Would you like to learn how to install PhpMyAdmin using Docker on Ubuntu Linux? In this tutorial, we are going to show you all the steps required to perform the PhpMyAdmin installation using Docker on a computer running Ubuntu Linux in 5 minutes or less.
• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 18.04
• Ubuntu 19.04
• PhpMyAdmin 5.0.2
• MySQL 8.0.21
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Tutorial PhpMyAdmin – Docker Installation
Install the Docker service.
Create a Docker network
Download the MySQL docker image from the online repository.
Download the PhpMyAdmin docker image from the online repository.
List the Docker images installed on your system.
Here is the command output:
Create a docker volume to store the MySQL persistent data.
Verify the persistent data directory.
Here is the command output:
Optionally, create a symbolic link to an easier access location.
Start a MySQL container with persistent data storage.
Here is the command output:
In our example, the MySQL image was used to start a new container.
The new container has persistent data storage.
The container ID is 1e1dbeb32178b6a6f7f40208d1016c9ac9e98e32f651967cfc3c8ba14cc331fe.
The database ROOT account password configured was kamisama123.
Start a PhpMyAdmin container.
Here is the command output:
In our example, the PhpMyAdmin image was used to start a new container.
The container ID is 29c459718ea78ce303e1a4241d022d77649132cb141fd97cf3aca0d9c47530a7.
Tutorial Docker – PhpMyAdmin installation
Open your browser and enter the IP address of your web server.
In our example, the following URL was entered in the Browser:
• http://172.31.8.195
The PhpMyAdmin login interface should be presented.
On the prompt screen, enter the following information.
• Username: root
• Password: kamisama123
After a successful login, the PhpMyAdmin dashboard will be displayed.
Congratulations! You have finished the PhpMyAdmin Docker installation.
Tutorial PhpMyAdmin – Docker container management
Verify the status of all Docker containers using the following command:
Verify the status of a container.
To stop a container, use the following command:
To start a container, use the following command:
To restart a container, use the following command:
In case of error, use the following command to verify the container logs.
In our examples, we demonstrated how to manage PhpMyAdmin containers.
