blowfish secret clobbered mysql

[davidannis]

I am running Zend Server's MAMP on a Mac. Life was good until I noticed an error on logging in to phpMyAdmin:

 

ERROR: The configuration file now needs a secret passphrase (blowfish_secret)

Being compulsive (or crazy), I decided to fix the error that actually had caused no problems for months. I edited /usr/local/zend/share/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php and added something between the quotes to the line:

$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = '';

After I did so, I could no longer log in to phpMyAdmin, any attempts just brought me back to the login page. So, I removed the secret phrase I had added. Now, when I try to log in I get:

 

Cannot start session without errors, please check errors given in your PHP and/or webserver log file and configure your PHP installation properly.

 

I see nothing unusual in /usr/local/zend/var/log/error.log or php.log (just a few errors from the last application I tested).

 

I have tried restarting the browser, restarting mysql, and restarting the system.

 

Any help greatly appreciated. Next time I'll leave well enough alone.

[davidannis]

Turned out the issue was not a configuration issue. I noticed that phpMyAdmin worked if I used a different browser, so I cleared cookies from localhost (which was not enough) then cleared my history (which worked).