# phpMyAdmin - Web based MySQL browser written in php # # Allows only localhost by default # # But allowing phpMyAdmin to anyone other than localhost should be considered # dangerous unless properly secured by SSL Alias /phpMyAdmin /usr/share/phpMyAdmin Alias /phpmyadmin /usr/share/phpMyAdmin <Directory /usr/share/phpMyAdmin/> AddDefaultChars.

Localhost is a hostname that refers to the local machine currently making the request. On many computers, localhost is an alias for the IP address 127.0.0.1. When a computer pings this IP address, it is communicating with itself. Localhost is useful for software testing and security purposes independent of a larger network.

1. As the other answer suggests, using a hostname other than localhost is important. Using 0.0.0.0 can be a simple option. Since early 2021 Google appears to require explicit TCF v2.0 consent to load any ads. The following snippet can be included in application code or something like Violentmonkey: