easy update your phpMyAdmin !

README.md

phpMyAdmin install/upgrade/reinstall (last released version)

Supports :

• install
• upgrade

Keeps your config !

TLDR / Short mode

Uses default arguments !

wget

wget -O - "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/williamdes/883f2158f17e9ed5a83d892ada56f5df/raw/upgradephpmyadmin.sh" | sh

curl

curl -# -o - "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/williamdes/883f2158f17e9ed5a83d892ada56f5df/raw/upgradephpmyadmin.sh" | sh

Install this script (long mode w/ file on disk)

wget "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/williamdes/883f2158f17e9ed5a83d892ada56f5df/raw/upgradephpmyadmin.sh" -O ./upgradephpmyadmin.sh
chmod +x ./upgradephpmyadmin.sh
./upgradephpmyadmin.sh /var/www/html/ root root

Defaults

position	name	default value
1	DIRECTORY	/var/www/html/
2	GROUP	www-data
3	USER	www-data
4	VERSION	last version found
5	FOLDER_NAME	phpmyadmin

Example

./upgradephpmyadmin.sh <DIRECTORY> [<GROUP>] [<USER>] [<VERSION>] [<FOLDER_NAME>]
# Full
./upgradephpmyadmin.sh /var/www/html/ www-data www-data 5.2.0
# Minimal
./upgradephpmyadmin.sh /var/www/html/
# Snapshot
./upgradephpmyadmin.sh /var/www/html/ www-data www-data 5.2+snapshot

Tested on

• Debian
• Alpine

Requires

• tar (apt install -y tar)
• curl (apt install -y curl) OR wget (apt install -y wget)
• echo
• ls
• rm
• mv
• chown
• chmod
• find
• sed (only for snapshots, see: phpmyadmin/website#167 (comment))

Recommends

• sha256sum
• gpg

upgradephpmyadmin.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Source of this script: https://gist.github.com/williamdes/883f2158f17e9ed5a83d892ada56f5df
# Revision: 01-2025-0002

set -eu

ROOT=${1:-/var/www/html/}
GROUP=${2:-www-data}
USER=${3:-www-data}
VERSION=${4:-""}
FOLDER_NAME=${5:-phpmyadmin}
PHPMYADMIN_RELEASE_GPG_KEY="3D06A59ECE730EB71B511C17CE752F178259BD92"

# Source : https://stackoverflow.com/a/9018877/5155484
ROOT="${ROOT%/}"

FOLDER_PATH="${ROOT}/${FOLDER_NAME}"

if ! [ -x "$(command -v tar)" ]; then
  echo 'Error: tar is not installed: apt install -y tar' >&2
  exit 1
fi

HAS_SHA256_COMMAND=1

if ! [ -x "$(command -v sha256sum)" ]; then
  echo 'Warning: sha256sum is not installed: apt install -y coreutils' >&2
  HAS_SHA256_COMMAND=0
fi

HAS_GPG_COMMAND=1

if ! [ -x "$(command -v gpg)" ]; then
  echo 'Warning: gpg is not installed: apt install -y gpg' >&2
  HAS_GPG_COMMAND=0
fi

WGET_CURL='wget -O'

if [ ! -x "$(command -v wget)" ] && [ ! -x "$(command -v curl)" ]; then
    echo 'Error: curl or wget is not installed. One of them is needed.' >&2
    echo 'Use: apt install -y curl or apt install -y wget' >&2
    exit 1
fi

if [ -x "$(command -v curl)" ]; then
    WGET_CURL='curl --fail -# -o'
fi

EXTENSION='gz'
# -z, --gzip, --gunzip, --ungzip
TAR_EXTRACT='z'

if [ -x "$(command -v xz)" ]; then
    EXTENSION='xz'
    # -J, --xz
    TAR_EXTRACT='J'
fi

if [ -z "${VERSION}" ]; then
	echo "Detecting last version"
	DATA="$(${WGET_CURL} - 'https://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/version.txt')"
	VERSION="$(echo $DATA | cut -d ' ' -f 1)"
else
	echo "Using manual version"
fi

FILENAME="phpMyAdmin-${VERSION}-all-languages.tar.${EXTENSION}"
URL="https://files.phpmyadmin.net/phpMyAdmin/${VERSION}/${FILENAME}"

# TODO: OVH hosting blocks all URLs but not GitHub
# Use: https://github.com/phpmyadmin/composer/archive/refs/tags/5.2.1.zip
# And composer install
IS_DEV_VERSION=0

if [ -z "${VERSION##*snapshot*}" ]; then
	URL="https://files.phpmyadmin.net/snapshots/${FILENAME}"
	echo "Using manual snapshot version"
	IS_DEV_VERSION=1
fi

echo "Url: $URL"
echo "Version: $VERSION"
echo "Root-Folder: ${ROOT}"
echo "Folder: ${FOLDER_PATH}"
DOWNLOADED_FILE_PATH="${ROOT}/${FILENAME}"
echo "Downloaded-File-Path: ${DOWNLOADED_FILE_PATH}"

