Found the cause of the problem: a syntax error in config.inc.php. I found the error by cd to /opt/local/www/phpmyadmin and then executing php index.php. That gave the syntax error message.
> On 28 Oct2017, at 6:20 PM, Murray Eisenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > Following the instructions at https://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/PHP > <https://trac.macports.org/wiki/howto/PHP>, > I’ve completed a reinstall of phpmyadmin 4.7.4 (after getting working > reinstalls of apache 2.4, mysql 5.7, and php 7.1). > > I followed Step 4 (“Install phpMyAdmin), then the first Step 6 (“Configure > phpMyAdmin"), and finally the _second_ (obviously mis-numbered) Step 6 > (“Install pmadb”). In that last stepI did both parts, namely: > > - create the sql tables; and > - read in to mysql the file mysql_phpMyAdmin_pmaSetup.sql — with the 3 > edits indicated as needed for MySQL >= 5.6.7. > > I did do three things differently with config.inc.php: > > (1) I’m using $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie’; > and a setting for $cfg['blowfish_secret’] > > (2) I used a custom value for $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass’] instead of > 'pmapass' > > (3) I’ve uncommented all the commented cfg lines that are shown at the end > of the page (e.g., $cfg['Servers'][$i]['pmadb'] = 'phpmyadmin’; ). > > Nonetheless, if I try to browse to http://localhost/phpmyadmin > <http://localhost/phpmyadmin> … > > ** I just see a blank page. > > (The same thing happens, of course, if for the URL I use a virtual host > ServerName that I configured in the apache httpd-vhosts.conf file.) > > Yes, apache’s httpd.conf includes both... > > <IfModule dir_module> > DirectoryIndex index.php index.html > </IfModule> > > .. and: > > LoadModule dir_module lib/apache2/modules/mod_dir.so > > Any ideas how to fix this? > — > Murray Eisenberg [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > 503 King Farm Blvd #101 Home (240)-246-7240 > Rockville, MD 20850-6667 Mobile (413)-427-5334 > > --- Murray Eisenberg [email protected] 503 King Farm Blvd #101 Home (240)-246-7240 Rockville, MD 20850-6667 Mobile (413)-427-5334
