Updated: 28 September 2026 · Applies to: phpMyAdmin 5.2 in cPanel & WHM 138
phpMyAdmin can search every table in a database for a word or value, which helps you find where a setting or old URL is stored.
Steps
- Open phpMyAdmin (in cPanel: Databases › phpMyAdmin) and click the database in the left panel.
- Open the Search tab.
- Enter the text in Words or values to search for. Use
%as a wildcard. - Choose how to match (for example the exact phrase as substring).
- Select the tables to search (or Select all) and click Go.
- Click Browse next to a result to see the matching rows.
Tip: To search one table with conditions per column, open the table and use its own Search tab.
