Semantic Coherence: phpMyAdmin – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

[H2] About

phpMyAdmin is a free software tool written in
PHP,
designed for administering
MySQL
and
MariaDB
over the web. It supports a wide range of operations (managing databases, tables, columns, relations,
indexes, users, and more) through a user-friendly interface, while also allowing the
execution of SQL commands directly.
Comprehensive documentation is available, and users can
contribute ideas and tutorials on our
wiki.
For support, various channels are accessible.
phpMyAdmin is translated into 96 languages,
supporting both LTR and RTL languages.
The project is mature, with a stable and flexible codebase. Learn more about its
history and the awards it has earned.
phpMyAdmin is a member of the
Software Freedom Conservancy,
a non-profit promoting Free and Open Source Software.

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[H2] Features

Intuitive web interface for easy management and navigation
Comprehensive MySQL support:
Browse, drop, and manage databases, tables, views, fields, and indexes
Create, copy, drop, rename, and alter databases, tables, fields, and indexes
Server maintenance with configuration suggestions for optimization
Execute, edit, and bookmark SQL statements, including batch queries
Manage MySQL user accounts and privileges with ease
Support for stored procedures and triggers management

Data import/export in various formats:
Import from CSV and SQL
Export to CSV, SQL, XML, PDF, and others like OpenDocument, Word, LaTeX, and more

Multi-server administration for centralized control over multiple MySQL servers
Database schema visualization with graphical representations in various formats
Query-by-example (QBE) to easily create complex queries
Global database search across tables, columns, or entire databases
Custom data transformations like displaying BLOB data as images or download links
And much more...

[H2] Latest News

[H5] phpMyAdmin 5.2.3 is released

October 8, 2025

[H5] phpMyAdmin 5.2.2 is released

January 21, 2025

[H5] phpMyAdmin 4.9.11 and 5.2.1 are released

February 8, 2023

[H5] phpMyAdmin 5.2.0 is released

May 10, 2022

[H5] phpMyAdmin 4.9.10 and 5.1.3 are released

February 11, 2022

...more news

[H2] Latest Posts in Developers Blogs

[H5] My open-source security findings from 2018 to 2023

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[H5] Report for February 2026

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[H5] Report for January 2026

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[H5] Report for December 2025

December 27, 2025

[H5] Report for November 2025

December 27, 2025

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[H2] Sponsors
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[H2] Becoming a Sponsor
[H3] Sponsorship Conditions and Advantages
A sponsor has to commit to a yearly amount depending on the sponsorship level.
Sponsorships are always on an annual basis and are not refundable once paid.
Within a sponsorship level, sponsors are listed in the chronological order of their joining the sponsorship program.
We reserve the right to change sponsorship levels in the future.
The logo (if applicable) needs to be a static image, PNG is preferred.
The link needs to point to the sponsor's homepage.
The text (for text link or alternative text for image) can contain only your company name.
We're not accepting sponsors in the following areas: adult content, gambling-related, binary options sites, certain alcohol, tobacco, or smokeless tobacco products, or sites linking to illegal content. If you have a potential site that may fall into these areas, email our sponsorship team for confirmation or details.
The sponsorship terms are non-negotiable, and we do not provide any discounts to the sponsorship levels.
[H3] Sponsorship Levels

Level
Yearly Amount (USD)
Logo/Link

Diamond
$20,000
250x250 logo on home page and sponsors page

Platinum
$10,000
250x130 logo on home page and sponsors page

Gold
$5,000
250x70 logo or text link on home page and sponsors page

Silver
$2,500
250x70 logo on sponsors page

Bronze
$1,000
Text link on sponsors page

[H3] Sponsorship Process

Before starting, make sure your sponsorship fits our conditions. If unsure, ask us at donate@phpmyadmin.net.

Contact us at donate@phpmyadmin.net, and we will provide payment information and an invoice.

Payments can be made via wire transfer, ACH, or paper check. For Bronze level sponsorship, PayPal is also available.

Payments are processed by Software Freedom Conservancy, which may take about one week.

