Visit the PhpMyAdmin website and download a version equal to or higher than 4.8.4.
Extract the .zip file to your local machine
Rename config.sample.inc.php to config.inc.php
Open config.inc.php in your favourite editor.
While the config.inc.php file is open, you will need to add what is called a “blowfish Secret” this is used for cookie Authentication. You should create a random string, which may contact numbers, letters and special characters and should be at least 32 characters in length. See the example below.
