package phpmyadmin 4:4.0.4.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Rigved Rakshit]

Description: Ubuntu Saucy Salamander (development branch)
Release: 13.10

phpmyadmin:
  Installed: 4:4.0.4.1-1
  Candidate: 4:4.0.4.1-1
  Version table:
 *** 4:4.0.4.1-1 0
        500 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/universe i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

This error message was thrown while doing a dist-upgrade.

Upgrade log from the terminal:

Setting up phpmyadmin (4:4.0.4.1-1) ...
dbconfig-common: writing config to /etc/dbconfig-common/phpmyadmin.conf
Replacing config file /etc/phpmyadmin/config-db.php with new version
apache2-maintscript-helper invoked from a modified environment. Please hint required arguments manually
dpkg: error processing phpmyadmin (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 phpmyadmin
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: phpmyadmin 4:4.0.4.1-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-2.11-generic 3.10.0
Uname: Linux 3.10.0-2-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.11-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jul 27 13:59:57 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:phpmyadmin:4:4.0.4.1-1:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-09 (320 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386 (20120905.2)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: phpmyadmin
Title: package phpmyadmin 4:4.0.4.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-05-15 (73 days ago)