{"id":2937,"date":"2024-04-18T11:39:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T11:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/web-hosting\/?p=2937"},"modified":"2026-08-10T12:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T12:43:57","slug":"phpmyadmin-installation-process-on-windows-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/phpmyadmin-installation-process-on-windows-server\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install phpMyAdmin on Windows VPS Hosting"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Installing phpMyAdmin on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/windows-vps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows VPS<\/a> is quite straightforward if you already have PHP and MySQL set up. Here\u2019s a simple step-by-step guide to get it running.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>1. Download phpMyAdmin<\/strong><br \/>Go to the official phpMyAdmin download page:<\/p>\r\n<p>http:\/\/www.phpmyadmin.net\/home_page\/downloads.php<br \/>Download the latest stable version (the zip file).<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>2. Extract the Files<\/strong><br \/>Once the download is complete, double-click the zip file and extract it to the following location:<br \/><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\phpmyadmin<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>3. Rename the Configuration File<\/strong><br \/>Open the folder you just extracted (<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\phpmyadmin<\/span>).<br \/>Find the file named <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">config.sample.inc.php<\/span> and rename it to <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">config.inc.php.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>4. Edit the Configuration File<\/strong><br \/>Open config.inc.php with Notepad.<\/p>\r\n<p>Look for this line:<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">$cfg[&#8216;blowfish_secret&#8217;] = &#8221;;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>5. Add a Secret Key<\/strong><br \/>Inside the single quotes, type any random word or phrase. For example:<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">$cfg[&#8216;blowfish_secret&#8217;] = &#8216;manan&#8217;;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>You can use any combination of letters and numbers. This key is used for cookie encryption, so just make sure it\u2019s not left empty.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>6. Save the File<\/strong><br \/>Save the file and make sure the name remains exactly <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">config.inc.php.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>7. Open phpMyAdmin in Your Browser<\/strong><br \/>In your web browser, go to: <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">http:\/\/localhost\/phpmyadmin<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>8. Log In<\/strong><br \/>Enter the MySQL username and password you set up earlier.<br \/>If everything was done correctly, you should now see the phpMyAdmin login page and be able to manage your databases. That\u2019s it! phpMyAdmin should now be ready to use on your Windows VPS.<\/p>\r\n<p>Learn more in the knowledge base: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/phpmyadmin-installation-process-on-linux-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>PhpMyAdmin Installation Process on Linux Server<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Installing phpMyAdmin on a Windows VPS is quite straightforward if you already have PHP and MySQL set up. Here\u2019s a simple step-by-step guide to get it running. 1. Download phpMyAdminGo to the official phpMyAdmin download page: http:\/\/www.phpmyadmin.net\/home_page\/downloads.phpDownload the latest stable version (the zip file). 2. Extract the FilesOnce the download is complete, double-click the zip [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[666],"tags":[198,22],"class_list":["post-2937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-phpmyadmin","tag-windows-vps-hosting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PhpMyAdmin Installation Process On Windows Server<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to install PhpMyAdmin on a Windows Server with a step-by-step guide. 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