phpmyadmin, installation problems, Wubi 9.04

[drubdrub]

Tried to use Synaptic and install phpmyadmin.

http://localhost/phpmyadmin does not work
http://localhost/mysql does not work
Other "obvious" attempts do not work


Examine /var/www and find no trace of phpmyadmin anywhere. Cruise the Forum (here) and there is a suggestion that the Synaptic installation has problems but an apt-get installation works. OK, worth a try.

Uninstall phpmyadmin with Synaptic
Install phpmyadmin with apt-get


Examine /var/www. There is now a usr/share/phpmyadmin directory with an index.html. Point the browser at http://localhost/usr/share/phpmyadmin and the expected phpmyadmin interface is displayed. Log in, all seems to work as expected.

I would expect a symlink like /var/www/phpmyadmin to point to /var/www/usr/share/phpmyadmin, so http://localhost/phpmyadmin would work. For these reasons, I consider the phpmyadmin installation to be broken. Or, am I overlooking something?

When I build a symlink /var/www/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin.html pointing to /var/www/usr/share/phpmyadmin/index.html the following error is displayed.


Warning: require_once(./libraries/common.inc.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/usr/share/phpmyadmin/index.php on line 34

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './libraries/common.inc.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php:/usr/share/pear') in /var/www/usr/share/phpmyadmin/index.php on line 34
The same is true if the link and the target are the equivalent .php files. This surprises me.

A symlink /var/www/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin pointing to /var/www/usr/share/phpmyadmin works. phpmyadmin is displayed, as expected.

Hope this is helpful. Many thanks!

[daboroe]

Tried to use Synaptic and install phpmyadmin.

http://localhost/phpmyadmin does not work
http://localhost/mysql does not work
Other "obvious" attempts do not work


/mysql does not exist never has. /phpmyadmin should work it is a sym link to another location




Examine /var/www and find no trace of phpmyadmin anywhere. Cruise the Forum (here) and there is a suggestion that the Synaptic installation has problems but an apt-get installation works. OK, worth a try.

Uninstall phpmyadmin with Synaptic
Install phpmyadmin with apt-get


Examine /var/www. There is now a usr/share/phpmyadmin directory with an index.html. Point the browser at http://localhost/usr/share/phpmyadmin and the expected phpmyadmin interface is displayed. Log in, all seems to work as expected.

I would expect a symlink like /var/www/phpmyadmin to point to /var/www/usr/share/phpmyadmin, so http://localhost/phpmyadmin would work. For these reasons, I consider the phpmyadmin installation to be broken. Or, am I overlooking something?




When I build a symlink /var/www/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin.html pointing to /var/www/usr/share/phpmyadmin/index.html the following error is displayed.


Warning: require_once(./libraries/common.inc.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/usr/share/phpmyadmin/index.php on line 34

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './libraries/common.inc.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php:/usr/share/pear') in /var/www/usr/share/phpmyadmin/index.php on line 34


It is saying that /var/www/usr/share/phpmyadmin/index.php does not exist. I have indicated ways below to try. If those do not work then I would definitely say phpmyadmin is broken.



The same is true if the link and the target are the equivalent .php files. This surprises me.

A symlink /var/www/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin pointing to /var/www/usr/share/phpmyadmin works. phpmyadmin is displayed, as expected.

Hope this is helpful. Many thanks!

How are you installing it? I would completely remove it and then re install it. You might need to reconfigure the package as well.



sudo apt-get remove phpmyadmin
sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
sudo dpkg-reconfigure phpmyadmin


see if that helps youl. i did it the other day through those means and all works fine.

[drubdrub]

Thanks, Daboroe. Good ideas. Appreciate your thoughts.


/mysql does not exist never has. /phpmyadmin should work it is a sym link to another location

It is saying that /var/www/usr/share/phpmyadmin/index.php does not exist. I have indicated ways below to try. If those do not work then I would definitely say phpmyadmin is broken.

How are you installing it? I would completely remove it and then re install it. You might need to reconfigure the package as well.



sudo apt-get remove phpmyadmin
sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
sudo dpkg-reconfigure phpmyadmin


see if that helps youl. i did it the other day through those means and all works fine.

There actually is an /var/www/usr/share/phpmyadmin/index.html and index.php.

lrwxrwxrwx 1 david david 15 2009-05-02 17:32 usr/share/phpmyadmin/index.html -> phpmyadmin.html
-rw-r--r-- 1 david david 6813 2009-01-19 09:35 usr/share/phpmyadmin/index.php
That is part of my confusion. Neither would work when the target of a symlink. Both caused the error I mentioned in my first post. Hmmmmmm ... But, usr/share/phpmyadmin works as a target, so http://localhost/phpmyadmin works in the browser. :confused: So the problem is solved. phpmyadmin is now functional.

Here are the perceived problems:

Installing with Synaptic failed to produce a functional installation. There was no sign of phpmyadmin in the /var/www directory structure. Synaptic was used to remove phpmyadmin.
"apt-get install phpmyadmin" succeeded. The phpmyadmin configuration utility executed. The /var/www/usr/share/phpmyadmin directory was created and populated. There was no link created in /var/www, so http://localhost/phpmyadmin did not function.


I'm still thinking a bug report is indicated. Neither installation method produced a working installation. That's not so good.

phpmyadmin is a wonderful tool. Have been using it for a few years. Installing it via xampp is a snap. Everything just works. But, then you don't get the benefits of a package manager tracking package versions and installing updates.

Thanks again.

[dipan66]

Daboroe - dpkg-reconfigure worked for me. I had installed using apt-get - didnt realize I had mad a mistake in specifying the webserver - removed it, installed it again, reconfigured it - and it worked perfectly.

Thanks for the good advice.