How to Install phpMyAdmin on Debian 10

In this article, we will have explained the necessary steps to install and configure phpMyAdmin on Debian 10. Before continuing with this tutorial, make sure you are logged in as a user with sudo privileges. All the commands in this tutorial should be run as a non-root user.

phpMyAdmin is an open-source, web-based administration tool for managing the MySQL and MariaDB database. It is written in PHP and is one of the most popular database administration tools used by web hosting companies to enable novice system administrators to carry out database activities.

Install phpMyAdmin on Debian

Step 1. The first command will update the package lists to ensure you get the latest version and dependencies.

Step 2. Install LAMP stack on Debian.

It is assumed that you have already installed LAMP stack on Debian 10. If not, please check out the following tutorial.

• How to Install LAMP stack (Apache, MariaDB, PHP) on Debian 10 Buster

Step 3. Install phpMyAdmin.

Now install phpMyAdmin by typing following command in the terminal:

First, you will need to select apache as web server. Select Apache and click OK.

Now enter the following command to enable php-mbstring extension:

Restart apache2 using following command:

Step 4. Configure phpMyAdmin.

Apache configuration file will be created at /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf. You can edit configuration file:

Then, restart Apache service:

Step 5. Create Database User.

First, open MySQL shell by typing following command:

Create a new user by typing following command:

Now you can login with created users credentials and access phpMyAdmin:

Congratulation, you have learned how to install and configure phpMyAdmin on Debian 10 Buster. If you have any question, please leave a comment below.