Your logo or text link will be placed on our website (depending on your sponsorship level).
[H3] New Sponsors
phpMyAdmin is a member project of the
Software Freedom Conservancy.
The Conservancy is a not-for-profit organization that provides financial and administrative assistance to open source projects.
As a 501(c)(3) charity incorporated in New York, donations to the Conservancy are often tax-deductible in the USA.
If you use phpMyAdmin or offer it to your customers, please consider sponsoring the project with a yearly donation. Your support helps improve phpMyAdmin, brings developers to conferences, and covers the costs of running the project.
Please note that we may refuse links to sites we consider unethical or inappropriate.
Thank you for your support!
[H2] Technology Partners
The phpMyAdmin project is grateful to our technology partners for their services.

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CDN77 provides a content delivery network to accelerate our downloads.

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GitHub provides hosting for our source code and issue tracker.

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Scrutinizer helps us improve code quality.

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Our translations are managed on
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[H2] Donations
As a free and open source software project, phpMyAdmin itself has almost no revenue. On the
other hand, we do have some expenses. Currently, most of the project's funds are
used to hire contractors for development and bug-fixing, and for travel expenses to allow team members to meet at conferences.
For the general public, the suggested donation amount is 10 USD.
[H3] PayPal

We invite you to contribute money to our project using the above PayPal button.
PayPal is one of the most used online payment methods, it also accepts all
major credit cards.
[H3] Check or Wire
We can also accept donations drawn in USD from banks in the USA (donations from
banks outside of the US or not in USD should be handled by wire). Make checks
payable to "Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc." and place "Directed donation:
phpMyAdmin" in the memo field. Checks should be mailed to:
Software Freedom Conservancy, Inc.
137 Montague ST STE 380
BROOKLYN, NY 11201 USA
Conservancy can accept wire donations, but the instructions vary depending on
the country of origin. Please contact
accounting@sfconservancy.org
for instructions.
[H3] Stock donations
Conservancy also accepts stock donations on behalf of the phpMyAdmin project.
If you would like to donate stock, please contact
accounting@sfconservancy.org
for instructions on how to initiate the transfer.
Donations will be used for the promotion of phpMyAdmin, mostly by allowing team members to visit various conferences. Thanks.

[H2] Sponsorship
We welcome corporations (or individuals) to sponsor phpMyAdmin in a recurring way. The company can
receive various benefits depending on sponsorship level.
[H3] Sponsorship Conditions and Advantages
A sponsor has to commit to a yearly amount depending on the sponsorship level.
Sponsorships are always on an annual basis and are not refundable once paid.
Within a sponsorship level, sponsors are listed in the chronological order of their joining the sponsorship program.
We reserve the right to change sponsorship levels in the future.
The logo (if applicable) needs to be a static image, PNG is preferred.
The link needs to point to the sponsor's homepage.
The text (for text link or alternative text for image) can contain only your company name.
We're not accepting sponsors in the following areas: adult content, gambling-related, binary options sites, certain alcohol, tobacco, or smokeless tobacco products, or sites linking to illegal content. If you have a potential site that may fall into these areas, email our sponsorship team for confirmation or details.
The sponsorship terms are non-negotiable, and we do not provide any discounts to the sponsorship levels.
[H3] Sponsorship Levels

Level
Yearly Amount (USD)
Logo/Link

Diamond
$20,000
250x250 logo on home page and sponsors page

Platinum
$10,000
250x130 logo on home page and sponsors page

Gold
$5,000
250x70 logo or text link on home page and sponsors page

Silver
$2,500
250x70 logo on sponsors page

Bronze
$1,000
Text link on sponsors page

[H3] Sponsorship Process

Before starting, make sure your sponsorship fits our conditions. If unsure, ask us at donate@phpmyadmin.net.

Contact us at donate@phpmyadmin.net, and we will provide payment information and an invoice.

Payments can be made via wire transfer, ACH, or paper check. For Bronze level sponsorship, PayPal is also available.

Payments are processed by Software Freedom Conservancy, which may take about one week.

Your logo or text link will be placed on our website (depending on your sponsorship level).
[H3] New Sponsors
phpMyAdmin is a member project of the
Software Freedom Conservancy.
The Conservancy is a not-for-profit organization that provides financial and administrative assistance to open source projects.
As a 501(c)(3) charity incorporated in New York, donations to the Conservancy are often tax-deductible in the USA.
If you use phpMyAdmin or offer it to your customers, please consider sponsoring the project with a yearly donation. Your support helps improve phpMyAdmin, brings developers to conferences, and covers the costs of running the project.
Please note that we may refuse links to sites we consider unethical or inappropriate.
Thank you for your support!

