#1045 - Access denied for user 'root'@'

Question

This might seem redundant but I was unable to find a correct solution.

I was unable to login to mysql using the mysql console.It is asking for a password and I have no clue what I actually entered.(Is there a way to get the password or change it?) This is how my config.inc look.

When I try to open phpmyadmin I get this error(#1045 - Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES))

<?php

/* Servers configuration */
$i = 0;

/* Server: localhost [1] */
$i++;
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['verbose'] = 'localhost';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = 'localhost';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['port'] = '3306';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['socket'] = '';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['connect_type'] = 'tcp';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension'] = 'mysqli';
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = 'prakash123';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = true;

/* End of servers configuration */

$cfg['DefaultLang'] = 'en-utf-8';
$cfg['ServerDefault'] = 1;
$cfg['UploadDir'] = '';
$cfg['SaveDir'] = '';


/* rajk - for blobstreaming */
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['bs_garbage_threshold'] = 50;
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['bs_repository_threshold'] = '32M';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['bs_temp_blob_timeout'] = 600;
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['bs_temp_log_threshold'] = '32M';


?>

I have tried to uninstall( Plus Deleted all the related files) WAMP and reinstall.It didn't help either. While reinstalling WAMP server it is not asking for any username password stuff I don't know why. Any help is highly appreciated.

Answer 1

This process is quite simple in correcting the the error. What is happening is a failure to connect to phpMyAdmin. In order to fix the problem you simply need to provide the correct password to the system phpMyAdmin configuration file located in apps\phpMyadmin\config.ini.php 1. the root should already be set as user 2. Insert the password between ' ' and that it.

If you still have problems then this means that the user name and /or the password need to be updated or inserted into the DB. to do this use the command line tool and do an update.

UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('Johnny59 or whatever you want to use') WHERE User='root';

Answer 2

First you have to go config.inc.php file then change the following instruction

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] ='';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] =''; 

or

Answer 3

after installation i started wamp and i was asked for user and pass which were already set on default (user:admin pass: dots), and that was wrong with a message from your topic. Than, i just entered:

Username: root 
Password: (leave it empty)

and it worked for me!!

Answer 4

Go to config.inc.php, find $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] and remove any password provided, i.e change $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = 'password'; with $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = '';

Now you can launch phpMyAdmin

Selecting Users menu from phpMyAdmin, select the root user and click Edit previlidges. Now scroll down to Change Password area, switch between No Password and Password to provide your new password. that's it.

Answer 5

1. mysql -u root -p
2. UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('mypass') WHERE User='root';
3. Flush the privileges: FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
4. Exit by typing: Exit

5. Edited line in the file config.inc.php with the new root password: $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = 'mypass'

6. be succss

Answer 6

This worked for me. In your config file

$cfg['Servers']['$i']['password'] = 'yourpassword';

In your mysql shell, login as root

mysql -u root

change your password or update if you've forgotten the old one

UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('yourpassword') WHERE User='root';

stop and restart your mysql server from the xampp control panel. phpmyadmin can login to see your databases