NukeEvangelist writes:  

get the phpMyAdmin 2.9.0. See phpmyadmin.net for the release notes. and testrun all the new features.

By the way: apachefriends.org comes with the newest version of XAMPP for Linux and windows - version 1.5.4 stable - great tool for rookies and advanced user

get the fresh code and find help and problem solving capabilities at the forums with more than 20 000 user and friends that are able to help you out.

new in XAMPP-Version: Apache (2.2.3), MySQL (5.0.24a), phpMyAdmin (2.8.2.4),
PHP (4.4.4 und 5.1.6) and OpenSSL (0.9.8c). additonal you can put in Perl and Python

btw the Apache Server Stack is a great tool that can be combined with other tools like

tortoiseCVS
phpmyadmin.net - see demos and more !