PhpMyAdmin Error – The configuration file now needs a secret passphrase

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I keep getting an error "The configuration file now needs a secret passphrase" after installation of phpmyadmin. I have set the passphrase and also followed the instruction presented on https://serverfault.com/questions/291490/phpmyadmin-not-allowing-users-to-log-on but it doesn't seems to be working. I am using AMI and chcked the owner and permissions as well. Please kindly help.

Best Answer

This might help, https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PhpMyAdmin#Add_blowfish_secret_passphrase

If you see the following error message at the bottom of the page when you first log in to /phpmyadmin (using a previously setup MySQL username and password) :

ERROR: The configuration file now needs a secret passphrase (blowfish_secret)

You need to add a blowfish password to the phpMyAdmin's config file. Edit /etc/webapps/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php and insert a random blowfish "password" in the line 

$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = ; /* YOU MUST FILL IN THIS FOR COOKIE AUTH! */

It should now look something like this: 

$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = 'qtdRoGmbc9{8IZr323xYcSN]0s)r$9b_JUnb{~Xz'; /* YOU MUST FILL IN THIS FOR COOKIE AUTH! */

This all assumes you've already properly created the config file, 

cp config.sample.inc.php config.inc.php
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