Into phpmyadmin database's create that table, there miskta on name of that table it may be pma_table_uiprefs and not pma__table_uiprefs

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pma_table_uiprefs ( username varchar(64) NOT NULL, db_name varchar(64) NOT NULL, table_name varchar(64) NOT NULL, prefs text NOT NULL, last_update timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, PRIMARY KEY (username,db_name,table_name) ) COMMENT='Tables'' UI preferences' DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

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When using PHPMyAdmin configured with multiple databases, one having the phpmyadmin table and another not having it; phpmyadmin will store preferences for the database with the table in your cookies then try to load them with the database that doesn't have the table.

To test, try using an incognito window.

I had similar problems with phpMyAdmin after changing Mysql InnoDB setting to innodb_file_per_table = 1
to move InnoDB tables into separate files.

None of the other answers helped in my case, neither sudo dpkg-reconfigure phpmyadmin nor importing create_tables.sql. Both failed.

What helped was making sure no default-storage-engine, default-tmp-storage-engine and innodb_file_format is enforced in my.cnf

After restarting MySQL and removing+reinstalling phpMyAdmin there are no more errors.

Commented out whole config section(/etc/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php):

from:

/* Optional: Advanced phpMyAdmin features */

to:

/* Optional: Advanced phpMyAdmin features

I just needed simple acces to data ... This problem shouldn't be blocking for phpmyadmin displaying tables ...

For ubuntu me help - sudo dpkg-reconfigure phpmyadmin

Ubuntu STEP 1 : type create_tables.sql phpmyadmin and select the github link STEP 2 : Download the create_tables.sql file STEP 3 : Import it on your phpmyadmin using import button on navbar, upload the file. CHEERS!! Work is Done!!

For Window User >> Just go to localhost phpmyadmin and just click this button.session_clear

2022 Solution

Execute the below SQL commands in SQL tab : the below commands create new database and setup all missing information you need.

-- --------------------------------------------------------
-- SQL Commands to set up the pmadb as described in the documentation.
--
-- This file is meant for use with MySQL 5 and above!
--
-- This script expects the user pma to already be existing. If we would put a
-- line here to create them too many users might just use this script and end
-- up with having the same password for the controluser.
--
-- This user "pma" must be defined in config.inc.php (controluser/controlpass)
--
-- Please don't forget to set up the tablenames in config.inc.php
--

