sudo mysql
use mysql;
CREATE USER 'phpmyadmin'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'supersecretpassword';
SET PASSWORD FOR 'phpmyadmin'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('supersecretpassword');
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'phpmyadmin'@'localhost' WITH GRANT OPTION;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
/* User for advanced features */
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser'] = 'pma';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass'] = '';
Linux: /etc/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php