phpMyAdmin installation problem

[Jeff Vian]

On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 22:09 +0000, a a wrote:
> > > Alex we need more information on how you got it working?
> > >
> > > Are you also looking at localhost?
> > 
> > I did nothing special. I answered you privately after you mailed me
> > personally. MySQL (the version shipping with FC3) was working, I did
> > what is described in the phpMyAdmin documentation by creating the
> > controluser, the database tables and editing the config.inc.php. And
> > yes, the MySQL server is running on the same host as the Apache2. But
> > that shouldn't count.
> > 
> > May I guess you with the problem are using MySQL 4.x from anywhere else,
> > maybe the mysql.com site? Then your problem is home made.
> > 
> > Alexander
> > 
> > P.S. Btw. I would prefer to talk to a person with a real name, rather
> > than to "a a".
> 
> my name is Henry
> 
> now i understand i must hit the reply to ALL button ... i did not
> intend to reply to you personally ... but i did not receive a mail
> from you maybe i deleted it by accident
> 
> the MySQL is the install that came with FC3 ... i have done nothing
> more than use the update and attempt a phpMyAdmin installation and
> everything stops there
> 
> you say you set up the database tables according to the documentation
> but my understanding is this is not a necessary step
> 
> all that is necessary is to input a control user and pass, setup the
> control user and pass and grants in mysql, select cookie, start mysql,
> start apachectl, then open the index.php ... but it just wont work
> 
> do i need to create databases to view index.php?
> 
You must use mysqladmin and set up the 'god' user to be able to access
mysql.
Once that is done it works.  And the steps are in the documentation.