Upgrading to the Latest Version of phpMyAdmin
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This page will show you how to back up any existing data, remove your old phpMyAdmin installation, and install the latest software in your UW Web space.
About Version 3.5.2.2
The current supported release of phpMyAdmin is version 3.5.2.2. See the phpMyAdmin news and the changelog for complete change information.
How To Upgrade
Follow these instructions to upgrade the software in your account:
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Change into your public_html directory:
cd public_html
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Move your old phpMyAdmin installation to safe location:
mv -v phpmyadmin ~/phpmyadmin-bak
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Follow the phpmyadmin installation instructions to install the latest software.
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If there are any files that you expressly made for your previous phpMyAdmin installation, you can now copy them to the new program directory.
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Once you verified that your new install worked, you can go ahead and remove the backup files:
cd ~
rm -R phpmyadmin-bak
If you haven't already, you may also want to upgrade to the latest version of MySQL.
