phpMyAdmin configuration

Question

• How do I increase phpmyadmin session timeout?
• How do I increase phpmyadmin import file size limit(currently it says Max: 2,048KiB). I tried changing upload_

Answer 1

Rather than setting session.gc_maxlifetime in the php.ini file, better to add the following to your config.inc.php file (typically in the /etc/phpmyadmin directory):

ini_set('session.gc_maxlifetime', '86400');

That way you don't compromise security for other PHP scripts, or cause excessive clutter in the RAM due to infrequent Garbage Collection.