i nedd help installing phpmyadmin on windows xp. I opened the config file and its all jumbled up. i can't find where i'm supposed to put in my host, username, password, and such. the file has all those stupid squares that re supposed to be new lines

put in teh database username and the database password. the main one.

I think you have to open up console and type some crap there.

go to choppers website, he has a tutorial on phpmyadmin. realy easy, i installed it on XP also.

If the config file is jumbled, you could try opening it in WordPad, or even better, getting Crimson Editor (a program I couldn't do without ). Sometimes notepad (if thats what you opened it in) ignores the new line characters.

thanks, wordpad did it