databases - - create, copy, drop and alter tables + - create, copy, drop, rename and alter tables + - do table maintenance - delete, edit and add fields - execute any SQL-statement, even batch-queries - manage keys on fields - load text files into tables - create and read dumps of tables - - export and import CSV data - - support single- and multi-user configuration - - add, delete and edit MySQL users - - communicate in more than 42 different languages + - export data to CSV, XML and Latex formats + - administer multiple servers + - manage MySQL users and privileges + - check referential integrity + - using Query-by-example (QBE), create complex queries automatically + connecting required tables + - create PDF graphics of your Database layout + - search globally in a database or a subset of it + - communicate in 42 different languages Author & Copyright diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 680c924ea..89ac0f0a5 100755 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ $Source$ 2003-02-17 Alexander M. Turek * server_privileges.php3: Fixed edit link. + * Documentation.html: + - Reformulated some passages; + - FAQ 1.28. + * ANNOUNCE.txt: Synchronized features list with documentation. 2003-02-17 Garvin Hicking * tbl_replace_fields.php3, read_dump.php3, libraries/common.lib.php3: diff --git a/Documentation.html b/Documentation.html index fd9630ee1..a6f939067 100755 --- a/Documentation.html +++ b/Documentation.html @@ -85,11 +85,11 @@

Introduction

- phpMyAdmin can manage a whole MySQL-server (needs a super-user) - but also a single database. To accomplish the latter you'll need - a properly set up MySQL-user who can read/write only the desired - database. It's up to you to look up the appropriate part in the - MySQL manual. Currently phpMyAdmin can: + phpMyAdmin can manage a whole MySQL server (needs a super-user) as well as + a single database. To accomplish the latter you'll need a properly set up + MySQL user who can read/write only the desired database. It's up to you to + look up the appropriate part in the MySQL manual.
+ Currently phpMyAdmin can:

@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ NOTE: phpMyAdmin does not apply any special security methods to the MySQL database server. It is still the sysadmin's job to grant permissions on the MySQL databases properly. phpMyAdmin's - "Users" page can be used for this. + "Privileges" page can be used for this.

@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ extension (.php3 or .php) depending on the way your web/PHP server interprets those extensions.

  • Untar or unzip the distribution (be sure to unzip the subdirectories): - tar xzvf phpMyAdmin_x.x.x.tar.gz in your webserver's + tar -xzvf phpMyAdmin_x.x.x.tar.gz in your webserver's document root. If you don't have direct access to your document root, put the files in a directory on your local machine, and, after step 3, transfer the directory on your web server using, for example, ftp.
    • @@ -1474,7 +1475,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [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 + cryptic characters to my browser, what can I do?

    There are some known php bugs with output buffering and compression.
    @@ -1488,7 +1489,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [1.2] 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). @@ -1502,7 +1503,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [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 + script: I'm always displayed the login screen.

    This is a known PHP bug (see this @@ -1514,7 +1515,8 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [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...."

    + 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 @@ -1524,7 +1526,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [1.5] Using phpMyAdmin on IIS, I'm facing crashes and/or many error - messages with the http or advanced authentication mode + messages with the http or advanced authentication mode.

    This is a known problem with the php ISAPI filter: it's not so stable. For @@ -1546,8 +1548,8 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [1.7] 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 does not seem to + work.

    These features are based on the gzencode() and @@ -1562,7 +1564,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [1.8] I cannot insert a text file in a table, and I get an error about - safe mode being in effect + safe mode being in effect.

    Your uploaded file is saved by PHP in the "upload dir", as @@ -1585,7 +1587,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [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 + header in the first line.

    It's not really phpMyAdmin related but RedHat 7.0. You have a RedHat 7.0 @@ -1609,7 +1611,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [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 + Apache server.

    As suggested by "Rob M" in the phpWizard forum, add this line to @@ -1620,7 +1622,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [1.11] I get an 'open_basedir restriction' while uploading a file from - the query box + the query box.

    Since version 2.2.4, phpMyAdmin supports servers with open_basedir @@ -1632,7 +1634,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [1.12] 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 @@ -1641,8 +1643,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [1.13] 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 @@ -1651,7 +1652,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [1.14] I get an error 'No SQL query' when trying to submit a query from - the convenient text area + the convenient text area.

    Check the post_max_size directive from your php configuration file @@ -1659,7 +1660,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [1.15] 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 @@ -1667,7 +1668,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' names to align with current standards.

