I want to move this solution to the top of the heap, as it’s the only one that worked for me. This pertains to php7, phpmyadmin version 4.5.4.1deb2ubuntu2.1, on Ubuntu 16.04.
Try This First…
Manual Instructions
Most folks historically have been suggesting that you will have success if you edit the file /usr/share/phpmyadmin/libraries/sql.lib.ph .
replace:(count($analyzed_sql_results['select_expr'] == 1)
with:(count($analyzed_sql_results['select_expr']) == 1
Quick & Automated Method
It’s sed to the rescue! Paste the following command in your Ubuntu command line and run it.sudo sed -i "s/|\s*\((count(\$analyzed_sql_results\['select_expr'\]\)/| (\1)/g" /usr/share/phpmyadmin/libraries/sql.lib.php
Now restart the server by running:
sudo service apache2 restart
And test. If you’re still getting errors, move on to the next solution.
What Worked for Me
Again, I’m not sure if this was a lucky fluke or not. But if the above didn’t work, please try this.
We’re going to edit the file /usr/share/phpmyadmin/libraries/plugin_interface.lib.php
On or around Line 532 (very close to the end of the file),
replace:
if ($options != null && count($options) > 0) {
with:
if ($options != null && count((array)$options) > 0) {
Save that file. Restart your server using the command:sudo service apache2 restart
Log into phpmyadmin and test.
This worked for me. I was once again able to import and export!
I hope this works for you too. It won’t work for everyone. :( But there’s a chance this’ll help you not spend days on this issue, like I did. Good luck!! 👍