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# Optional software

List of extremely useful, but optional, software to help when using NiDB

## phpMyAdmin

**phpMyAdmin** is not required to use NiDB, but is extremely useful to maintain the SQL database that NiDB uses. It is not included in the NiDB package, so it must be installed separately.

1. Download latest version of phpMyAdmin from <http://phpmyadmin.net/>
2. Unzip the contents of .zip file into `/var/www/html/phpMyAdmin`
3. Visit <http://localhost/phpMyAdmin>

phpMyAdmin is one of the ways to change the MariaDB passwords, as described in [How to change passwords](/nidb/getting-started/installation/how-to-change-passwords.md).