Thanks Torsten.

I basically deleted the HTACCESS files and then put them back with an added
entry but the host in question hasn't got a clue about technical support so
I'm using another host.

Their loss.

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 Michael Mason
 Arras People
 www.arraspeople.co.uk
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"Torsten Roehr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Harlequin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Hi All. I'm hoping someone can help here because my Hosting provider's
> > technical support haven't got a clue.
> >
> > I am unable to get into my phpMyAdmin area using Internet explorer. I'm
> > challenged but cannot get in. I've tried:
> >
> > domain name FTP username and password
> > the MySQL username and password
> > I've even tried "root"
> >
> > This is dumb I know. But I need to get in.
> >
> > I have FTP access to the directory and can even open the htaccess files
> and
> > have downloaded the "config.inc.php3" file but am unsure what to change
> and
> > where.
> >
> > Can anyone help please...?
>
> I'm usually protecting my phpMyAdmin dir with a .htaccess password
> protection. Then change the following lines in config.inc.php:
>
> $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = 'http://www.yourdomain.de/phpmyadmin/';
>
> $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host']          = 'localhost'; // MySQL hostname or
IP
> address
> $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type']     = 'config';    // Authentication
method
> (config, http or cookie based)?
> $cfg['Servers'][$i]['user']          = 'user';      // MySQL user
> $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password']      = 'password';  // MySQL password
(only
> needed with 'config' auth_type)
>
> And this if you only have one database (otherwise leave blank):
>
> $cfg['Servers'][$i]['only_db']       = 'dbname';    // If set to a
db-name,
> only
>
> Of course you have got to change the values to your access values you got
> from your ISP.
>
>
> Hope it helps, Torsten Roehr

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