phpMyAdmin update and blank screen

[Line Yoble]

Hello,

Due to a security alert for phpMyAdmin, I have decided to update my 3.1.2 version to the 3.1.5.
Beafore I saved my config.inc.php file and restored it after the installation.
I followed the instructions found in an other thread (copy below) and now, I get only a blank screen when I try to use it.

Fortunately before doing this, I moved the old directory to an other place and just restored it in order to use it again.

Any idea about this blank screen ?
I got no help through the Apache log file.

Thanks.

Line.


Instructions (just replace 3.0.0 by 3.1.5)

wget -O /usr/local/directadmin/scripts/packages/phpMyAdmin-3.1.5-all-languages.tar.gz http://dfn.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/phpmyadmin/phpMyAdmin-3.1.5-all-languages.tar.gz
tar xzf /usr/local/directadmin/scripts/packages/phpMyAdmin-3.1.5-all-languages.tar.gz -C /var/www/html
chown -f -R webapps:webapps /var/www/html/phpMyAdmin-3.1.5-all-languages
chmod -f 755 /var/www/html/phpMyAdmin-3.1.5-all-languages
chmod 000 /var/www/html/phpMyAdmin-3.1.5-all-languages/scripts
rm -f /var/www/html/phpMyAdmin
ln -s /var/www/html/phpMyAdmin-3.1.5-all-languages /var/www/html/phpMyAdmin

 

[Dravu]

Have you tried simply using Custombuild to update it for you?

 

[Line Yoble]

No, I didn't.
But as a Linux rookie, I have used custombuild only one time, in order to install PHP as a CGI. I have prayed a lot before and crossed my fingers and it worked fine.
But I'm a little afraid to use it again just for this (don't want to break my system).

Is it possible to use it only to update phpMyAdmin ?

Line

 

[Dravu]

Very easily. Just run the following commands:

cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/
./build update
./build phpmyadmin

That's it. phpMyAdmin is updated and configured for you.

 

[Line Yoble]

Hello Dravu,

I have followed your instructions.
And you know what ? It worked fine !
So easy !

I'll add this very simple procedure among the list I keep for future use.

Then, looking for web pages where such a procedure is explained, I found the custombuild FAQ in this forum (http://www.directadmin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29824).
I should have begun there...

I'm more and more impressed by DirectAdmin (just used Plesk on a shared server before).

Thanks a lot.

Line.