Question
How to enable direct access to phpMyAdmin, skipping the Plesk login?
Answer
Direct access to phpMyAdmin can be enabled with the following steps.
Note: The database credentials are still required.
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Log in to Plesk
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Edit panel.ini, adding these lines to it
[databaseManagement]
features.phpMyAdmin.loginForm.enabled = on -
Log in to phpMyAdmin with the database credentials at https://example.com:8443/phpmyadmin
Note: Clear the browser cache and cookies if there are errors.
Error "Cannot connect: invalid settings"
The information entered in panel.ini is incorrect. Restore the original.
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Rename the current
panel.ini# mv /usr/local/psa/admin/conf/panel.ini{,.old}
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Copy the original template
# cp /usr/local/psa/admin/conf/panel.ini.sample /usr/local/psa/admin/conf/panel.ini
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Repeat the steps from the guide