Welcome to the release of phpMyAdmin 5.2.3, a bugfix release.
Please note that we are working towards the release of phpMyAdmin 6, which is expected to require PHP 8.2.0 or newer and MySQL 5.5 or newer or MariaDB 5.5 or newer. New releases and support for phpMyAdmin 5 is expected to end in the near future.
Some notable fixes in this release include:
Fixed "Delete" button not asking for confirmation when deleting a row
Remove the maxlength for routines name
Fix error 500 when simulating a SET statement
Fixed PHP 8.4 deprecations in thecodingmachine/safe
Improved GIS visualization to work with huge tables
Fix copy to clipboard
Fixed some PHP 8.4 and PHP 8.5 deprecations
Add support for "bacon-qr-code" v3, which relates to two-factor authentication
Fixes for right-to-left languages
There are many more changes which can be viewed online at https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_3/ChangeLog
Downloads are available now at https://phpmyadmin.net/downloads/
For the phpMyAdmin team,
Isaac

Welcome to the release of phpMyAdmin version 5.2.2, the "I should have released this sooner" release. This is primarily a bugfix release but also contains a few security fixes as noted below.
fix possible security issue in sql-parser which could cause long execution times that could create a DOS attack (thanks to Maximilian Krög https://github.com/MoonE)
fix an XSS vulnerability in the check tables feature (PMASA-2025-1, thanks to bluebird https://github.com/blue-bird1)
fix an XSS vulnerability in the Insert tab (PMASA-2025-2, thanks to frequent contributor Kamil Tekiela https://github.com/kamil-tekiela)
fix possible security issue with library code slim/psr7 (CVE-2023-30536)
fix possible security issue relating to iconv (CVE-2024-2961, PMASA-2025-3)
fix a full path disclosure in the Monitoring tab
issue #18268 Fix UI issue the theme manager is disabled
issue Allow opening server breadcrumb links in new tab with Ctrl/Meta key
issue #19141 Add cookie prefix '-__Secure-' to cookies to help prevent cookie smuggling
issue #18106 Fix renaming database with a view
issue #18120 Fix bug with numerical tables during renaming database
issue #16851 Fix ($cfg['Order']) default column order doesn't have have any effect since phpMyAdmin 4.2.0
issue #18258 Speed improvements when exporting a database
issue #18769 Improved collations support for MariaDB 10.10
There are many, many more fixes that you can see in the ChangeLog file included with this release or online at https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/blob/RELEASE_5_2_2/ChangeLog
Downloads are available now at https://phpmyadmin.net/downloads/
For the phpMyAdmin team,
Isaac

The phpMyAdmin team is pleased to announce the release of phpMyAdmin version 5.2.1. This is a bugfix release that also contains a security fix for an XSS vulnerability in the drag-and-drop upload functionality (PMASA-2023-01). We are also releasing version 4.9.11 which exclusively fixes the XSS vulnerability.
This release of 5.2.1 contains many bug fixes.
Some highlights include:
- issue #17506 Fix error when configuring 2FA without XMLWriter or Imagick
- issue #17519 Fix Export pages not working in certain conditions
- issue #17121 Fix password_hash function incorrectly adding single quotes to password before hashing
- issue #17736 Add utf8mb3 as an alias of utf8 on the charset description page
- issue #17248 Support the UUID data type for MariaDB >= 10.7
- issue #16042 Fixes malformed downloads when using gzip compression type and FireFox browser
- Add spellcheck="false" to all password fields and some text fields to avoid spell-jacking data leaks
- Fixes for JavaScript errors when using Designer
- Fixes for PHP 8.2 compatibility
There are, of course, many more fixes and new features that you can see in the ChangeLog file included with this release or online at https://demo.phpmyadmin.net/master-config/index.php?route=/changelog
Downloads are available now at https://phpmyadmin.net/downloads/
For the phpMyAdmin team,
Isaac

