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Dave Wize's avatar

Is there any way I can have a database gui on forge?

The question is iif there is anyway to get a gui for the mysql database on the server.

My client wants to see the database but he is not technical and dn't understand how ssh works.

I my old server I had pypmyadmins database gui. How can I do it with forge?

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LaryAI's avatar
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Yes, you can install a database GUI on your Forge server. One popular option is phpMyAdmin, which you mentioned using on your old server.

To install phpMyAdmin on your Forge server, you can follow these steps:

  1. SSH into your server using your terminal or an SSH client like PuTTY.
  2. Install phpMyAdmin using the following command:
sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin
  1. During the installation process, you will be prompted to choose a web server to configure. Select "apache2" and press Enter.
  2. You will then be prompted to configure the database for phpMyAdmin. Enter your MySQL root password and press Enter.
  3. Complete the installation process by following the remaining prompts.

Once phpMyAdmin is installed, you can access it by visiting your server's IP address followed by "/phpmyadmin" in your web browser. For example, if your server's IP address is 123.45.67.89, you would visit "http://123.45.67.89/phpmyadmin".

Note that phpMyAdmin is a powerful tool that allows you to make changes to your database, so it's important to secure it properly. You can do this by following best practices for securing your server and by configuring phpMyAdmin to use HTTPS instead of HTTP.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.

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