Enable authentication for phpmyadmin login

Installing the wamp package for a developing enviroment is the most common for webdevelopers.Accepting all the default settings during installation result in a security issue.Anyone can access the database file if they enter “http://addressofwampserver/phpmyadmin” in their browser — no authentication — nothing …

Temporary solution:

Tthe file — wampdirectory\apps\phpmyadmin3.2.0.1\config.inc–– contains the username and password (on my computer it is C:\Program Files\wamp\apps\phpmyadmin3.2.0.1\config.inc) As a temporary solution I removed the password form the file, so that nobody, including me, can’t gain access through the browser.

But every time I have to access phpmyadmin, I must first login into my machine with (ssh) and put back the password. This made me look for alternatives.

Solution:

To make phpmyadmin throw an authentication when being accessed, like this

open the prementioned file (wampdirectory\apps\phpmyadmin3.2.0.1\config.inc) with a text editor ,I personaly prefer notepad++) , and locate the following line of code”””  $cfg[‘Servers’][$i][‘auth_type’] = ‘config’; “””

Now change the line to “”” $cfg[‘Servers’][$i][‘auth_type’] = ‘cookie’; “”””

Save the changes and restart your wamp server .Enjoy your web development experiences 🙂