A new bugfix release of phpMyAdmin, version 5.2.3, has been made available with a range of improvements and fixes to address various issues. These include prompts for confirmation when deleting rows, better support for right-to-left languages, enhanced two-factor authentication capabilities, and improved GIS visualization.
phpMyAdmin 5.2.3 released
A new bugfix release of phpMyAdmin, version 5.2.3, has been made available to the public. As a free software tool written in PHP, phpMyAdmin provides an intuitive and user-friendly interface for managing MySQL databases over the web.
This powerful tool supports a wide range of operations on both MySQL and MariaDB, including database management, table creation and editing, column manipulation, relationships between tables, index management, user administration, and more. Additionally, users can execute SQL statements directly through phpMyAdmin's interface, offering maximum flexibility.
It is worth noting that the development team behind phpMyAdmin is actively working towards the release of version 6, which will have strict system requirements. Specifically, phpMyAdmin 6 will require either PHP version 8.2.0 or newer, MySQL version 5.5 or newer, or MariaDB version 5.5 or newer.
As a result of this progression towards phpMyAdmin 6, support for the current version (phpMyAdmin 5) is expected to end soon. New releases and maintenance updates will be provided until then.
Some notable improvements and bug fixes included in phpMyAdmin 5.2.3 are as follows:
The 'Delete' button now prompts users for confirmation before deleting a row, addressing an issue that had plagued previous versions of the software. Other significant fixes include removing unnecessary character limits from routine names, resolving errors associated with simulating SET statements, and improving GIS visualization to handle large datasets more efficiently.
Other improvements in phpMyAdmin 5.2.3 include better support for right-to-left languages, enhanced two-factor authentication capabilities through "bacon-qr-code" v3 integration, and fixes for a variety of other minor issues that could arise during use.
The changelog for phpMyAdmin 5.2.3 provides full details on the changes made to this release:
This version of phpMyAdmin addressed several key bugs. These improvements include fixing a missing tooltip in the status monitor log table (issue #19548), resolving a horizontal scrollbar issue on server status pages (issue #19619), and enhancing the readability of table comments using the original theme (issue #17141).
Additional features added to this release include adjusting the size of charts displayed in the System Monitor (issue #19351), allowing users to specify an optional precision parameter for the NOW() function (issue #19641), and adding support for CSV tables with varying sizes (issue #18903).
Other notable fixes included in phpMyAdmin 5.2.3 include resolving a PHP 8.4 deprecation issue related to safe mode (issue #19404), preventing "ol.css" from being loaded multiple times (issue #19685), and fixing duplicate Set-Cookie directives.
Further enhancements have been made to the relationships tab, allowing users to view foreign keys with special names correctly. Additionally, sorting functionality has been improved when URL encryption is enabled in the results display (issue #19715).
Minor fixes include resolving an error 500 issue associated with simulating a SET statement, improving GIS visualization for large datasets, and addressing issues related to horizontal scrollbars on server status pages.
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