I logged into PHPMyAdmin on my desktop and notices there was an update to PHPMyAdmin. I’m used to auto updates from using Joomla and Piwik a lot so I was a bit disappointed when I had to update manually.

Here’s how to upgrade your version of PHPMyAdmin on WAMP for Windows.

First off, download the latest version from http://www.phpmyadmin.net. As of writing this tutorial, the latest version was 4.4.2.

Unzip the downloaded zip file and copy it to the “apps” folder (the default is C:\wamp\apps).

Rename the copied folder to match the naming convention that WAMP uses. In my case I renamed mine to “phpmyadmin4.4.2“.

Copy the “config.inc.php” file from your previous PHPMyAdmin folder and paste it into the 4.4.2 folder.

Browse to “C:\wamp\alias” folder and edit the “phpmyadmin.conf” file using a text editor such as Notepad++ or Notepad. Do not use Microsoft Word.

• Edit lines 1 and 16 (in my case) to reflect the new PHPMyAdmin version
  
• Save the changes

Browse to the root of the WAMP folder “C:\wamp\” and open “wampmanager.conf” in Notepad++ or Notepad.

• Scroll all the way down to the “[apps]” section and change “phpmyadminVersion” to the new version
  
• Save the changes

Finally Restart All Services and when the “W” turns green, you should have the new version of PHPMyAdmin installed.

Tags: phpmyadmin, wamp, windows