Setup phpmyadmin 3 on my Apache 2 server

[biscoolcool]

Can someone help me setup phpmyadmin on my Apache server? I have Apache 2.2.13 and PHP 5.3.0 installed. I'm running Windows XP Home.Everything works fine. Now I want phpmyadmin 3.3.2.
I downloaded it
I extracted it to pma (in htdocs) I read a bunch tuts how to set it up but none worked.
Then I found the one on the PMA official website but it what way to long and I didn't understand half of it.

Can somebody explain how to set it up (consider me a Newbie). I need the basic settings. (I don't need any advanced settings)

Thanks

[galaxyAbstractor]

I would go for wampserver if I were you, as this installs mySQL, apache, PHP and phpMyAdmin for you.

[jtwhite]

If you don't like WAMP try XAMPP

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

[biscoolcool]

I have Wamp but I want to do everything on the Apache server. I like Wamp because you turn it on and everything works.
Anybody got an idea of how to configure phpmyadmin on Apache?

[leafypiggy]

Phpmyadmin comes preconfigured for SQL. I'm not sure I really understand what you mean.

Phpmyadmin opens a connection to the mysql server, and outputs the information. It's impossible to do it only using apache. Can you explain better?

Thanks,
Neil Hanlon

[biscoolcool]

I have MySQl and Appache. I downloaded PMA. Put it in the htdocs folder. Read tutorials online but none work. I only find PMA 2.X tus but no 3 tutorials. So can you help me setup PMA so I can use it?

[Brandon]

rename 'config.inc.sample.php' to 'config.inc.php'. Open that file and set the $blowfish_secret (something along the lines of this, might be named a little different) to a random value and you should be ready to go.

[allofus]

http://www.uniformserver.com/

Uniserver is like xampp, comes with

Apache
Mysql
phpmyadmin
php 5

There is pretty much no configuration needed, easier to setup than xampp.


I have used both but if you are first time I suggest you try uniserver over xampp.
Edit:
p.s
apache is a server mysql is a server, phpmyadmin is a gui for the sql server.

[biscoolcool]

rename 'config.inc.sample.php' to 'config.inc.php'. Open that file and set the $blowfish_secret (something along the lines of this, might be named a little different) to a random value and you should be ready to go.

I did what you said still I get this error
phpMyAdmin - Error
Cannot load mysql extension. Please check your PHP configuration. - Documentation

allofus I know of uniform but I want to have a normal apache server.