Run phpmyadmin with PHP built-in server

1. Go to the directory where you want to create the project, for example

   cd ~ # go to your home directory
   mkdir phpmyadmin # create a new director for phpmyadmin
   cd phpmyadmin # go into the directory
   

2. Use Composer to install PhpMyAdmin:

   composer create-project phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin:^5.0 . # mind the "dot" at the end!
   

3. Copy the sample config file:

   cp config.sample.inc.php config.inc.php
   

4. Start the built-in PHP server to serve the phpmyadmin app:

   php -S localhost:8081
   

5. Go to localhost:8081 to open PhpMyAdmin. Use your MySQL credentials to log in. These are the same as your DB_USERNAME and DB_PASSWORD in the .env file for our HIVSET project.

6. When done, press Ctrl+C to close down the PHP built-in server.

Bonus points: automatically login

1. Open the PhpMyAdmin config file config.inc.php

2. Look for these lines:

   /* Authentication type */
   $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie';
   

3. Replace with:

   /* Authentication type */
   $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'config';
   $cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'db username';
   $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = 'db password';
   

4. Save, start the PHP server again and go to localhost:8081