Receiving the error Blowfish_secret PhpMyAdmin error? We can help you in fixing it.

Last week, we came across this error message due to which our customer was not able to access the phpMyAdmin for a long time.

At Bobcares, we often receive requests to fix phpMyAdmin errors as part of our Server Management Services.

Today, let’s discuss how our Support Engineers resolve Blowfish_secret PhpMyAdmin error.

Why does Blowfish_secret PhpMyAdmin error occur?

We’ve seen phpMyAdmin throwing this error due to incorrect entries to the the Blowfish algorithm.

The Blowfish is a phpMyAdmin algorithm for a secure connection.

The Blowfish algorithm requires a unique 32 character long string. The unique character can be a maximum of 46 characters.

The characters can contain a lowercase, uppercase letters, numbers, and symbols. If the entry is incorrect it will result in an error:

Let’s discuss how our Support Engineers resolve this error.

How we fix Blowfish_secret PhpMyAdmin

Recently we had a customer who was facing a blowfish secret error. And was not able to login to phpMyAdmin panel.

Analyzing the error the blowfish secret entry was incorrect.  Let us discuss how our Support Engineers add the entry.

Add Blowfish secret

The Blowfish secret algorithm will be present in the file config.inc.php. Usually, the file is present at, /etc/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php The location can change based on how phpMyAdmin is installed.

First, our Support Engineers view the file config.inc.php to check the below entry.

cat config.inc.php | grep blowfish_secret
$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = ;

Then, if an entry is present we will just add the unique characters. Otherwise, we will add the whole entry.

vi config.inc.php
$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = 'ADF+(3mlHy+Gd~Fdfd3kjGj12dbdfh55Z';

If the character is less than 32. As a result, an error will display as “The secret passphrase in configuration (blowfish_secret) is too short”

Also, we make sure to use the minimum required characters in the blowfish secret.

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Conclusion

In short, Blowfish secret in phpMyAdmin error occurs due to incorrect entries. Today, we saw how our Support Engineers resolve this error by adding the correct algorithm.