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I just updated PhpMyAdmin via the command line (i added the PPA manually). I keep getting an error that says "The secret passphrase in configuration (blowfish_secret) is too short. I have created my own config.inc.php file in /etc/phpmyadmin using the command
sudo cp config.sample.inc.php config.inc.php
In this file (my config.inc.php) I have set
$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = 'wE(G|]=VPxy}UddLC8[sC1J8y$yElEU]7#_#*1fDas;doifje';
And restarted the server with
sudo service apache2 restart
I also restarted the mysql server with
sudo service mysql restart
I am still getting the error telling me that the blowfish_secret key is too short. (Yes, I have tried setting the key to EXACTLY 32 characters as well. This did not work either) I have refreshed the page, cleared the cache. I even tried setting all permissions to 7
sudo chmod -R 777 phpmyadmin
(JUST TO SEE if it would work. Don't kill me for being desperate XD) Still, no avail. Any ideas?
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The Blowfish is a phpMyAdmin algorithm for a secure connection. The Blowfish algorithm requires a unique 32 character long string. The unique character can be a maximum of 46 characters. The characters can contain a lowercase, uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
The configuration files are located in the /etc/phpmyadmin directory. The main configuration file is /etc/phpmyadmin/config. inc. php, which contains the configuration options that apply globally to phpMyAdmin.
A passphrase is similar to a password. However, a password generally refers to something used to authenticate or log into a system. A passphrase generally refers to a secret used to protect an encryption key. Commonly, an actual encryption key is derived from the passphrase and used to encrypt the protected resource.
As it turns out, I had to edit
/var/lib/phpmyadmin/blowfish_secret.inc.php
Just put 32 (or more) random characters between the single quotes, like so
$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = 'GGlkGmgpsp]9_[b2lXr5*a$BV4XO1lm+guJU3k(p$9z^9';
NOTE: I didn't think I would need to spell this one out, but your random string CAN NOT contain a single quote....
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Please do check /etc/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php
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