Local server utility to update phpMyAdmin quickly with backup and basic post-install configuration.
- Category: local utility project.
- Type: Bash maintenance script.
- Main entrypoint:
phpmyadmin-update.sh.
- Validate root privileges (
sudo/ EUID check). - Download selected phpMyAdmin release archive.
- Extract files.
- Backup existing install directory (if exists).
- Install new version into
/usr/share/phpmyadmin. - Create
tmpdirectory andconfig.inc.php. - Generate and set random
blowfish_secret.
VER: target phpMyAdmin version.FNAME: archive folder name derived fromVER.PMADIR: install path (default/usr/share/phpmyadmin).
- Root access.
- System tools:
wget,unzip,sed,mv,cp,head,tr. - Internet access to
files.phpmyadmin.net.
- Preserve backup step (
$PMADIR.backup-<timestamp>) before replacement. - Keep explicit root check to avoid partial installs.
- If changing permissions strategy (
tmp), keep phpMyAdmin upload/session behavior functional. - Keep
blowfish_secretgeneration and write step inconfig.inc.php.