Here we learn how to prepare and use the configuration file which contains the parameters to connect to MySQL, and which can be customized as per our requirements. In this chapter, we will concentrate on the parameters that deal with connection and authentication. Other parameters will be discussed in the chapters where the corresponding features are explained.
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Before configuring, we can rename the directory phpMyAdmin-2.11.0-all-languages-utf-8-only to something easier to remember, like phpMyAdmin, phpmyadmin, admin, or whatever. This way, we or our users will be able to visit an easily remembered URL to start phpMyAdmin. We can also use a symbolic link if our server supports this feature.