Tuesday, April 19, 2022

[SOLVED] phpMyAdmin Cannot log in to the MySQL server on Centos 7

Issue

I installed mysql-community-server-8.0.13-1.el7.x86_64 on Centos 7 with Nginx, and added the phpMyAdmin to manage the databases but I keep getting error Cannot log in to the MySQL server from phpMyAdmin. I've tried the following and have been struggling for a few days now:

  • Changed some of the parameters (suggested on stackoverflow) located on /etc/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php like the following but no luck: 

    $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = 'localhost';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['connect_type'] = 'socket';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['socket'] = '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';          
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = 'password';

  • I've tried mysql shell, and I'm able to login with root and other users. But, I have no idea why it fails on phpMyAdmin. Please help and thanks!


Solution

I was able to resolve this by doing the following: (I should mention that this solution works for MySQL 8.0.13 and phpMyAdmin 4.8.4 - Both, latest version today)

1- I edited config.inc.php with these server parameters (only):

/*** This is needed for cookie based authentication to encrypt password in 
cookie. Needs to be 32 chars long. */
$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = 'generate_your_blowfish_secret_32_chars'; 

/* Authentication type */
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie';

/* Server parameters */
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = 'localhost';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['compress'] = false;
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = false;

2- On MySQL terminal

//Create a new user:
mysql> CREATE USER 'user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_password';

//Grant all privileges:
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* To 'user'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;

//Flush all privileges:
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

//Change authentication_string with password:
mysql> ALTER USER user IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 
'your_password';

//Login with the new user and password!

This should allow you to login into phpMyAdmin. I hope this help!



Answered By - Jacman
Answer Checked By - Mildred Charles (WPSolving Admin)
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