    - [1.16] 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 @@ -1680,7 +1681,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [1.17] Does phpMyAdmin support MySQL 4.1 + [1.17] Does phpMyAdmin support MySQL 4.1?

    Because of a major change in the definition syntax of string field types, @@ -1694,7 +1695,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' 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 + file.

    This is a bug of MySQL <= 4.0.1. Please upgrade to at least @@ -1704,7 +1705,8 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [1.19] I can't run the "display relations" feature because the - script seems not to know the font face I'm using!

    + 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.
    @@ -1716,7 +1718,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [1.20] I receive the error "cannot load MySQL extension, please - check PHP Configuration" + check PHP Configuration".

    To connect to a MySQL server, PHP needs a set of MySQL functions called @@ -1731,7 +1733,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [1.21] I am running the CGI version of PHP under Unix, and I cannot - login using cookie auth + login using cookie auth.

    In php.ini, set mysql.max_links higher than 1. @@ -1739,7 +1741,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [1.22] I don't see the "Location of text file" field, so - I cannot upload + I cannot upload.

    This is most likely because in php.ini, your file_uploads @@ -1748,7 +1750,8 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [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!

    + 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 @@ -1763,7 +1766,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [1.24] Some characters are being truncated in my queries, or I get - characters randomly added. I am running PHP 4.2.3 + characters randomly added. I am running PHP 4.2.3.

    This is a @@ -1772,7 +1775,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [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 + 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 @@ -1797,7 +1800,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [1.27] I get empty page when I want to view huge page (eg. - db_details_structure.php3 with plenty of dabases) + db_details_structure.php3 with plenty of dabases).

    This is a PHP bug that occur when @@ -1806,12 +1809,24 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://' 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. + 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 bugfix + available starting with MySQL 3.23.56 / 4.0.11-gamma. +

    +

    [2. Configuration]

    [2.1] The error message "Warning: Cannot add header information - - headers already sent by ..." is displayed, what's the problem + headers already sent by ..." is displayed, what's the problem?

    Edit your config.inc.php or .php3 file and ensure there is nothing @@ -1821,7 +1836,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [2.2] 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 @@ -1833,7 +1848,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [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 + (111)..." is displayed. What can I do?


    For RedHat users, Harald Legner suggests this on the mailing list: @@ -1878,7 +1893,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [2.4] Nothing is displayed by my browser when I try to run phpMyAdmin, - what can I do + what can I do?

    Try to set the $cfg['OBGZip'] directive to FALSE in the @@ -1891,7 +1906,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [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 + cookie authentication, I'm asked to login again. What's wrong?

    Check the value you set for the $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] directive @@ -1904,7 +1919,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [3.1] When using http authentication, an user who logged out can not - relog in with the same nick + relog in with the same nick.

    This is related to the authentication mechanism (protocol) used by @@ -1916,7 +1931,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [3.2] When dumping a large table in compressed mode, I get a memory - limit error or a time limit error + limit error or a time limit error.

    As of version 2.2.4, we build the compressed dump in memory, so large @@ -1928,7 +1943,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [3.3] With InnoDB tables, I lose foreign key relationships when I rename - or alter a table + or alter a table.

    This seems to be a InnoDB bug (fixed in MySQL 3.23.50?). However, keep in @@ -1937,7 +1952,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [3.4] I am unable to import dumps I created with the mysqldump tool - bundled with the MySQL server distribution + bundled with the MySQL server distribution.

    The problem is that mysqldump creates invalid comments like this: @@ -1970,7 +1985,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [4.1] I'm an ISP. Can I setup one central copy of phpMyAdmin or do I - need to install it for each customer + need to install it for each customer.

    Since version 2.0.3, you can setup a central copy of phpMyAdmin for all @@ -1983,7 +1998,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [4.2] What's the preferred way of making phpMyAdmin secure against evil - access + access.

    This depends on your system.
    @@ -2012,7 +2027,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [4.3] I get errors about not being able to include a file in - /lang or in /libraries + /lang or in /libraries.

    Check php.ini, or ask your sysadmin to check it. The @@ -2022,7 +2037,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [4.4] phpMyAdmin always gives "Access denied" when using http - authentication + authentication.

    This could happen for several reasons: @@ -2043,7 +2058,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [4.5] 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 @@ -2053,7 +2068,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [4.6] 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 @@ -2085,7 +2100,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [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 + when trying to create a table with more than 14 fields.

