From 91a407b184747bd09844f04ee1e7fd32a3b1a6c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arnaud Lier <arnaud@ric-rac.org>
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 13:40:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add Automatic phpMyAdmin Q&A

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+### Q: How can I connect with the default authentication interface of phpMyAdmin alongside the automatic connection from Pterodactyl?
+With the use of `signon` for the authentication mode, it is impossible to put in addition the `cookie` mode which is the one which allows the usual connection. To solve this problem, you have to make a new connection host but not specify the authentication mode. 
+
+Example : 
+```PHP
+$i = 0;
+
+/**
+ * First server used for normal connection.
+ */
+$i++; // <- We increment of 1 the $i value, so this configuration as the ID of 1.
+$cfg['Servers'][$i]['verbose'] = 'example-database'; 
+$cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = 'localhost2';
+
+/**
+ * Second server used for connection with Pterodactyl
+ */
+$i++; // <- We increment again the $i value of 1, so this configuration as the ID of 2.
+$cfg['Servers'][$i]['verbose'] = 'example-database (Connection with Pterodactyl)'; 
+$cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = 'localhost';
+$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type']     = 'signon';
+$cfg['Servers'][$i]['SignonSession'] = 'TokenSession';
+$cfg['Servers'][$i]['SignonURL']     = 'token.php';
+$cfg['Servers'][$i]['LogoutURL']     = 'token-logout.php';
+```
+Now you can connect normally to your database normally.
+
+In this case, the phpMyAdmin Server ID field in Pterodactyl needs to be set to 2, since the ID for the connection with Pterodactyl is also 2.
+
+### Q: Why should I put a `.` at the beginning of my domain name when my Pterodactyl and phpMyAdmin installation are on a different subdomain?
+Let's say your Pterodactyl installation is on the subdomain `panel.example.xyz`, and your phpMyAdmin installation is on the subdomain `database.example.xyz`. You'll need to use `.example.xyz` as the cookie domaine in Pterodactyl and phpMyAdmin. Like this, the addon will be able to work on your two installations on two different subdomains.
+
+### Q: How to generate an Encryption Key and IV?
+Those encryptions keys are the most important things of the addon, they allow your installation to be secure. To generate them, you can use a password generator website like [LastPass](https://www.lastpass.com/fr/features/password-generator). For the Encryption Key, it can be as long as you want with any characters. But for the Encryption IV, it needs to be made of exactly 16 numbers.
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