phpMyAdmin Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

phpMyAdmin hosting on xCloud gives you a self-hosted MySQL web admin tool on a server you own. Deploy phpMyAdmin and xCloud provisions the dedicated Cloud VPS, your domain and an SSL certificate, so you can manage, configure and administer MySQL and MariaDB databases from your browser. It is an admin interface, not a database, so you point it at the server you want to manage.

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What is phpMyAdmin?

Self-hosted phpMyAdmin is a web-based MySQL and MariaDB administration tool. Upstream's README says it is intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the web, from the browser. It is a free program released under the GNU General Public License version 2, so there is no licence fee. It is a web alternative to desktop clients such as MySQL Workbench and to other web tools such as Adminer.

phpMyAdmin is an admin interface, not a database. On xCloud it runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS with a domain and an SSL certificate provisioned for you. It connects to whichever MySQL or MariaDB server you point it at, and what you can reach depends on that server and the account you sign in with. xCloud publishes no template manifest for this app, so this page quotes no version.

From Sign-Up to a Live phpMyAdmin In Just 3 Easy Steps

Self-hosting phpMyAdmin normally means a web server, PHP, a domain and a certificate before anything works. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick phpMyAdmin from the OneClick catalog. Takes 30 seconds — no server to prepare.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We provision the server, bring phpMyAdmin up, and handle the domain and SSL certificate.
Step 03
Start Using It
Open your domain and sign in with the credentials of the MySQL or MariaDB server you want to manage.

Everything phpMyAdmin Does, On Your Own Server

phpMyAdmin is an admin interface, not a database. It connects to the MySQL or MariaDB server you point it at.

Browse and edit data
View tables, run inserts, updates and deletes from the browser, without a desktop client on every machine.
Run SQL queries
Write and execute your own SQL from a web form and read the results in place.
Manage structure
Create and alter databases, tables, columns and indexes through the interface.
Users and privileges
Administer MySQL and MariaDB accounts and their permissions where your server allows it.
Import and export
Move data in and out of a database, for example to take a dump or load one.
Open source
phpMyAdmin is free, open source software, so there is no seat count or licence fee on your own server.

Everything You Need To Run Your Databases 24/7

Managed hosting for phpMyAdmin, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

phpMyAdmin deployed instantly
Manage MySQL and MariaDB
Runs in your browser
Your own domain
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With phpMyAdmin

Manage a database from the browser
A developer opens one URL on their own domain to browse tables, run SQL and edit rows on a MySQL or MariaDB server, without installing a desktop client on every machine they use.
Give a team a shared database admin page
A small team that needs occasional access to a database points phpMyAdmin at the server and signs in with accounts that server already has, so privileges stay controlled by the database.
Import and export data
An administrator takes a dump of a database, or loads one, through the web interface, for example when moving a site or checking a backup, without shell access to the database server.
Administer accounts and privileges
Someone who looks after a MySQL or MariaDB server uses the interface to review accounts and their permissions where the server allows it, from a page they host on infrastructure they control.

phpMyAdmin vs Alternatives

Adminer: In a phpMyAdmin vs Adminer comparison, Adminer is a self-hosted web database tool with its own OneClick page. phpMyAdmin's README describes a web interface for MySQL and MariaDB under GPLv2.
MySQL Workbench: Choose phpMyAdmin as a MySQL Workbench alternative when you want to reach a database through a browser on a hosted page. This is a category comparison; this page makes no feature claim about MySQL Workbench.
DbGate: DbGate is another database client with its own OneClick page. phpMyAdmin is the narrower option here, focused on administering MySQL and MariaDB over the web.
CloudBeaver: CloudBeaver is a web database tool also available as a OneClick app. phpMyAdmin is aimed specifically at MySQL and MariaDB, per its README, and connects to the server you point it at.

Ready To Own Your Database Tools?

phpMyAdmin on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own your data. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Is phpMyAdmin free and open source?

Yes. phpMyAdmin is free software released under the GNU General Public License version 2, as its README states, so running it carries no seat count and no licence charge. What xCloud bills is the dedicated Cloud VPS, with the domain and SSL provisioning. The databases you manage cost whatever their own server costs.

Can I run phpMyAdmin with Docker?

This page deploys phpMyAdmin through the OneClick catalogue on a dedicated Cloud VPS, with the server, domain and SSL provisioned, so you get phpMyAdmin Docker hosting without writing a compose file. xCloud publishes no template manifest for it, so the image, version and ports are not quoted here.

Is phpMyAdmin secure to expose on the internet?

It puts a login page on your domain, served over HTTPS. As with any database admin tool, use strong credentials, connect it only to servers you intend to manage, and consider restricting access with xCloud's firewall or IP management. Anyone who can sign in can act with that account's database privileges.

What is the difference between phpMyAdmin and Adminer?

Both are web tools for databases. phpMyAdmin's README describes a web interface for MySQL and MariaDB. Adminer has its own OneClick page here. Compare which database engines and features you need, because this page makes no feature-by-feature claim about Adminer.

Adminer hosting

Which databases does phpMyAdmin support?

Upstream describes it as a web interface for MySQL and MariaDB, and that is what this page offers. It does not manage PostgreSQL or other engines. What you can reach and do depends on the server you point it at and the account you sign in with.

Does phpMyAdmin include a database?

No. phpMyAdmin is an admin interface, not a database. It connects to a MySQL or MariaDB server that you point it at, so you need one to manage. Your databases stay on that server, which you own; xCloud runs the server phpMyAdmin is deployed on.

How much RAM does phpMyAdmin need on a cloud server?

There is no template manifest for this app, so no minimum RAM figure is quoted. This page sells the 6 GB Cloud VPS, which gives an admin tool plenty of headroom, with memory left over for the phpMyAdmin cloud-hosted page and other apps on the same server.

How do I back up phpMyAdmin?

phpMyAdmin stores your databases nowhere itself, so take a backup of the MySQL or MariaDB server you connect to, including its data volume, and use phpMyAdmin's export to take a dump. This page names no phpMyAdmin volume because there is no template manifest to read one from.

Backups in xCloud

How do I sign in to phpMyAdmin?

Open your domain and sign in with the credentials of the MySQL or MariaDB server you want to manage. There is no separate phpMyAdmin account created for you. Which databases you see depends on that account's privileges on the server.

Can I run other apps on the same server?

Yes. It is a dedicated Cloud VPS, not a locked appliance, so you can deploy other OneClick apps or your own sites beside phpMyAdmin as long as the memory, CPU and disk are there. A MySQL or MariaDB OneClick app can run on the same server.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.