Welcome to the release of phpMyAdmin version 5.2.0. This release contains many new features and quite a few bug fixes. We are simultaneously releasing phpMyAdmin 5.1.4, which is the last release of the 5.1 line and is mostly intended to help downstream packaging teams. Most users should migrate to 5.2.0.
Most notably, these releases resolve a networking error when exporting a file (https://github.com/phpmyadmin/phpmyadmin/issues/17445).
Some other highlights of 5.2.0 include:
Removed support for Microsoft Internet Explorer
Requires PHP 7.2 or newer
Requires the openssl PHP extension
Improved handling of system CA bundle and cacert.pem, falling back to Mozilla CA if needed
Replace "master/slave" terms with "primary/replica"
Add "NOT LIKE %...%" operator to Table search
Add support for the Mroonga engine
Add support for account locking
Several fixes and improvements to the SQL parser library
There are, of course, many more fixes and new features that you can see in the ChangeLog file included with this release or online at https://demo.phpmyadmin.net/master-config/index.php?route=/changelog
Downloads are available now at https://phpmyadmin.net/downloads/
For the phpMyAdmin team,
Isaac

The phpMyAdmin team announces the release of versions 4.9.10 and 5.1.3.
These versions primarily address a regression that caused the navigation pane to not function correctly when multiple pages of tables were shown.
Version 5.1.3 includes a security hardening improvement. The issue, reported by Rafael Pedrero, could allow users to cause an error that would reveal the path on disk where phpMyAdmin is running from.
We believe this requires the server to be running with display_errors on, which is not the recommended setting for a production environment.
Version 5.1.3 includes a few other minor bug fixes and is recommended for all users.
Note that version 4.9 is in extended security support only. Version 5.2.0 is in final testing and is expected to replace the 5.1 branch in the coming week or weeks, with no changes to required versions of PHP or database server.
For the phpMyAdmin team,
Isaac

Welcome to the release of phpMyAdmin version 4.9.9. This is a release to fix two issues with the 4.9.8 release. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Fixed since phpMyAdmin 4.9.8:
Fix a syntax error preventing use with PHP 5
An error was shown regarding the new "hide_configuration_errors" directive when a controluser is set
Fixed in phpMyAdmin 4.9.8:
Fix for a user potentially being able to disable their two factor authentication (PMASA-2022-1)
Add a new configuration directive $cfg['URLQueryEncryption'] to allow encrypting sensitive information in the URL to prevent disclosure. Thanks to Rich Grimes https://twitter.com/saltycoder for suggesting this improvement
Add a new configuration directive $cfg['Servers'][$i]['hide_connection_errors'] to allow hiding the full error message when a log on attempt fails, which can leak hostnames or IP addresses of the target database server. Thanks to Dr. Shuzhe Yang, Manager Security Governance at GLS IT Services for suggesting this improvement
Note that the 5.1.2 has two known issues, the hide_connection_errors and an issue with the navigation pane. We are preparing fixes for those and will release version 5.1.3 separately.
This is a reminder that phpMyAdmin 4.9 is in the long-term support phase where it will only get important security fixes and critical bug fixes. Users are suggested to migrate to version 5.1.
Downloads are available now at https://phpmyadmin.net/downloads/
For the phpMyAdmin team,
Isaac

The phpMyAdmin project announces several new releases:
4.9.8, which fixes some security flaws
5.1.2, which fixes some security flaws and contains many bug fixes including better PHP 8.0 and 8.1 compatibility
5.2.0-rc1, a testing version introducing many new features
[H2] Security fixes (affected versions as noted)
A flaw was identified in how phpMyAdmin processes two factor authentication; a user could potentially manipulate their account to bypass two factor authentication in subsequent authentication sessions (PMASA-2022-1) (affects both 4.9 and 5.1).
A series of weaknesses was identified allowing a malicious user to submit malicious information to present an XSS or HTML injection attack in the graphical setup page (PMASA-2022-2) (affects 5.1 only; not 4.9).
In some scenarios, potentially sensitive information such as a the database name can be part of the URL. This can now be optionally encrypted. There are two new configuration directives relating to this improvement: $cfg['URLQueryEncryption'] and $cfg['URLQueryEncryptionSecretKey']. This encryption can be enabled by setting URLQueryEncryption to true in your config.inc.php. Thanks to Rich Grimes https://twitter.com/saltycoder for suggesting this improvement (affects both 4.9 and 5.1).
During a failed log on attempt, the error message reveals the target database server's hostname or IP address. This can reveal some information about the network infrastructure to an attacker. This information can now be suppressed through the $cfg['Servers'][$i]['hide_connection_errors'] directive. Thanks to Dr. Shuzhe Yang, Manager Security Governance at GLS IT Services for suggesting this improvement (affects both 4.9 and 5.1).
[H2] Bug fixes (5.1.2 and 5.2.0-rc1)
Revert a changed to $cfg['CharTextareaRows'] allow values less than 7
Fix encoding of enum and set values on edit value
Fixed possible "Undefined index: clause_is_unique" error
Fixed some situations where a user is logged out when working with more than one server
Fixed a problem with assigning privileges to a user using the multiselect list when the database name has an underscore
Enable cookie parameter "SameSite" when the PHP version is 7.3 or newer
Correctly handle the removal of "innodb_file_format" in MariaDB and MySQL
[H2] New features (5.2.0-rc1)
Removed support for Microsoft Internet Explorer
Requires PHP 7.2 or newer
Requires the openssl PHP extension
Improved handling of system CA bundle and cacert.pem, falling back to Mozilla CA if needed
Replace "master/slave" terms with "primary/replica"
Add "NOT LIKE %...%" operator to Table search
Add support for the Mroonga engine
Add support for account locking
Several fixes and improvements to the SQL parser library
There are, of course, many more fixes and new features that you can see in the ChangeLog file included with this release or online at https://demo.phpmyadmin.net/master-config/index.php?route=/changelog
Downloads are available now at https://phpmyadmin.net/downloads/
Isaac and the phpMyAdmin team

