How to install MyWebSQL 3.7 on Ubuntu 18.04

To install MyWebSQL 3.7 on Ubuntu 18.04
MyWebSQL is an open source web-based client used for managing databases. It is designed with a simple interface and supports all major web browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Opera. It allows the users to create and edit the table structure without writing queries. In this tutorial, we will cover the installation of MyWebSQL 3.7 on Ubuntu 18.04.

Prerequisites
Install LAMP(Apache, MariaDB, php7)
In MariaDB (create database and user and give privileges to that user )

Php installation with required following modules

add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/php
apt-get update
apt-get install php7.0 php7.0-mysql php7.0-curl php7.0-json php7.0-cgi libapache2-mod-php7.0 php7.0-mcrypt php7.0-xmlrpc php7.0-gd php7.0-mbstring php7.0  
php7.0-common  php7.0-xmlrpc php7.0-soap php7.0-xml php7.0-intl  php7.0-cli  php7.0-ldap php7.0-zip php7.0-readline php7.0-imap php7.0-tidy php7.0-recode php7.0-sq php7.0-intl

Installation

Download a MyWebSQL package from the terminal using the wget command

root@linuxhelp1:~# wget https://excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net/project/mywebsql/stable/mywebsql-3.7.zip
--2018-07-06 01:27:18--  https://excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net/project/mywebsql/stable/mywebsql-3.7.zip
Resolving excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net (excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net)... 202.153.32.19
Connecting to excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net (excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net)|202.153.32.19|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 1683612 (1.6M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘ mywebsql-3.7.zip’ 

mywebsql-3.7.zip        100%[==============================> ]   1.61M  1.09MB/s    in 1.5s    

2018-07-06 01:27:20 (1.09 MB/s) - ‘ mywebsql-3.7.zip’  saved [1683612/1683612]

After Downloading extract the downloaded package

root@linuxhelp1:~# unzip mywebsql-3.7.zip
Archive:  mywebsql-3.7.zip
   creating: mywebsql/backups/
  inflating: mywebsql/backups/.htaccess  
  inflating: mywebsql/backups/readme.txt  
  inflating: mywebsql/cache.php      
   creating: mywebsql/config/
.
.
  inflating: mywebsql/themes/pinky/README.md  
  inflating: mywebsql/themes/pinky/results.css  
  inflating: mywebsql/themes/pinky/theme.css  
  inflating: mywebsql/themes/pinky/treeview.css  
   creating: mywebsql/tmp/
  inflating: mywebsql/tmp/.htaccess  
  inflating: mywebsql/tmp/readme.txt  

Move the extracted file into the HTML directory

root@linuxhelp1:~# mv mywebsql /var/www/

Navigate to the apache document root directory

root@linuxhelp1:~# cd /var/www/

Change ownership and permission of the as MyWebSQL CMS follows

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# chown -R www-data.www-data mywebsql
root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# chmod -R 775 mywebsql

Create a new virtual host configuration for accessing the MyWebSQL CMS

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/mysql.conf
< VirtualHost *:80> 
ServerName www.linuxhelp1.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/mywebsql/

< Directory /var/www/mywebsql/> 
AllowOverride All
allow from all
< /Directory> 

< /VirtualHost> 

Enable site access

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# a2ensite mysql.conf
Enabling site mysql.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Disable default access

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# a2dissite 000-default.conf
Site 000-default disabled.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Enable rewrite module

root@linuxhelp1:/var/www# a2enmod rewrite
Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl restart apache2

Restart the apache service to make the changes effect

root@linuxhelp1: systemctl restart apache2


Now you can proceed the further installation and configuration from the browser by navigating to the following URL: http://< ipaddress or domain name

Version of MyWebSQL

Log in using the Database user credentials

After the Successful login, you will see the Admin dashboard of MyWebSQL as shown below

With this, the method to install MyWebSQL 3.7 on Ubuntu 18.04 comes to an end.

FAQ
Q
What is MyWebSQL?
A
MyWebSQL is an open source web-based client used for managing databases. It is designed with the simple interface and supports all major web browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Safari. It allows the users to create and edit the table structure without writing queries.
Q
Is this MyWebSQL same like PHPMyAdmin?
A
The functionality of MyWebSQL remains same as PHPMyAdmin
Q
Why the phpmyadmin is not enough ? why should I use this?
A
If you are a beginner to MySQL administration and don’t need multiple functions phpmyadmin – http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/index.php will be enough for you. I used phpmyadmin when I nee
Q
I have installed MyWebSql on my xubuntu system, however when I run the install.php script it says:-
"Sqlite Client library is not installed". What do I need to install on the server?
A
You need to enable either the 'sqlite' or sqlite3 extension in your php installation. It is a simple process, you can search online for 'adding extensions to php.ini' and you should be good t
Q
yesterday I installed MySQL plugin and enabled the Web Interface. Then logged into MyWebSQL with User: root and without password successfully. At that time I didn't change any password or any
A
I'm 100% sure you need to update passwords in MySQL database - but sorry, don't know how to do it.
IMHO fastest option will be remove plugin, purge whole installation and install it once agai