Forbidden :You don't have permission to access /phpmyadmin on this server

Question 1

You need to follow the following steps:

Find line that read follows

Require ip 127.0.0.1

Replace with your workstation IP address:

Require ip 10.1.3.53

Again find the following line:

Allow from 127.0.0.1

Replace as follows:

Allow from 10.1.3.53

Also find deny from all and comment it in the entire file.

Save and close the file.Restart Apache httpd server:

# service httpd restart

Edit: Since this is the selected answer and gets best visibility ... please also make sure that PHP is installed, otherwise you get same Forbidden error.

Question 2

None of the configuration above worked for me on my CentOS 7 server. After hours of searching, that what worked for me:

Edit file phpMyAdmin.conf

sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/phpMyAdmin.conf

And replace the existing <Directory> ... </Directory> node with the following:

<Directory /usr/share/phpMyAdmin/>
   AddDefaultCharset UTF-8

   <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
     # Apache 2.4
     <RequireAny>
       #Require ip 127.0.0.1
       #Require ip ::1
       Require all granted
     </RequireAny>
   </IfModule>
   <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
     # Apache 2.2
     Order Deny,Allow
     Deny from All
     Allow from 127.0.0.1
     Allow from ::1
   </IfModule>
</Directory>

Question 3

On a fresh install on CENTOS7 I have tried the above methods (edit phpMyAdmin.conf and add Require all granted), it still does'nt work. Here is the solution : install the mod_php module :

$ sudo yum install php

then restart httpd :

$ sudo systemctl restart httpd

and voila !

Question 4

To allow from all:

#Require ip 127.0.0.1
#Require ip ::1
Require all granted

Question 5

Edit file: sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/phpMyAdmin.conf and replace yours with following:

<Directory /usr/share/phpMyAdmin/>
   AddDefaultCharset UTF-8
   <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
     # Apache 2.4
   </IfModule>
   <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
     # Apache 2.2
   </IfModule>
</Directory>

Restart Apache: service httpd restart

(phpMyAdmin v4.0.10.8)

Question 6

First edit the file /etc/httpd/conf.d/phpMyAdmin.conf and add the additional line to the directory settings:

<Directory /usr/share/phpMyAdmin/>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from 127.0.0.1
allow from 192.168.1.0/15
</Directory>

If you wanted to allow access to everybody then you could just change it to:

<Directory /usr/share/phpMyAdmin/>
order allow,deny
allow from all
</Directory>

Allow in all sections of the file.

A restart (service httpd restart) is enough to pick this up.

I found this after 2 days rigorous research, (find it here) and worked just right for me.

Question 7

The problem with the answer with the most votes is it doesn't explain the reasoning for the solution.

For the lines Require ip 127.0.0.1, you should instead add the ip address of the host that plans to access phpMyAdmin from a browser. For example Require ip 192.168.0.100. The Require ip 127.0.0.1 allows localhost access to phpMyAdmin.

Restart apache (httpd) after making changes. I would suggest testing on localhost, or using command line tools like curl to very a http GET works, and there is no other configuration issue.

Question 8

Centos 7 php install comes with the ModSecurity package installed and enabled which prevents web access to phpMyAdmin. At the end of phpMyAdmin.conf, you should find

# This configuration prevents mod_security at phpMyAdmin directories from
# filtering SQL etc.  This may break your mod_security implementation.
#
#<IfModule mod_security.c>
#    <Directory /usr/share/phpMyAdmin/>
#        SecRuleInheritance Off
#    </Directory>
#</IfModule>

which gives you the answer to the problem. By adding

    SecRuleEngine Off

in the block "Directory /usr/share/phpMyAdmin/", you can solve the 'denied access' to phpmyadmin, but you may create security issues.

Question 9

Find your IP address and replace where ever you see 127.0.0.1 with your workstation IP address you get from the link above.

. . .
Require ip your_workstation_IP_address
. . .
Allow from your_workstation_IP_address
. . .
Require ip your_workstation_IP_address
. . .
Allow from your_workstation_IP_address
. . .

and in the end don't forget to restart the server

sudo systemctl restart httpd.service

Question 10

You could simply go to phpmyadmin.conf file and change "deny from all" to "allow from all". Well it worked for me, hope it works for you as well.

Question 11

With the latest version of phpmyadmin 5.0.2+ at least

Check that the actual installation was completed correctly,

Mine had been copied over into a sub folder on a linux machine rather that being at the

/usr/share/phpmyadmin/

Question 12

In appserver I got same problem and I went to 'C:\AppServ\Apache24\conf\extra' folder I modify httpd-vhosts.conf file from

<VirtualHost _default_:80>
DocumentRoot "${SRVROOT}/htdocs"
#ServerName www.example.com:80
</VirtualHost>

to

<VirtualHost _default_:80>
DocumentRoot "C:\AppServ\www"
#ServerName www.example.com:80
</VirtualHost>

Question 13

For Centos OS (7.x), installed phpMyadmin -> "sudo yum install phpmyadmin"

Edit file: "sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/phpMyAdmin.conf"

Alias /phpMyAdmin /usr/share/phpMyAdmin
Alias /phpmyadmin /usr/share/phpMyAdmin

<Directory /usr/share/phpMyAdmin/>
   AddDefaultCharset UTF-8
   <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
     # Apache 2.4
     <RequireAny>
       Require ip [...your_device_ip...]
       Require ip ::1
     </RequireAny>
   </IfModule>
   <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
     # Apache 2.2
     Order Deny,Allow
     Deny from All
     Allow from [...your_device_ip...]
     Allow from ::1
   </IfModule>
</Directory>

Change line:
Require ip 118.2.141...
Allow from 118.2.141...

And restart the server:
"Sudo service httpd restart"

Database interface access link: http://your_device_ip/phpmyadmin/
Good luck!