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Database : `phpmyadmin`
--
CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `phpmyadmin`
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;
USE phpmyadmin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Privileges
--
-- (activate this statement if necessary)
-- GRANT SELECT, INSERT, DELETE, UPDATE, ALTER ON `phpmyadmin`.* TO
--    'pma'@localhost;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__bookmark`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__bookmark` (
  `id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
  `dbase` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
  `user` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
  `label` varchar(255) COLLATE utf8_general_ci NOT NULL default '',
  `query` text NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY  (`id`)
)
  COMMENT='Bookmarks'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__column_info`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__column_info` (
  `id` int(5) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
  `db_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `table_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `column_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `comment` varchar(255) COLLATE utf8_general_ci NOT NULL default '',
  `mimetype` varchar(255) COLLATE utf8_general_ci NOT NULL default '',
  `transformation` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
  `transformation_options` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
  `input_transformation` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
  `input_transformation_options` varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
  PRIMARY KEY  (`id`),
  UNIQUE KEY `db_name` (`db_name`,`table_name`,`column_name`)
)
  COMMENT='Column information for phpMyAdmin'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__history`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__history` (
  `id` bigint(20) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
  `username` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `db` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `table` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `timevalue` timestamp NOT NULL default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
  `sqlquery` text NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY  (`id`),
  KEY `username` (`username`,`db`,`table`,`timevalue`)
)
  COMMENT='SQL history for phpMyAdmin'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__pdf_pages`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__pdf_pages` (
  `db_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `page_nr` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
  `page_descr` varchar(50) COLLATE utf8_general_ci NOT NULL default '',
  PRIMARY KEY  (`page_nr`),
  KEY `db_name` (`db_name`)
)
  COMMENT='PDF relation pages for phpMyAdmin'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__recent`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__recent` (
  `username` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `tables` text NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`username`)
)
  COMMENT='Recently accessed tables'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__favorite`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__favorite` (
  `username` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `tables` text NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`username`)
)
  COMMENT='Favorite tables'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__table_uiprefs`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__table_uiprefs` (
  `username` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `db_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `table_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `prefs` text NOT NULL,
  `last_update` timestamp NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
  PRIMARY KEY (`username`,`db_name`,`table_name`)
)
  COMMENT='Tables'' UI preferences'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__relation`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__relation` (
  `master_db` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `master_table` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `master_field` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `foreign_db` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `foreign_table` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `foreign_field` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  PRIMARY KEY  (`master_db`,`master_table`,`master_field`),
  KEY `foreign_field` (`foreign_db`,`foreign_table`)
)
  COMMENT='Relation table'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__table_coords`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__table_coords` (
  `db_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `table_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `pdf_page_number` int(11) NOT NULL default '0',
  `x` float unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
  `y` float unsigned NOT NULL default '0',
  PRIMARY KEY  (`db_name`,`table_name`,`pdf_page_number`)
)
  COMMENT='Table coordinates for phpMyAdmin PDF output'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__table_info`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__table_info` (
  `db_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `table_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `display_field` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  PRIMARY KEY  (`db_name`,`table_name`)
)
  COMMENT='Table information for phpMyAdmin'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__tracking`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__tracking` (
  `db_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `table_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `version` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL,
  `date_created` datetime NOT NULL,
  `date_updated` datetime NOT NULL,
  `schema_snapshot` text NOT NULL,
  `schema_sql` text,
  `data_sql` longtext,
  `tracking` set('UPDATE','REPLACE','INSERT','DELETE','TRUNCATE','CREATE DATABASE','ALTER DATABASE','DROP DATABASE','CREATE TABLE','ALTER TABLE','RENAME TABLE','DROP TABLE','CREATE INDEX','DROP INDEX','CREATE VIEW','ALTER VIEW','DROP VIEW') default NULL,
  `tracking_active` int(1) unsigned NOT NULL default '1',
  PRIMARY KEY  (`db_name`,`table_name`,`version`)
)
  COMMENT='Database changes tracking for phpMyAdmin'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__userconfig`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__userconfig` (
  `username` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `timevalue` timestamp NOT NULL default CURRENT_TIMESTAMP ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
  `config_data` text NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY  (`username`)
)
  COMMENT='User preferences storage for phpMyAdmin'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__users`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__users` (
  `username` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `usergroup` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`username`,`usergroup`)
)
  COMMENT='Users and their assignments to user groups'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__usergroups`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__usergroups` (
  `usergroup` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `tab` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `allowed` enum('Y','N') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'N',
  PRIMARY KEY (`usergroup`,`tab`,`allowed`)
)
  COMMENT='User groups with configured menu items'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__navigationhiding`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__navigationhiding` (
  `username` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `item_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `item_type` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `db_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `table_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`username`,`item_name`,`item_type`,`db_name`,`table_name`)
)
  COMMENT='Hidden items of navigation tree'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__savedsearches`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__savedsearches` (
  `id` int(5) unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment,
  `username` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `db_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `search_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL default '',
  `search_data` text NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY  (`id`),
  UNIQUE KEY `u_savedsearches_username_dbname` (`username`,`db_name`,`search_name`)
)
  COMMENT='Saved searches'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__central_columns`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__central_columns` (
  `db_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `col_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `col_type` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `col_length` text,
  `col_collation` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `col_isNull` boolean NOT NULL,
  `col_extra` varchar(255) default '',
  `col_default` text,
  PRIMARY KEY (`db_name`,`col_name`)
)
  COMMENT='Central list of columns'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__designer_settings`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__designer_settings` (
  `username` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `settings_data` text NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`username`)
)
  COMMENT='Settings related to Designer'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

-- --------------------------------------------------------

--
-- Table structure for table `pma__export_templates`
--

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `pma__export_templates` (
  `id` int(5) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  `username` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `export_type` varchar(10) NOT NULL,
  `template_name` varchar(64) NOT NULL,
  `template_data` text NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
  UNIQUE KEY `u_user_type_template` (`username`,`export_type`,`template_name`)
)
  COMMENT='Saved export templates'
  DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

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