I just updated PhpMyAdmin via the command line (i added the PPA manually). I keep getting an error that says "The secret passphrase in configuration (blowfish_secret) is too short. I have created my own config.inc.php file in /etc/phpmyadmin using the command
sudo cp config.sample.inc.php config.inc.php
In this file (my config.inc.php) I have set
$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = 'wE(G|]=VPxy}UddLC8[sC1J8y$yElEU]7#_#*1fDas;doifje';
And restarted the server with
sudo service apache2 restart
I also restarted the mysql server with
sudo service mysql restart
I am still getting the error telling me that the blowfish_secret key is too short. (Yes, I have tried setting the key to EXACTLY 32 characters as well. This did not work either) I have refreshed the page, cleared the cache. I even tried setting all permissions to 7
sudo chmod -R 777 phpmyadmin
(JUST TO SEE if it would work. Don't kill me for being desperate XD) Still, no avail. Any ideas?
Best Answer
As it turns out, I had to edit
Just put 32 (or more) random characters between the single quotes, like so
NOTE: I didn't think I would need to spell this one out, but your random string CAN NOT contain a single quote....