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Old January 5th, 2006, 01:47 AM
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PhpMyAdmin - is this authenticaton ok?
Hi all!

I just installed phpmyadmin on my VPS,
in config.inc.php from under
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$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'http'; // Authentication method (config, http or cookie based)?

I set from config to http, is this ok ?
cause I read that some people use .htaccess to protect phpmyadmin directory, but then I think that would make mess with my http choice,
sorry for probably dumb questions but I'am new to this.

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I like a combination ...

Use Apache's basic HTTP authentication to protect the phpMyAdmin directory with a single user/password. Then use phpMyAdmin's cookie-based authentication. This doubles the user/pass needed if it's just you using it. It's also useful if you're hosting a couple of people, all of whom access the same phpMyAdmin installation, as it prevents non-clients from getting to the app in the first place and clients from viewing others databases, etc (provided you have MySQL set correctly).
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I like a combination ...

Use Apache's basic HTTP authentication to protect the phpMyAdmin directory with a single user/password. Then use phpMyAdmin's cookie-based authentication. This doubles the user/pass needed if it's just you using it. It's also useful if you're hosting a couple of people, all of whom access the same phpMyAdmin installation, as it prevents non-clients from getting to the app in the first place and clients from viewing others databases, etc (provided you have MySQL set correctly).

Thanks for the reply,
if I understood you corectly, I should set it to cookie based and then use .htaccess to protect directory?
btw, VPS belongs to me so no one beside me will be using it
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I should set it to cookie based and then use .htaccess to protect directory?
That's my suggestion, yes. It's been a while, but I think it even mentions this possibility in the phpMyAdmin documentation.
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I'll give it a try, hopefully it works well first time
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