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Here's how to get started phpMyAdmin fast.

i. here are the steps to install phpMyAdmin on Windows 10 using XAMPP, which is a popular Apache distribution that includes PHP and MySQL. If you haven't installed XAMPP, you should do that first:

### Install XAMPP:

1. **Download XAMPP:**
- Visit the [XAMPP download page](https://www.apachefriends.org/index.html).
- Download the version suitable for Windows.

2. **Install XAMPP:**
- Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.
- During installation, you can choose the components you want to install. Ensure that Apache and MySQL are selected.

3. **Start Apache and MySQL:**
- After installation, open the XAMPP Control Panel.
- Start the Apache and MySQL services by clicking the "Start" buttons next to them.

### Install phpMyAdmin:

4. **Download phpMyAdmin:**
- Visit the [phpMyAdmin download page](https://www.phpmyadmin.net/downloads/).
- Download the latest stable version.

5. **Extract phpMyAdmin:**
- Extract the downloaded phpMyAdmin archive to the `htdocs` directory in your XAMPP installation. By default, this is `C:\xampp\htdocs\`.

6. **Rename phpMyAdmin Directory:**
- Rename the extracted phpMyAdmin directory to something simpler like "phpmyadmin" for easier access.

7. **Configure phpMyAdmin:**
- Open the `config.inc.php` file in the phpMyAdmin directory using a text editor.
- Find the line with `$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password']` and set the MySQL root password (this is the password you set during XAMPP installation).

8. **Access phpMyAdmin:**
- Open your web browser and go to `http://localhost/phpmyadmin/`.
- Log in using the MySQL root username (usually "root") and the password you set.

### Troubleshooting:

- If you encounter any issues, check the XAMPP and phpMyAdmin documentation or forums for assistance.
- Ensure that your firewall allows access to Apache and MySQL.
- Be cautious about using phpMyAdmin on a public network; restrict access to localhost or secure it with a strong password.

This should get you up and running with phpMyAdmin on Windows 10 using XAMPP. Remember that this setup is intended for local development, and additional security measures should be taken before deploying it in a production environment.

ii. phpMyAdmin is a free and open source administration tool for MySQL and MariaDB. Some key things to know about phpMyAdmin:

- It's a web interface that allows you to manage MySQL/MariaDB servers, databases, tables, columns, relations, indexes, users, permissions etc. visually.

- It's written in PHP and requires a PHP-enabled web server (like Apache) to run.

- It's not a portal per se. The term "portal" generally refers to a website that brings information from various sources together in a unified way. phpMyAdmin is more of an administration interface or control panel for MySQL/MariaDB.

- You don't install it on the MySQL server itself. Instead it's installed on a separate PHP server from where you can connect to MySQL databases that may be on the same server, different servers or anywhere else accessible over the network.

- Key capabilities include creating and dropping databases, creating/altering/dropping tables, inserting and editing table data, executing SQL queries on the databases, importing and exporting data, user account management and so on.

So in summary, phpMyAdmin allows web-based administration of MySQL/MariaDB servers and databases. Calling it a "portal" is not accurate - it's more of a database administration tool or interface. The web interface it provides could be considered a portal to managing your MySQL infrastructure.