diff --git a/baseTemplate/templates/baseTemplate/index.html b/baseTemplate/templates/baseTemplate/index.html
index e6cfac182..12bdef14e 100755
--- a/baseTemplate/templates/baseTemplate/index.html
+++ b/baseTemplate/templates/baseTemplate/index.html
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@
                                         </li>
                                     {% endif %}
                                     {% if admin or createDatabase %}
-                                        <li><a href="{% url 'phpMyAdmin' %}"
+                                        <li><a target="_blank" href="{% url 'phpMyAdmin' %}"
                                                title="{% trans 'PHPMYAdmin' %}"><span>{% trans "PHPMYAdmin" %}</span></a>
                                         </li>
                                     {% endif %}