#905 config.inc.php missing
I've already discussed this with Lem. I noted in my
last download of phpMyAdmin 2.8.0.2 that the
config.inc.php was missing.
I had to muck around Documentation.html ten minutes to
figure out that I could re-use my old config.inc.php
from my last install, (which was phpMyAdmin-2.6.4-pl3
in fact).
It took me another 5 minutes to figure out that I could
reuse
phpMyAdmin-2.8.0.2/libraries/config.default.php
by saving a new copy in phpMyAdmin-2.8.0.2/.
Ok, I'm whining. But what happens for the new user who
goes looking for the config file? It isn't there.
When I upgrade, myself, I prefer to use a brand new
copy of config.inc.php, just in case ya'll decided to
add something new. And ya'll did! I was actually
waiting for this release to configure something new, so
I indeed needed a new config.inc.php. It would have
been shameful and useless to reuse the previous file
from phpMyAdmin-2.6.4-pl3 - (shameful that I waited to
upgrade too I suppose).
Why not just put a copy of config.inc.php back in the
root directory?
Pretty please :)
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> Ok, I'm whining. But what happens for the new user who
> goes looking for the config file?
He probably does the same as you did: He reads the
documentation like he is supposed to do. If removing
confic.inc.php from the root dir makes people read the docs,
I'd vote for keeping it that way. Just have a look at our
forum. We get enough support requests from people who
obviously have never read a single line of the documentation.
+1 for rejecting
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Did it really take you ten minutes to find section about
upgrading? I guess in ten minutes you have to find it when
reading sequentially from begining.
New user *should* read documentation, if he does not it is
*his* problem. If missing default config forces him to do
so, it is *good*. Then he might find out that we have setup
script which can generate configuration for him!
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jt is right!
i am using pma for years and
was totally confused when i didnt find
a copy of config.inc in the root.
it took me even longer than 10 minutes
to figure out where to put my old config.inc
but eventually i succeeded :)
jt:
note that you only have to put into
the config.inc those items that differ from
libraries/config.default.php
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That's problem with users not reading documentation and
release notes. You can keep old config for ages (only
recently we dropped support for config files from 2.2.x
releases, what is about 5 years old version).
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>i am using pma for years and
>was totally confused
Nijel,
When I used to DJ on radio in my student days, we equated 1
telephone call for 50 listeners. 2x = 100 at least.
How is a new user supposed to set up a config file, if he
has to read for 10 minutes?
We're not all experienced users. I am somewhat. I myself did
a text search in the directory for $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri']
and found the default file. I figured it out from there more
or less, and that was after playing with doc...html.
It is not an unreasonable observation.
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IMHO it can not take 10 minutes. Creating config.inc.php is
described as third step of quick install guide.
And if phpMyAdmin can not connect to server and there is no
config.inc.php, it points you to setup script.
The reasons behind this was (among others) to keep only user
changed stuff in config.inc.php to avoid problems with
arrays like function list, where often some functions are
being added.
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> How is a new user supposed to set up a config file, if he
> has to read for 10 minutes?
Could you please post this question to an Apache forum? I'm
just curious about the response...