# PHP language-specific guide — Add phpMyAdmin to interact with the database

> You can easily add services to your application stack by updating the compose.yaml file.

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## Knowledge

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You can easily add services to your application stack by updating the compose.yaml file.

Update your compose.yaml to add a new service for phpMyAdmin. For more details, see the phpMyAdmin Official Docker Image. The following is the updated compose.yaml file.

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```yamlhl_lines42-49
services:
  server:
    build:
      context: .
    ports:
      - 9000:80
    depends_on:
      db:
        condition: service_healthy
    secrets:
      - db-password
    environment:
      - PASSWORD_FILE_PATH=/run/secrets/db-password
      - DB_HOST=db
      - DB_NAME=example
      - DB_USER=root
  db:
    image: mariadb
    restart: always
    user: root
    secrets:
      - db-password
    volumes:
      - db-data:/var/lib/mysql
    environment:
      - MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/db-password
      - MARIADB_DATABASE=example
    expose:
      - 3306
    healthcheck:
      test:
        [
          "CMD",
          "/usr/local/bin/healthcheck.sh",
          "--su-mysql",
          "--connect",
          "--innodb_initialized",
        ]
      interval: 10s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 5
  phpmyadmin:
    image: phpmyadmin
    ports:
      - 8080:80
    depends_on:
```

In the terminal, run docker compose up to run your application again.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker compose up --build
```

Open in your browser to access phpMyAdmin. Log in using root as the username and example as the password. You can now interact with the database through phpMyAdmin.

Press ctrl+c in the terminal to stop your application.

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