Problem installing phpmyadmin

[_Cathy_]

Hi there I am new to Ubuntu and PHP, so would really appreciate some help with something I am having trouble with!

I have just installed LAMP in Ubuntu from Terminal, but am having some problems. I can veiw files by putting "localhost" in the browser, but cant get phpmyadmin. I installed it using:

sudo apt-get install libapache2-mod-auth-mysql php5-mysql phpmyadmin
(I followed the steps here under "Install My SQL": http://www.howtoforge.com/ubuntu_lamp_for_newbies

but when I point to localhost/phpmyadmin in the browser it says it cant be found?!

I would really appreciate any help!

Thanks

[wizard10000]

phpmyadmin needs to be configured before it can be run. Look here -

http://www.phpmyadmin.net/documentation/

Hope this helps -

[vivek.pandey]

In ubuntu by default, phpmyadmin is installed in /etc/phpmyadmin Setting a symbolic link should help you. The command would be as follows :

$sudo ln -s /etc/phpmyadmin /var/www/phpmyadmin

After this, open http://localhost/phpmyadmin in browser and it should work.

[_Cathy_]

In ubuntu by default, phpmyadmin is installed in /etc/phpmyadmin Setting a symbolic link should help you. The command would be as follows :

$sudo ln -s /etc/phpmyadmin /var/www/phpmyadmin

After this, open http://localhost/phpmyadmin in browser and it should work.

thanks for your reply

doesn't seem to work though...It returns "sudo: In: command not found"

[vivek.pandey]

thanks for your reply

doesn't seem to work though...It returns "sudo: In: command not found"

no its without $..$signifies the prompt here

[uRock]

sudo ln -s /etc/phpmyadmin /var/www/phpmyadmin

[btindie]

You shouldn't need to do that as the phpmyadmin apache configuration file contains

Alias /phpmyadmin /usr/share/phpmyadmin

which maps the php code into the web space.
/etc/phpmyadmin contains the configuration files for phpmyadmin, it's not the main installation point.

OP: did you restart apache after installing phpmyadmin?

[_Cathy_]

sudo ln -s /etc/phpmyadmin /var/www/phpmyadmin

doesnt do anything...?
EDIT: actually, now when I go to localhost/phpmyadmin I get an Index of /phpmyadmin with links to the files in the folder..

OP: did you restart apache after installing phpmyadmin?

yes- I did the last 5 steps in the link I posted in the OP

[willow315]

I am having the exact same problem. Installed LAMP successfully, using apt-get on Ubuntu running in VirtualBox on a MACBook Pro.

All except phpMyAdmin....the installation completed successfully, but I cannot access phpMyadmin via http://localhost/phpMyAdmin.

I have tried do the symbolic link as suggested, and I, too am getting nothing but a directory list. I was disappointed that there were no further posts about this problem.

Is there anyone checking these posts that could assist?

I've tried about a million other remedies, and uninstalled and reinstalled numerous times.

Thanks in advance, and Oh, BTW....how do I undo the symbolic link I created, since it does not seem to be the correct solution.

[wizard10000]

Have either of you read the install documentation posted earlier?

phpmyadmin has to be configured before it'll run.