phpMyAdmin setup

SQL queries settings

Show SQL queries Defines whether SQL queries generated by phpMyAdmin should be displayed
Confirm DROP queries Whether a warning ("Are your really sure...") should be displayed when you're about to lose data
Permanent query history Enable if you want DB-based query history (requires phpMyAdmin configuration storage). If disabled, this utilizes JS-routines to display query history (lost by window close).
Query history length How many queries are kept in history
Ignore multiple statement errors If enabled, phpMyAdmin continues computing multiple-statement queries even if one of the queries failed
Verbose multiple statements Show affected rows of each statement on multiple-statement queries. See libraries/import.lib.php for defaults on how many queries a statement may contain.
Maximum displayed SQL length Maximum number of characters used when a SQL query is displayed
Edit in window Edit SQL queries in popup window
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Retain query box Defines whether the query box should stay on-screen after its submission

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