Setting phpMyAdmin

Unfortunately, the instructions that are included with the app are for installation using a typical server configuration (similar to C-Panel on GoDaddy). The file you are trying to install needs to go in the root directory of the ReadyNAS, and to access the directory you need to enter SSH. Do you know how to do this? If not, it's listed on one of my other threads and I can point you in that direction to catch you up if need be.

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Newsat11 wrote:

Unfortunately, the instructions that are included with the app are for installation using a typical server configuration (similar to C-Panel on GoDaddy). The file you are trying to install needs to go in the root directory of the ReadyNAS, and to access the directory you need to enter SSH. Do you know how to do this? If not, it's listed on one of my other threads and I can point you in that direction to catch you up if need be.

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Yes I can use SSH ....

Are you sure it is the root directory /, and not something like /data/.apps/phpmyadminr6?

Seems a bit odd and illogical .....anyway I will give a go.

Is it that the idea is test within a new folder 'config' first and somehow use the GUI setup, or is that complete codswallop for setting up on the NAS.

Oh and just another quicky ..... How can I upgrade PHPMyAdmin from the current version to the latest ... do I have to download a 'tar' and do it that way, or is there a GUI.

Should I do that before sorting out the config.inc.php file?

Thanks in advance for any info .....

.... oh just thought....

How do we find out if the latest PHPMyAdmin version is compatible with the ReadyNAS OS 6?

There might be some horrible clashes or summat.

PHPMyaAdmin .... 4.5.4.1 is the latest (my current 4.0.4.1)

ReadNAS OS ...... 6.4.1 using GNU Bash 4.2.37

Sorry, you have the root directory correct. It's the root directory of the installation, not the ReadyNas. I was thinking of the php.ini file when I wrote that. The latest applications should be on the ReadyNAS add-on website. If you want to manually install them you can download the TAR, but the ReadyNAS has GUI for that. You just need to log into you ReadyNAS admin page and navigate to apps. I have a special situation, as I download all the files for manual installation. I run my entire unit offline for security purposes, I use for testing proprietary solutions. You should update PHP to the latest version first. This is always the safest bet, if the new version of PHPmyadmin is using a newer version of PHP, they will typically include it with the installation.

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Newsat11 wrote:

Sorry, you have the root directory correct. It's the root directory of the installation, not the ReadyNas. I was thinking of the php.ini file when I wrote that. The latest applications should be on the ReadyNAS add-on website. If you want to manually install them you can download the TAR, but the ReadyNAS has GUI for that. You just need to log into you ReadyNAS admin page and navigate to apps. I have a special situation, as I download all the files for manual installation. I run my entire unit offline for security purposes, I use for testing proprietary solutions. You should update PHP to the latest version first. This is always the safest bet, if the new version of PHPmyadmin is using a newer version of PHP, they will typically include it with the installation.

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I am confused about the GUI to install 'the latest', as I used the ReadyNAS to install in the first place and it was out of date. Am I missing something?

Failing that is there SIMPLE instructions for doing it manually that are correct for the ReadyNAS?

As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I use mine in offline mode only. I was making the assumption the GUI was had the most up-to-date apps, but if you are telling me that is incorrect, I will have to take your word for it because I have not a method of verifying it. The instructions are simple for manual installations, and I do them whenever I feel the need to update my unit.

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BaJohn wrote:

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I am confused about the GUI to install 'the latest', as I used the ReadyNAS to install in the first place and it was out of date. Am I missing something?

Failing that is there SIMPLE instructions for doing it manually that are correct for the ReadyNAS?

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I'm not 100% certain with this particular update.  But since the update is coming from the app author, I believe all you need to is upload it using the "upload" control on the upper right of the apps screen.  It should then over-install.

You might need to re-apply your configuration changes.

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StephenB wrote:

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BaJohn wrote:

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I am confused about the GUI to install 'the latest', as I used the ReadyNAS to install in the first place and it was out of date. Am I missing something?

Failing that is there SIMPLE instructions for doing it manually that are correct for the ReadyNAS?

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I'm not 100% certain with this particular update.  But since the update is coming from the app author, I believe all you need to is upload it using the "upload" control on the upper right of the apps screen.  It should then over-install.

 

You might need to re-apply your configuration changes.

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Unfortunately in my poking around the various places on the Internet I came across this.

http://docs.phpmyadmin.net/en/latest/setup.html?highlight=updating

Half way donw the page is a section entitled "Upgrading from an older version".

It says "NEVER extract the new version over an existing installation of PHPMyAdmin; we had evidence of problems caused by this."

It sort of indicates that the best way is to update by throwing away the old and then installing the latest as though it was the first installation.

