phpMyAdmin error: The $cfg['TempDir'] (./tmp/) is not accessible

Question

When I open phpMyAdmin page, it give the following warning message. How can I fix this issue?

The $cfg['TempDir'] (./tmp/) is not accessible. phpMyAdmin is not able to cache templates and will be slow because of this.

I running my server on Debian 10 and am using HestiaCP control panel.

Answer 1

Since you are using Debian OS, the easiest fix for this issue is to modify the configuration file "/etc/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php"

• Open /etc/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php in an editor.

$ vi /etc/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php

• Search for the line containing $cfg['TempDir'] and if it's not there, make the following changes to add $cfg['TempDir'] = '/tmp';

From

$cfg['UploadDir'] = '';
$cfg['SaveDir'] = '';

to

$cfg['UploadDir'] = '';
$cfg['SaveDir'] = '';
$cfg['TempDir'] = '/tmp';

Reopen phpMyAdmin in the browser. The problem should be gone.