phpmyadmin error during installation “Empty value for 'port' specified.”

Question

I have been trying to install phpmyadmin on my digitalocean droplet using ubuntu 14.04 / mysql 5.7.12 . I have a LAMP stack with apache as the web server.

During instal

Answer 1

Our server config - Debian 8.x Mysql 5.7 PHP 5+7 Apache 2.4

This should work :

• unistall phpmyadmin (--purge)
• reinstall phpmyadmin (ignore errors)
• check for existence of phpmyadmin user and/or database in mysql using mysql console or whatever means.

• If they don't exist, manually create them and GRANT phpmyadmin user all privileges on phpmyadmin table.

• manually edit /etc/dbconfig-common/phpmyadmin.conf so as it reflects your current mysql server setup

dbc_dbserver = 'your_server'
dbc_dbport = 'your_mysql_port'
and any dbc_ fields that you feel need completion at this time

• manually edit /etc/phpmyadmin/config-db.php so as it reflects your current mysql server setup

$dbserver = same_as_above
$dbport = your_mysql_listening_port
etc. - any other fields that you feel needs completing.

• run dpkg-reconfigure phpmyadmin from console with root or administrative privileges

• choose Reinstall database for phpmyadmin - YES !!

• when configuration window asks what you want to do with existing configuration file, choose - "Keep the local version currently installed".

• In the console output you shouldn't have any mysql empty port errors anymore.

That worked for me.