title: How to install phpMyAdmin 4.7.7 on Ubuntu?
body: <p>I need the latest version, not the 4.6.6 that is available at <a href="https://launchpad.net/~nijel/+archive/ubuntu/phpmyadmin/+packages" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>. I read the <a href="https://docs.phpmyadmin.net/en/latest/setup.html#ubuntu" rel="nofollow noreferrer">manual</a> and other threads, but everything keeps pointing back to this older version. The reason I need the latest is that the old version doesn't work well on PHP 7.2, as mentioned <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48001569/phpmyadmin-count-parameter-must-be-an-array-or-an-object-that-implements-co">here</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Isn't it possible to "manually" do an install/upgrade just by downloading the latest version from <a href="https://www.phpmyadmin.net/downloads/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>? The contents of the archive look similar to what I get from the "phpMyAdmin PPA". Can't I just overwrite some files manually in the file system to upgrade my version to the latest? Is there a command that starts the installation, if I have the archive unpacked under Ubuntu?</p>