phpmyadmin logs out after 1440 secs

Question

In my local development Ubuntu box I use MySQL and phpmyadmin to work with the database.

Whenever phpmyadmin is idle for 1440 secs (24min) the session expires. I lose m

Answer 1

===method 1 with http login===

[php.ini]
session.gc_maxlifetime = 86400

[config.inc.php]

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type']     = 'http';

===method 2 with cookie login===

[php.ini]

session.gc_maxlifetime = 86400

[config.inc.php]

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type']     = 'cookie';

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['LoginCookieValidity'] = 86400;

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['pmadb']         = 'phpmyadmin';

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser']   = 'phpmyadmin_pma';

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass']   = 'nigookike';

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['userconfig'] = 'pma__userconfig'; // there's a lot of other table required for full functionality,
                                                                         // all others can be left out unconfig except this one

[mysql]
-import phpMyAdmin/sql/create_tables.sql

-grant PRIVILEGES to phpmyadmin_pma as below

db/table

phpmyadmin  ALL PRIVILEGES 

mysql/db    SELECT

mysql/host  SELECT

mysql/tables_priv   USAGE

mysql/user  USAGE


-clear all entries should old one exists

phpmyadmin/pma__userconfig

[webUI]

-clear broswer cookie

-as normal mysql user, access http://mysql/phpmyadmin , at the bottom of page:

    The phpMyAdmin configuration storage is not completely configured, some extended features have been deactivated. [Find out why.]

-near top of the page

    [Create missing phpMyAdmin configuration storage tables.]

-access http://mysql/phpmyadmin > settings > features > Login cookie validity > 86400 > [apply]

-check phpmyadmin/pma__userconfig contain new entries of aforemention mysql user

N.B.

1. every user has independent setting and [webUI] procedure has to be repeated for each user

2. if "The phpMyAdmin configuration storage is not completely configured, some extended features have been deactivated. [Find out why.]"

link does not appears on frontpage, go settings > features > warnings > Missing phpMyAdmin configuration storage tables > [refresh] a few times will make it appears