you do not need to use .htaccess and .htpassword.
read the second post here:
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forum.wampserver.com]
to make people login to phpmyadmin, go to the phpmyadmin config file and change the aucthorization to cookie:
C:\wamp\phpmyadmin\config.inc.php
find
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'config';
change to
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie';