How to access phpMyAdmin after installation?

Solution 1:

Did you try http://localhost/phpmyadmin?

Edit: Do this first

sudo -H gedit /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

add this line somewhere

Include /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf

and finally restart apache.

sudo service apache2 restart

Solution 2:

You probably skiped the configure from the package.

Try this cli:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure phpmyadmin

And when it choose the webserver to configure, select apache.

Solution 3:

It depends on your configuration.

From my experience, I may reach with localhost/phpmyadmin but fail to login, I have to reconfigure phpmyadmin, reset MySQL password, and then I may login without problems.

1. Reconfigure phpmyadmin
2. Ctrl+Alt+t to launch terminal
3. sudo dpkg-reconfigure phpmyadmin
4. Connection method for MySQL database for phpmyadmin: unix socket
5. Name of the database's administrative user: root
6. Password of the database's administrative user: mysqlsamplepassword
7. MySQL username for phpmyadmin: root
8. MySQL database name for phpmyadmin: phpmyadmin
9. Web server to reconfigure automatically: apache2
10. ERROR 1045
11. ignore
12. sudo dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-5.5
13. New password for the MySQL "root" user: mysqlsamplepassword
14. Repeat password for the MySQL "root" user: mysqlsamplepassword

But if your problem is fail to interpret php, follow the instruction to enable your php first.

1. sudo gedit /etc/apache2/mods-available/php5.conf
2. look for php_admin_value engine off, between and
3. Add # in front of php_admin_value engine off to disable it.
4. REMEMBER! Don't change the value php_admin_value engine from off to on!
5. sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

Wish it helps!

Have a nice day!