PHPMYADMIN -BLOWFISH_SECRET AND TEMPDIR IS NOT ACCESSIBLE ERRORS

PHPMYADMIN -BLOWFISH_SECRET AND TEMPDIR IS NOT ACCESSIBLE ERRORS

DATE POSTED: 11/04/2019

Introduction

Moreover, In this article, helps you in eradicating the error {BLOWFISH_SECRET AND TEMPDIR } after every installation of phpmyadmin.

Step by step guidelines to eradicate the issue:

BLOWFISH_SECRET ERROR:

After login into phpMyAdmin panel you get this error message[1]
“Blowfish Secret Password Too Short Fix”

Everything work fine I can manage everything, but if security is important for you, you should look at the solution.

To resolve this issue, just open config.inc.php ( or rename config.sample.inc.php to config.inc.php if you haven’t done so yet ) and change this line

# nano /etc/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php

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

$cfg[‘blowfish_secret’] = ‘P5DS+radU0TOqI7HX$cH!eb3zwnDDoDr’; /* YOU MUST FILL IN THIS FOR COOKIE AUTH! */

Therefore, save the config file. For instance, have a look at phpmyadmin, now the error is resolved.

TEMPDIR ERROR:

In addition to that, After login into phpMyAdmin panel you get this error message[2]

“The $cfg‘TempDir’ is not accessible”

Similarly, to eradicate an issue, open the config.inc.php file and add the $cfg[‘TempDir’] = ‘/tmp’; inside the Directories for saving/loading files from server .

#nano /etc/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php

* Directories for saving/loading files from server
*/
$cfg[‘UploadDir’] = ‘’;
$cfg[‘SaveDir’] = ‘’;
$cfg[‘TempDir’] = ‘/tmp’;
/**

In conclusion, save the config file. As a result, have a look at phpmyadmin, now the error is resolved.

That’s it.

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