Another advantage is that you don't have to open a hole in your firewall in order to administrate the database server since this tool is using only a Web interface. The administration of the databases is much easier to do than using the command line interface. Depending on the situation, you have to use one of these authentication types.

You can use either the 'config' authentication, cookie authentication or the HTTP authentication. The application doesn't restrict you to one authentication type. You can find the configuration files within the 'libraries' directory of this program. This creates the configuration file or you might use the default. In order to connect to MySOL server you have to create a configuration file with the built-in tool. The module needs a little configuration, especially if you use a password for the root account. The easiest way is to use the PHP Apache Module.

The PHP support can be used, if you install an additional package. Mac OS X comes with a built in Apache server that can be enabled from the 'System Preferences' panel. This tool requires a running HTTP server with PHP enabled and MySQL extensions, because it's a tool that has been written in PHP. PhpMyAdmin is a powerful Web interface that can be used for the administration of a MySQL database server over the internet.

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