Php Mysql As Localhost

[Max]

For some years I have used a server when developing php scripts but now need to use resident php/MySQL on my laptop. I have changed passwords as instructed on pp 594 using phpMyAdmin from the Control Panel, and in config.inc.php. Oddly, MySQL allows me into tables and the like but now refuses access to the home page:...

 

localhost / phpmyadmin / index.php?db=db etc. etc. Any explanation?

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I have installed the whole kaboodle via Apache friends and php scripts work fine. However, when I use the 1and1 server, I can program it to automatically look at a subdirectory (e.g. main/index.php) when a URL is called (e.g. www.sonningmowers.com).

 

The question is - how can I do that in php on the laptop? Is it the line in config.inc.php:

 

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';

 

and should I change it to:

 

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'main/root';...or the like?

 

Thanks for the support.