phpmyadmin/docs/require.rst

Requirements

Web server

Since phpMyAdmin's interface is based entirely in your browser, you'll need a web server (such as Apache, nginx, IIS) to install phpMyAdmin's files into.

PHP

• You need PHP 8.2.0 or newer.
• You need the following PHP extensions (php -m or phpinfo() will indicate the enabled ones):
  • normally bundled into PHP and enabled by default:
    • json provides JSON functions
    • session provides session storage
    • pcre provides regular expression functions
    • hash provides basic hashing functions
    • spl the Standard PHP Library (SPL) extension
    • sodium a modern cryptography library
  • manual installation required:
    • mysqli To connect to MySQL/MariaDB databases
    • ctype To check the type of strings
• The mbstring extension (see mbstring) is strongly recommended for performance reasons.
• To support uploading of ZIP files, you need the PHP zip extension.
• You need GD2 support in PHP to display inline thumbnails of JPEGs ("image/jpeg: inline") with their original aspect ratio.
• When using the cookie authentication (the default), the openssl extension is strongly suggested.
• To support upload progress bars, see faq2_9.
• To support XML and Open Document Spreadsheet importing, you need the libxml extension.
• To support reCAPTCHA on the login page, you need the openssl extension.
• To support displaying phpMyAdmin's latest version, you need to enable allow_url_open in your php.ini or to have the curl extension.

faq1_31, authentication_modes

Database

phpMyAdmin supports MySQL-compatible databases.

• MySQL 5.5 or newer
• MariaDB 5.5 or newer

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Web browser

To access phpMyAdmin you need a web browser with cookies and JavaScript enabled.

You need a browser which is supported by Bootstrap 4.5, see <https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.5/getting-started/browsers-devices/>.

5.2.0

You need a browser which is supported by Bootstrap 5.0, see <https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.0/getting-started/browsers-devices/>.