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Free Plugin by Puvox Software v5.2.2.01

WP phpMyAdmin

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WP phpMyAdmin

The facts

Rating
4.6โ˜… from 58
Active installs
40k+
Price
Free
Last updated
17 Oct 2025
Added
Feb 2018
Requires WP
6.0
Tested up to
WP 6.7.7
Downloads
1,087,984

Our analysis

AI-assisted

WP phpMyAdmin is a WordPress plugin that allows you to manage and browse MySQL and MariaDB databases directly from the WordPress Dashboard. It serves as a wrapper for the official phpMyAdmin release, providing a user-friendly interface without the need for additional installations.

The plugin is designed for users who need to access their database management tools within WordPress, making it suitable for developers and site administrators. It is important to enable the plugin only when needed and deactivate it during periods of inactivity for security reasons.

Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress developers and site administrators who need direct access to database management tools.

What it does well

  • โœ“Allows database management within WordPress Dashboard
  • โœ“No extra load or slowness to the site
  • โœ“Does not collect or share private data
  • โœ“Checked against vulnerability holes

Where it falls short

  • โ€ขRequires PHP version 7.2.5 or higher
  • โ€ขUsers must deactivate the plugin when not in use for security
  • โ€ขLimited information on available options

Verdict

WP phpMyAdmin offers a convenient way to manage databases from the WordPress interface, but users should be cautious about security and compatibility requirements.

From the developer

Puvox Software's own description of WP phpMyAdmin, lightly tidied.

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โ€ข Checked against vulnerability holes.
โ€ข No extra load/slowness to site.
โ€ข Does not collect & share private data.

Plugin Description

The famous database browser & manager (for MySQL & MariaDB) โ€“ use it inside WordPress Dashboard without an extra hassle.

Notes

  • This plugin has been started from 2018 year, and we have no connections to the old ageโ€™s vulnerable wp-phpMyAdmin plugin (published elsewhere by 3rd party scammers) . So, this current plugin is just a wrapper for official phpMyAdmin release and depends itself on the realiability & security of the phpMyAdmin itself. Also, initially we wanted to put PhpMyAdmin released .zip file untouched (to ensure the checksums are same) and unpack that .zip directly upon pluginโ€™s installation, but unfortunately WordPress Plugin Team didnโ€™t allow to put .zip file in the package (saying that SVN doesnโ€™t like working with .zip files). Thus, we had to submit extracted PMA (but still original & untouched) to the repository.
  • PHP >= 7.2.5 is required to for phpMyAdmin latest version (otherwise you will have option to use older version of PMA, which is not encouraged to be used).
  • For the reason to make it compact, some unnecessary files (language files, OpenLayer/GIS map lib, extra themes, etc) are removed.
  • Itโ€™s recommended, that you enable the plugin only while you need to use PhpMyAdmin. Otherwise, for longer periods, you can deactivate plugin.

Liability

We are not developers of PhpMyAdmin itself, neither affiliated with them. We just made this plugin as a wrapper (container) of official PhpMyAdmin, to make it possible to be installed as a WP plugin. However, we donโ€™t monitor PhpMyAdmin packageโ€™s source code itself. We take no responsibility about this plugin. Use it at your own responsibility (However, as itโ€™s also visible in stats, thousands of users are using this extendion and only few people have complained about errors).

Available Options

See all available options and their description on pluginโ€™s settings page.

Read the full description on the official page โ†’

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