Since it takes a lot of time to get this working in the first place, I am currently holding back from proceeding at the moment.

Obviously being on a ReadyNAS adds further complication (I think?).

I was kind of hoping that somebody else with a ReadyNAS had already done this .........

Whilst waiting for some progress on another post about rewriting on wordpress https://community.netgear.com/t5/Community-Add-ons/OS-6-4-2-apache2-rewrite-problem-when-using-WordPress/m-p/1051016/highlight/false I will try and see if I can get the PHPMyAdmin (4.0.4.1) updated.

I thought that the idea of using the NAS to upload the latest MAYBE a good idea (ignoring my own previous comment).

I downloaded the latest version (4.5.4.1) of PHPMyAdmin from https://www.phpmyadmin.net/ to my PC.

From the NAS I used the 'upload' button top right on the 'Installed Apps' page to pick up the downloaded zip file.

On pressing Install it failed with "Only Debian packages are allowed".

So I go to the download page https://www.phpmyadmin.net/downloads/ only to find that none are labelled with debian packages.

Trying to get an uptodate version of LAMP on the NAS with a working WordPress installation is taking me days of work.

I have read 100's of pages on the Internet and I am not the only one with the problem.

I am now at the point of scrapping the whole project  .... on the NAS.

I do not know whether it is the NAS that is the problem, or just this is a difficult (almost impossible) task.

I get the feeling that it really should only take an hour or so (on a good day).

A REALLY REALLY FRUSTRATED AND UPSET POSTEE.

I will see how I feel tomorrow

I am now a lot calmer, since I climbed down the wall .... I can see the deep scratches that were produced yesterday:)

Okay ... I looked at installing a new version of PHPMyAdmin using the 'apt-get' utility, BUT how do you know what it is going to install.

So first I install 'dselect' using 'apt-get install dselect' and this installed Vers 1.16.17 quite happily.

Using 'dselect' I discovered that the available version of PHPMyAdmin that I can install using apt-get is 4.0.4.

I already have Vers 4.0.4 installed and my system is telling me to upgrade.

The current Version available to the outside world is 4.5.4.1, considerable different I would expect.

HOW DO I GET THE NAS BOX TO INSTALL THE LATEST VERSION OF PHPMYADMIN?

Hi,

did you  manage to upgrade PHPMyAdmin to 4.5.4.1 ? or could you finalize the installation of 4.0.4 without getting config missing messages and such?

I'm on RN314 with Wordpress, Koken and SuperSync on it, looks like for standard operation PHPMyAdmin is not a must.

Try to manage the NAS from mac OS X.

Thanks for sharing your success.

rgs Hans

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WieselHa wrote:

Hi,

 

did you  manage to upgrade PHPMyAdmin to 4.5.4.1 ? or could you finalize the installation of 4.0.4 without getting config missing messages and such?

 

I'm on RN314 with Wordpress, Koken and SuperSync on it, looks like for standard operation PHPMyAdmin is not a must.

 

Try to manage the NAS from mac OS X.

 

Thanks for sharing your success.

 

rgs Hans

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Hi Hans

No I did NOT manage to upgrade to the latest version.

There were so many problems that we (the family) decided to cut our losses (my time) and start again with a new website.

See here if you want to see progression in last few weeks.

It seems to be the trend to do it all online (in this case using WordPress) and although not finished, it works.

Lots more to add to it, but the basics are built ... sort of.

Re "Thanks for sharing your success." I assume that was irony.

ATB

P.S. Actually we all learn more from failures than we ever do from successes, so I have learnt a lot.

That's a pity I realy hoped we could share our learnings ;-/

Nice shop page "Fashion Books & Prints", which plugin did you use?

Anyhow I will simply use the "old" PHPMyAdmin Version hope that will be enough for my needs.

and ignore the "error" messages :smileyhappy:  Have a nice weekend. best regards Hans

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WieselHa wrote:

That's a pity I realy hoped we could share our learnings ;-/

 

Nice shop page "Fashion Books & Prints", which plugin did you use?

 

Anyhow I will simply use the "old" PHPMyAdmin Version hope that will be enough for my needs.

 

and ignore the "error" messages :smileyhappy:  Have a nice weekend. best regards Hans

 

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The Theme is 'Enfinity' - a paid for theme.

There are lots of free ones, as you are probably aware.

One of my favourites is in the website I built here.

Try the gallery and click a picture (mostly my pictures ny the way).

I love the way they move ..... magic.

ATB

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BaJohn wrote:

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Try the gallery and click a picture (mostly my pictures ny the way).

I love the way they move ..... magic.

ATB

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Apologies ... I meant click a 'category' along the top ....Beaches, Local, Other, Shopping.

ATB