${WGET_CURL} "${DOWNLOADED_FILE_PATH}" "$URL"

if [ $HAS_SHA256_COMMAND -gt 0 ]; then
    ${WGET_CURL} "${DOWNLOADED_FILE_PATH}.sha256" "$URL.sha256"
    cd ${ROOT}
    sha256sum -c "${DOWNLOADED_FILE_PATH}.sha256"
    cd - > /dev/null
    rm "${DOWNLOADED_FILE_PATH}.sha256"
fi

if [ $HAS_GPG_COMMAND -gt 0 ] && [ $IS_DEV_VERSION -eq 0 ]; then
    echo 'Verifying the release'
    ${WGET_CURL} "${DOWNLOADED_FILE_PATH}.asc" "$URL.asc"
    ${WGET_CURL} "${ROOT}/phpmyadmin.keyring" https://files.phpmyadmin.net/phpmyadmin.keyring
    gpg --dearmor "${ROOT}/phpmyadmin.keyring"
    rm "${ROOT}/phpmyadmin.keyring"
    gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring "${ROOT}/phpmyadmin.keyring.gpg" --verify "${DOWNLOADED_FILE_PATH}.asc"
    # Make the key trusted
    echo "${PHPMYADMIN_RELEASE_GPG_KEY}:6:" | gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring "${ROOT}/phpmyadmin.keyring.gpg" --import-ownertrust
    rm "${DOWNLOADED_FILE_PATH}.asc" "${ROOT}/phpmyadmin.keyring.gpg"
    echo 'Verified the release'
fi

if [ -d "${FOLDER_PATH}" ] && [ -f "${FOLDER_PATH}/config.inc.php" ]; then
    mv "${FOLDER_PATH}/config.inc.php" "${ROOT}/config.inc.php"
    echo 'Backup of config.inc.php done'
fi

HAS_TMP=0

if [ -d "${FOLDER_PATH}" ] && [ -d "${FOLDER_PATH}/tmp" ]; then
    HAS_TMP=1
    echo 'Found a tmp dir'
fi

if [ -d "${FOLDER_PATH}" ]; then
    echo "Deleting the old dir contents ..."
    rm -r "${FOLDER_PATH}/"
fi

if [ ! -d "${FOLDER_PATH}" ]; then
    echo "Creating the ${FOLDER_PATH} folder"
    mkdir "${FOLDER_PATH}/"
    chmod 770 "${FOLDER_PATH}/"
    chown ${GROUP}:${USER} "${FOLDER_PATH}/"
fi

echo "Un-tar (${EXTENSION}) ..."
tar -x${TAR_EXTRACT} --strip-components=1 --directory="${FOLDER_PATH}" -f "${DOWNLOADED_FILE_PATH}"
rm "${DOWNLOADED_FILE_PATH}"

if [ -d "${FOLDER_PATH}" ] && [ -f "${ROOT}/config.inc.php" ]; then
    mv "${ROOT}/config.inc.php" "${FOLDER_PATH}/config.inc.php"
    echo 'Restore of config.inc.php done'
fi

echo 'Changing file mods and rights'

# rwx for owner, rx for group, r for others
find "${FOLDER_PATH}" -type d -exec chmod 0755 {} +
# rw for owner, r for group, r for others
find "${FOLDER_PATH}" -type f -exec chmod 0644 {} +

chown ${GROUP}:${USER} -R "${FOLDER_PATH}"

if [ ${HAS_TMP} -eq 1 ]; then
    mkdir "${FOLDER_PATH}/tmp"
    echo 'Re-created a tmp dir'
    chmod 770 "${FOLDER_PATH}/tmp"
    chown ${GROUP}:${USER} "${FOLDER_PATH}/tmp"
fi

echo 'Removing setup and examples directories, you do not need them'
# See: https://docs.phpmyadmin.net/en/qa_5_2/faq.html#how-can-i-reduce-the-installed-size-of-phpmyadmin-on-disk
rm -r "${FOLDER_PATH}/examples/"
# Does not exist on 6.0
rm -rf "${FOLDER_PATH}/setup/"
# Does not exist on 5.2
rm -rf "${FOLDER_PATH}/public/setup/"
echo 'Removing source directories and some files, you do not need them'
rm "${FOLDER_PATH}/CONTRIBUTING.md"

# doc is docs in 6.0

# Does not exist on 6.0
rm -rf "${FOLDER_PATH}/doc/html/_sources/"
# Does not exist on 5.2
rm -rf "${FOLDER_PATH}/docs/html/_sources/"

# Does not exist on 5.2
rm -rf "${FOLDER_PATH}/resources/js/src/"
# Does not exist on 6.0
rm -rf "${FOLDER_PATH}/js/src/"
# Does not exist on 6.0
rm -rf "${FOLDER_PATH}/js/config/"
# Does not exist on 5.2
rm -f "${FOLDER_PATH}/js/global.d.ts"
# Does not exist on 6.0
rm -f "${FOLDER_PATH}/babel.config.json"
# Does not exist on 5.2
rm -f "${FOLDER_PATH}/webpack.config.cjs"
# Does not exist on 6.0
rm -f "${FOLDER_PATH}/.rtlcssrc.json"
# Does not exist on 6.0
rm -f "${FOLDER_PATH}/libraries/language_stats.inc.php"

echo "Done !"