Now you must configure your installation. There are two methods that can be
    used. Traditionally, users have hand-edited a copy of config.inc.php, but
    now a wizard-style setup script is provided for those who prefer a
    graphical installation. Creating a config.inc.php is still a quick way to
    get started and needed for some advanced features.
      + To manually create the file, simply use your text editor to create the
        file config.inc.php (you can copy config.sample.inc.php to get minimal
        configuration file) in the main (top-level) phpMyAdmin directory (the
        one that contains index.php). phpMyAdmin first loads libraries/
        config.default.php and then overrides those values with anything found
        in config.inc.php. If the default value is okay for a particular
        setting, there is no need to include it in config.inc.php. You'll need
        a few directives to get going, a simple configuration may look like
        this:

        <?php
        $cfg['blowfish_secret'] = 'ba17c1ec07d65003';  // use here a value of your choice

        $i=0;
        $i++;
        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type']     = 'cookie';
        ?>

        Or, if you prefer to not be prompted every time you log in:

        <?php

        $i=0;
        $i++;
        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['user']          = 'root';
        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password']      = 'cbb74bc'; // use here your password
        $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type']     = 'config';
        ?>

        For a full explanation of possible configuration values, see the
        Configuration Section of this document.
      + Instead of manually editing config.inc.php, you can use the Setup
        Script. First you must manually create a folder config in the
        phpMyAdmin directory. This is a security measure. On a Linux/Unix
        system you can use the following commands:

        cd phpMyAdmin
        mkdir config                        # create directory for saving
        chmod o+rw config                   # give it world writable permissions

        And to edit an existing configuration, copy it over first:

        cp config.inc.php config/           # copy current configuration for editing
        chmod o+w config/config.inc.php     # give it world writable permissions

        On other platforms, simply create the folder and ensure that your web
        server has read and write access to it. FAQ 1.26 can help with this.

        Next, open setup/ in your browser. Note that changes are not saved to
        disk until explicitly choose Save from the Configuration area of the
        screen. Normally the script saves the new config.inc.php to the config/
        directory, but if the webserver does not have the proper permissions
        you may see the error "Cannot load or save configuration." Ensure that
        the config/ directory exists and has the proper permissions - or use
        the Download link to save the config file locally and upload (via FTP
        or some similar means) to the proper location.

        Once the file has been saved, it must be moved out of the config/
        directory and the permissions must be reset, again as a security
        measure:

        mv config/config.inc.php .         # move file to current directory
        chmod o-rw config.inc.php          # remove world read and write permissions
        rm -rf config                      # remove not needed directory

        Now the file is ready to be used. You can choose to review or edit the
        file with your favorite editor, if you prefer to set some advanced
        options which the setup script does not provide.