The infrastructure team would like to acknowledge the work of security researcher Joël Aviad Ossi from pentest in helping us improve some security weaknesses in our infrastructure. No user data was at risk nor were our downloads vulnerable at any time; this is simply a note of appreciation rather than a disclosure.
Thanks Joël for your assistance. Anyone with security concerns about the project is always welcome to contact the team directly through the email link at https://www.phpmyadmin.net/security/.

We at the phpMyAdmin project are pleased to release phpMyAdmin 5.1.1, a bugfix release.
There are many new bug fixes; a few highlights include:
Fixes for several PHP errors
Fixes for "$cfg['DefaultTabDatabase']" and other related configuration directives not working properly
Fix Yaml export to quote strings even when they are numeric
Fix TCPDF open_basedir issue due to internal guessing code from TCPDF
Fix for quick search not working when using more than one configured server
Fix datetime decimals displayed (.00000) after edit
Fix new lines in text fields are doubled
Fixed URL generation by removing un-needed & escaping for & char
Improvements for working with PHP 8.1
Improved handling of adding a new user with the Percona database server
There are, of course, many more fixes you can see in the ChangeLog file included with this release or online at https://demo.phpmyadmin.net/master-config/index.php?route=/changelog
Downloads are available now at https://phpmyadmin.net/downloads/
Isaac and the phpMyAdmin team

We at the phpMyAdmin project are pleased to publish phpMyAdmin 5.1.0.
There are many new features and bug fixes; a few highlights include:
Improve virtuality dropdown for MariaDB > 10.1
Added an option to perform ALTER ONLINE (ALGORITHM=INPLACE) when editing a table structure
Added ip2long transformation
Improvements to linking to MySQL and MariaDB documentation
Add "Preview SQL" option on Index dialog box when creating a new table
Add a new vendor constant "CACHE_DIR" that defaults to "libraries/cache/" and store routing cache into this folder
Add $cfg['CaptchaSiteVerifyURL'] for Google ReCaptcha siteVerifyUrl
Add the password_hash PHP function as an option when inserting data
Improvements to editing and displaying columns of the JSON data type.
Added support for "SameSite=Strict" on cookies using configuration "$cfg['CookieSameSite']"
Fixed AWS RDS IAM authentication doesn't work because pma_password is truncated
Add config parameters to support third-party ReCaptcha v2 compatible APIs like hCaptcha
Add $cfg['MysqlSslWarningSafeHosts'] to set the red text black when ssl is not used on a private network
Export blobs as hex on JSON export
Fix leading space not shown in a CHAR column when browsing a table
Added a rename Button to use RENAME INDEX syntax of MySQL 5.7 (and MariaDB >= 10.5.2)
Fixed missing option to enter TABLE specific permissions when the database name contains an "_" (underscore)
Fixed a PHP notice "Trying to access array offset on value of type null" on Designer PDF export
Fix for several PHP 8 warnings or errors, giving this release full compatibility with PHP 8
There are, of course, many more fixes you can see in the ChangeLog file included with this release or online at https://demo.phpmyadmin.net/master-config/index.php?route=/changelog
Downloads are available now at https://phpmyadmin.net/downloads/
Isaac and the phpMyAdmin team

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