MAMP config settings reset every time I restart

Question

I'm running MAMP Pro v2.1.1 on OSX 10.8.5

I like to modify a couple settings for phpMyAdmin by modifying the settings in /Library/Application Support/absolute/MAMP PRO/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php

This works just fine, but every time I restart MAMP, the settings revert back to the defaults. It's really annoying.

I know that the php.ini file and other files are meant to be edited with MAMP's built-in editor. But there does not appear to be an option for phpMyAdmin.

Answer 1

Actually I had the same issue... Pretty annoying but I found out after emailing them that the file at /Library/Application Support/absolute/MAMP PRO/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php is basically a temporary placeholder for your settings, inasmuch as whenever you start up MAMP the contents of the file at /Applications/MAMP/bin/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php is read and copied into it, overriding whatever's already there.

That said, here's what to do:

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1. Stop all servers and quit MAMP (completely)
2. Make your changes to the file located at /Applications/MAMP/bin/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php
3. Open MAMP again and start all servers

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The settings from the file you just edited should now be copied into the one that's actually read by MAMP and should take effect immediately.

For instance, I prefer to not enable the AJAX feature, so I did this:

1. Shut down the servers
2. Closed MAMP (entirely)
3. Opened the file /Applications/MAMP/bin/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php
4. Added $cfg['AjaxEnable'] = false; to the file
5. Saved the file
6. Reopened MAMP
7. Started the servers

... and all was well.

Answer 2

Its a very late answer but problem still persists in OS Sierra. So, this is what worked for me -

You can change the owner of phpMyAdmin by using this command -

sudo chown -R _www:_www /Library/WebServer/Documents/phpMyAdmin

Replace the directory path of phpMyAdmin in case you installed it somewhere else.