Installing phpMyAdmin on managed hosting accounts

Installing phpMyAdmin on Managed Hosting Accounts
Find out how to install phpMyAdmin on a managed hosting account with this detailed guide that covers two installation methods: Softaculous and manual installation.

This article explains how to install phpMyAdmin, which is ideal for managing your databases, including repairing and optimizing them. All managed hosting accounts already include phpMyAdmin in cPanel. However, if you want a newer version than the one included with cPanel, you can install phpMyAdmin locally on your account.

There are two ways to install phpMyAdmin locally:

• Softaculous

• Manual installation

Method #1: Softaculous
Softaculous allows you to install phpMyAdmin with just a few clicks.

1. Log in to cPanel.

2. In the Softaculous Apps Installer section, click Softaculous Apps Installer.

3. In the search box, type phpmyadmin and press Enter.

4. Click Install.

5. Select the protocol (https:// if you have an SSL certificate; http:// if not).

6. Select the domain for installation.

7. Type the directory where you want to install phpMyAdmin.

8. Ensure the Database Host is set to localhost.

9. Expand Advanced Options to configure update notifications and email installation details.

10. Review the installation settings and click Install.

11. After installation, Softaculous provides the login URL to the new phpMyAdmin installation.

Method #2: Manual Installation
Manual installation is useful if you want the latest version or a non-standard version.

1. Go to https://www.phpmyadmin.net and download the .zip installation file.

2. Use FTP to upload the .zip file to the public_html directory of your hosting account.

3. Log in to cPanel and open File Manager.

4. Navigate to public_html, right-click the .zip file, and click Extract.

5. Rename the extracted directory to a user-friendly name.

6. Access phpMyAdmin in your browser by navigating to http://yourdomain.com/directory_name. The login page appears.

Important Notes

• Local installations of phpMyAdmin are not supported; only the version through cPanel is supported.

• phpMyAdmin requires PHP 5.5 or newer. Use the PHP version switcher in cPanel if necessary.

For more information, visit phpMyAdmin.