I have a LAMP server running on my local machine.  The version I use is Bitnami.

I use this server quite extensively for testing code, site layout and various tests, and therefore use PhpMyAdmin a lot.  There are two things that bug me constantly though – the first is the limit on file size to import data and the other is the timeout.  While the need for these on a live production platform is obvious, they are just an irritation on a local device.

To change the timeout, open the file apps/phpmyadmin/htdocs/config.inc.php  The location may depend on your variant of LAMP but a quick search should find it.

Change the setting $cfg[‘LoginCookieValidityDisableWarning’] to ‘true’.

Next find the line containing $cfg[‘LoginCookieValidity’]  and change the value to the required timeout.

To change the maximum upload filesize, open the file apps/phpmyadmin/conf/httpd-app.conf  Again, your location of this file may be different.

Change php_value upload_max_filesize and php_value post_max_size to the required value