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Incorporate getting help page from wiki
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This is really good overview of where to look for help, so I believe it
should be included in our website.

Signed-off-by: Michal Čihař <michal@cihar.com>
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{% block content %}

<div class="floatbox">
<h2>Getting help with phpMyAdmin</h2>

<p>
phpMyAdmin strives to be as helpful as possible during the install, but
sometimes it happens: it just won't work. Here's a list of resources and
information you can use when you're trying to get it working:
</p>

<h3>Recent versions of all programs</h3>

<p>
It's true, software has bugs. Those bugs get fixed, but if you're still running
a broken version of PHP that doesn't handle arrays correctly, you'll never get
phpMyAdmin (or any other PHP script) working properly. If at all possible try
to run the most recent versions of MySQL, PHP, and phpMyAdmin.
</p>

<h3>Use the phpMyAdmin source</h3>

<p>
Many distributions ship with binary installs for phpMyAdmin (Gentoo's
portage/emerge, Debian's dpkg/apt, etc). If you have a problem with one of
those, seek help from the package maintainer. If you want to ask us, first get
the source from <a href="{% url 'downloads' %}">our downloads page</a> and run through the
<a href="https://docs.phpmyadmin.net/en/latest/setup.html#quick-install">quick_install guide</a>.
</p>

<h3>Read the documentation!</h3>

<p>
Yes, <a href="https://docs.phpmyadmin.net/">the documentation</a> is large, but
that's because it has a lot of information in it. Search for your error message
or problem. Read the <a href="https://docs.phpmyadmin.net/en/latest/faq.html">frequently asked questions</a> — many
common problems are answered there.
</p>
</div>

<div class="floatbox">
<h2>Types of questions and where to ask</h2>
<ul>
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