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# Installing phpMyAdmin on managed hosting accounts

> Learn to install phpMyAdmin on managed hosting using Softaculous or manual methods with this concise guide.

This article describes how to install phpMyAdmin on a managed hosting account. phpMyAdmin is ideal for managing your databases, including [repairing and optimizing](/docs/optimizing-and-repairing-mysql-databases-with-phpmyadmin) them. All managed hosting accounts already [include phpMyAdmin in cPanel](/docs/phpmyadmin-and-phppgadmin). However, if you want to use a version of phpMyAdmin newer than the version included with cPanel, you can install phpMyAdmin locally on your account.

There are two ways you can install phpMyAdmin locally:

* Softaculous

* Manual installation

<Note>
  Please note that local installations of phpMyAdmin are**not** supported, while phpMyAdmin through cPanel**is** supported.
</Note>

## Method #1: Softaculous

You can install phpMyAdmin with just a few clicks by using the Softaculous application installer included with cPanel.

<Note>
  phpMyAdmin is only available in Softaculous Premium. If you are using Softaculous on a managed VPS, you must either upgrade to Softaculous Premium to install phpMyAdmin, or use the manual installation method below instead.
</Note>

To install phpMyAdmin using Softaculous, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-cpanel).

2. On the **Tools** page, in the **Softaculous Apps Installer** section, click **Softaculous Apps Installer** (or any of the icons under **Scripts** or **Categories** ).

3. In the **Search** text box, type `phpmyadmin` and then press Enter.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > Alternatively, you can use the navigation pane on the left side. To do this, click **DB Tools** , and then click **phpMyAdmin** .

4. Click **Install**. The installation page appears.

5. In the **Choose Protocol** list box, select the protocol.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you have an SSL certificate installed on your site, select **https\://** or **https\://www** . If you do not have an SSL certificate installed on your site, select **http\://** or **http\://www** .

6. In the **Choose Domain** list box, select the domain for installation, or accept the default value.

7. In the **In Directory** text box, type the directory where you want to install phpMyAdmin.

8. Confirm that the **Database Host** text box value is set to **localhost**.

9. Click the ![](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-softaculous-advancedoptions.gif) icon to expand **Advanced Options**.

10. If you do not want to receive e-mail notifications when application updates are available, select the **Disable Update Notifications Emails** check box.
    > 🚧 Important
    >
    > We **strongly** recommend that you receive e-mail notifications when application updates are available. Keeping your site updated helps prevent unauthorized access attempts and data loss.

11. To receive site configuration information after the installation is complete, type an e-mail address in the **Email installation details to** text box.

12. Review the installation options and settings, and then click **Install**. When installation is complete, Softaculous provides the login URL to the new phpMyAdmin installation.

## Method #2: Manual installation

You can download the phpMyAdmin installation file directly from the phpMyAdmin site and install it manually. You may want to do this if Softaculous does not have the latest version, or if you want to install a non-standard version (such as a beta test version).

<Warning>
  **Important**

  phpMyAdmin requires PHP version 5.5 or newer. If your account is using an older version of PHP, you must use the version switcher in cPanel to change the version before you install phpMyAdmin. For information about how to do this, please see [this article](/docs/changing-php-versions-and-settings-in-cpanel).
</Warning>

To install phpMyAdmin manually, follow these steps:

1. Use your web browser to go to [https://www.phpmyadmin.net](https://www.phpmyadmin.net), and then click **Download**.

2. Download the installation.zip file to your local computer.

3. [Use FTP](/docs/using-ftp-file-transfer-protocol) to upload the .zip file to the *public\_html* directory of your hosting.com account.

4. Log in to cPanel.

5. In the **Files** section of the cPanel home screen, click **File Manager**.

6. In the File Manager window, navigate to the *public\_html* directory.

7. Right-click the .zip file you uploaded in step 3, click **Extract**, and then click **Extract File(s)**.

8. After the extraction finishes, click **Close**.

9. The files are extracted into a directory with a name like *phpMyAdmin-4.5.0.2-all-languages*. To use a more user-friendly directory name, right-click the directory, click **Rename**, type the new name, and then click **Rename File**.

10. Use your web browser to go to the directory name you specified in step 9. (For example, if your domain name is *example.com*, and the directory name is *myphp*, you would go to *[http://example.com/myphp](http://example.com/myphp)*.) The phpMyAdmin login page appears.

## More information

For more information about phpMyAdmin, please visit [https://www.phpmyadmin.net](https://www.phpmyadmin.net).

## Related articles

* [Using phpMyAdmin to copy a MySQL database](/docs/using-phpmyadmin-to-copy-a-mysql-database)

* [Changing the MySQL collation settings in phpMyAdmin](/docs/changing-the-mysql-collation-settings-in-phpmyadmin)

* [Optimizing and repairing MySQL databases with phpMyAdmin](/docs/optimizing-and-repairing-mysql-databases-with-phpmyadmin)