Run official mysql container: docker run --name mysql -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=mysecretpassword -d mysql:5.7.11
Run phpmyadmin: docker run --rm --link mysql:mysql -p 9000:80 mssio/phpmyadmin:4.6.0
Or you can use host instead of link docker run --rm --add-host mysql:192.168.33.17 -p 9000:80 mssio/phpmyadmin:4.6.0
Last or you can also use env vars instead for mysql host docker run --rm -e MYSQL_HOST=192.168.1.2 -e MYSQL_PORT=3306 -p 9000:80 mssio/phpmyadmin:4.6.0