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Requirements

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Web server

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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.

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PHP

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  • You need PHP 7.1.3 or newer, with session support, the Standard PHP Library +(SPL) extension, hash, ctype, and JSON support.
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  • The mbstring extension (see mbstring) is strongly recommended +for performance reasons.
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  • To support uploading of ZIP files, you need the PHP zip extension.
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  • You need GD2 support in PHP to display inline thumbnails of JPEGs +(“image/jpeg: inline”) with their original aspect ratio.
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  • When using the cookie authentication (the default), the openssl extension is strongly suggested.
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  • To support upload progress bars, see 2.9 Seeing an upload progress bar.
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  • To support XML and Open Document Spreadsheet importing, you need the +libxml extension.
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  • To support reCAPTCHA on the login page, you need the +openssl extension.
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  • To support displaying phpMyAdmin’s latest version, you need to enable +allow_url_open in your php.ini or to have the +curl extension.
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See also

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1.31 Which PHP versions does phpMyAdmin support?, Using authentication modes

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Database

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phpMyAdmin supports MySQL-compatible databases.

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  • MariaDB 5.5 or newer
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See also

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1.17 Which Database versions does phpMyAdmin support?

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Web browser

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

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You need browser which is supported by jQuery 2.0, see +<https://jquery.com/browser-support/>.

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