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Prevent PHPMyAdmin Bruteforcing in DirectAdmin By Restricting Its Access

Last Updated: January 23, 2026

It is quite common to see automated attempts to locate PHPMyAdmin URLs for the purpose of bruteforcing when perusing the webserver access logs and domain logs. You can eliminate the threat of attacker success by restricting access to PHPMyAdmin to the panel only. This will require that a user is already logged into the DirectAdmin […]

phpMyAdmin is asking for a password to login

Last Updated: February 3, 2022

Category: cPanel
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Sometimes when you try to access the phpMyAdmin through either cPanel or WHM directly you encounter with phpMyAdmin login screen, This error occurs when the MySQL password for the cPanel User or Root user is out of sync. To fix this problem, you need to change the password for the cPanel/Root user using the following […]

How To Enable Auto-Login for PHPMyAdmin Via DirectAdmin?

Last Updated: June 12, 2023

With the recent influx of cPanel to DirectAdmin migrations, one area of confusion has resulted in PHPMyAdmin access. Let’s clarify the cause of the confusion and a resolution to resolve/prevent it.Until recently with DirectAdmin, PHPMyAdmin access would require a login. This login would require the database user’s credentials (typically found within the site’s configuration file). […]

How to Repair, Create Database Table using phpMyAdmin & Check version of MySQL?

Last Updated: January 23, 2026

You might have interacted with the PhpMyAdmin to manage the database tables, repair the database table, and for many small tasks. Before that, we will learn more about how to check the MySQL version and how to repair and create a table using PhpMyAdmin? Check MySQL Version MySQL is the most popular Relational Database Management […]

How to access phpMyAdmin in the DirectAdmin?

Last Updated: January 21, 2022

Category: DirectAdmin
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DirectAdmin has access to phpMyAdmin. This database management tool makes it easy to access, modify, and change databases, including altering tables or rows within your server’s MySQL/MariaDB service. You can access it by three methods, Using DirectAdmin interface. https://domain/phpmyadmin https://domain/pma Learn, How to access phpMyAdmin in the DirectAdmin? 1. First, to login into the DirectAdmin […]

Increasing Max Upload Filesize and Post Max size in DirectAdmin’s PHPMyAdmin

Last Updated: January 23, 2026

Unlike its counterpart, DirectAdmin still requires some manual modification in order to adjust certain values outside of the DirectAdmin panel. This makes DirectAdmin require a bit more hands-on knowledge for those savvy with command lines and for those and those that aren’t — this article is to tell you what to change and how to […]

WordPress Frequently Asked Questions

Last Updated: November 22, 2021

Category: WordPress
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What’s the #1 Rule About Working with the WordPress Database / Tables? The most important WordPress rule is to backup the database before making changes! What’s the #2 Rule About Working with the WordPress Database / Tables? Make sure you work on the table you’re concerned with as well as the meta tables that contain […]

How to configure cPanel MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL for remote connections?

Last Updated: January 23, 2026

MySQL/MariaDB It is very simple to set up remote connections in MySQL/MariaDB thanks to the WHM and cPanel interfaces. You will need to known advance what IP/hostname, or IPs/hostnames, require database access because you will need to specify them in the panel. If your IP is dynamic, you may be able to inquire your ISP […]

How to Create a MySQL Table in PhpMyAdmin?

Last Updated: October 27, 2021

Most applications need databases to properly work, and although for the most part we do not need to modify these databases, we do need to create, delete, backup and restore databases from time to time. In this article we are going to review how to create tables in phpMyAdmin. Since this process is very simple, […]