Add the below in the Varnish VCL file, under sub vcl_recv
if (req.url ~ "(phpMyAdmin|phpmyadmin|phpMyAdmin/setup)") { return (pass); }
Than test VCL
# varnishd -C -f /etc/varnish/default.vcl
…and if all is good
# service varnish reload
NOTE: sometimes, altering phpMyAdmin auth method in /etc/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php from cookie to http