How to Install PhpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 20.04
The phpMyAdmin was first released way back in 1998. Since then, it has become one of the most popular web frontend for MySQL Database Server. However, it is simple and easy to use web frontend for MySQL Database Server. As a matter of fact, it is complex to use MySQL Database through command line interface. Therefore, many MySQL database users prefer phpMyAdmin as their web frontend to work on MySQL databases. Here, in this tutorial we will learn, how to install phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS focal fossa.
Initially MySQL Database Server was an open source and free database server. Later on it was acquired by the Oracle Corporation. Currently Oracle Corporation maintains two editions of MySQL Database Server. The first one is the Enterprise Edition. This is a commercial edition and can be purchased from the Oracle Corporation. The second one is the community edition. This is free and open source addition. We will be using the community edition of MySQL Database Server to test and verify our phpMyAdmin installation.
The prerequisite for installing phpMyAdmin
- Firstly, we will require a machine with pre-installed Ubuntu 20.04 Desktop / Server operating system. To install and configure Ubuntu 20.04 LTS – Focal Fossa. You can follow our tutorial. The link to our tutorial is given below.