    We could reproduce this problem only under Win98/98SE. Testing under @@ -2096,7 +2111,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [5.2] With Xitami 2.5b4, phpMyAdmin won't process form 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 @@ -2105,8 +2120,8 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [5.3] I have problems dumping tables with Konqueror - (phpMyAdmin 2.2.2)

    + [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 @@ -2121,7 +2136,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [5.4] I can't use the cookie authentication mode because Internet - Explorer never stores the cookies + Explorer never stores the cookies.

    MS Internet Explorer seems to be really buggy about cookies, at least till @@ -2134,10 +2149,10 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [5.5] In Internet Explorer 5.0, I get Javascript errors when browsing my - rows + rows.

    - Upgrade to at least Internet Explorer 5.5SP2.
    + Upgrade to at least Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2.

    @@ -2154,7 +2169,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [5.7] I refresh (reload) my browser, and come back to the welcome - page + page.

    Some browsers support right-clicking into the frame you want to refresh, @@ -2163,7 +2178,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [5.8] With Mozilla 0.9.7 I have problems sending a query modified in the - query box + query box.

    Looks like a Mozilla bug: 0.9.6 was ok. We will keep an eye on future @@ -2172,7 +2187,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [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 + whitespace in the SQL-Query edit area: the page scrolls down.

    This is a Mozilla bug (see bug #26882 at @@ -2181,7 +2196,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [5.10] With Netscape 4.75 I get empty rows between each row of data in a - CSV exported file + CSV exported file.

    This is a known Netscape 4.75 bug: it adds some line feeds when exporting @@ -2191,7 +2206,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [5.11] Extended-ASCII characters like German umlauts are displayed - wrong + wrong.

    Please ensure that you have set your browser's charset to the one of the @@ -2202,7 +2217,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [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, @@ -2223,7 +2238,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [6.1] I can't insert new rows into a table / I can't create a table - - MySQL brings up a SQL-error + - MySQL brings up a SQL-error.

    Examine the SQL error with care. Often the problem is caused by @@ -2241,7 +2256,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [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 + 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 @@ -2251,7 +2266,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [6.3] How can I insert a null value into my table + [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. @@ -2260,7 +2275,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [6.4] How can I backup my database or table + [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 @@ -2279,7 +2294,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [6.5] How can I restore (upload) my database or table using a dump? - How can I run a ".sql" file + How can I run a ".sql" file.

    Click on a database name in the left frame, the properties will be @@ -2291,7 +2306,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [6.6] How can I use the relation table in Query-by-example + [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 @@ -2360,7 +2375,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [6.7] How can I use the "display field" feature + [6.7] How can I use the "display field" feature?

    Starting from the previous example, create the PMA_table_info as explained @@ -2370,7 +2385,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [6.8] How can I produce a PDF schema of my database + [6.8] How can I produce a PDF schema of my database?

    First you have to fill the "relation", "table_coords" @@ -2413,7 +2428,8 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [6.9] phpMyAdmin is changing the type of one of my columns!

    + [6.9] phpMyAdmin is changing the type of one of my columns! +

    No, it's MySQL that is doing silent column type changing. @@ -2423,7 +2439,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [6.10] My database has an underscore in it's name, and when I grant privileges to a user for this database, a backslash is added before the - underscore + underscore.

    This is normal and means that the grant is done only for this database. If @@ -2436,7 +2452,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [6.11] What is the curious symbol ø in the table statistics + [6.11] What is the curious symbol ø in the statistics pages?

    It means "average". @@ -2444,7 +2460,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [6.12] I want to understand some Export options + [6.12] I want to understand some Export options.

    "Complete inserts" adds the column names on every INSERT command, @@ -2456,7 +2472,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [6.13] I would like to create a database with a dot in its name + [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" @@ -2467,7 +2483,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [6.14] How do I set up the SQL validator + [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 @@ -2485,7 +2501,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    [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" + length".

    The right way to do this, is to create the field without any indexes, @@ -2497,7 +2513,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'

    - [6.16] How can I simply move in page with plenty editing fields + [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 @@ -2549,7 +2565,7 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'
    Please note that we try not to use html entities like &eacute; in the translations, since we define the right character set in the file. - With html entities, the text on javascript messages would not + With html entities, the text on javascript messages would not display correctly. However there are some entities that need to be there, for quotes ,non-breakable spaces, ampersands, less than, greater than.