phpMyAdmin - can't connect - invalid setings -

Question

I run XAMPP, a few days back i had set up a password for the root password through phpmyadmin I am not able to access phpMyAdmin ever since that moment

I followed help on this link but everything seems fine there (in config.inc.php). I even tried unistalling xampp fully, restarting windows and then reinstalling xampp, but still pointing to localhost/phpmyadmin I get the following error

MySQL said: 
Cannot connect: invalid settings. 
phpMyAdmin tried to connect to the MySQL server, and the server rejected the
connection. You should check the host, username and password in your
configuration and make sure that they correspond to the information given
by the administrator of the MySQL server.

I Also tried to reset root password through mysqld.bat as given on mysql's website help but to no avail

Please Help! Here's a screenshot describing the situation:

Answer 1

I had similar problem. Difference was that I was getting this error for only one database out all my databases. I removed the password , restarted mysql many times and still it dint work :(

And when I cleared the cache of my browser it just started working !!!

This one really screwed my mind !

Answer 2

For AMPPS, I have to add this is my phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = '';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = true;

Note: In Ubuntu, I had to locate where the file is and I used locate config.inc.php

This answer is only meant for local, development purposes :)

Answer 3

I had this same problem using the Windows XAMPP 1.7.4 -- after setting a password for mysql, I could no longer access phpMyAdmin. I changed the password in config.inc.php from ' ' to the new mysql password, and changed AllowNoPassword from true to false. I still couldn't log in.

However, I saw that there is also a config.inc.php.safe file, and when I also edited the password settings in THAT file I was subsequently able to log in to phpMyAdmin.

Answer 4

1) Go to your Xampp Root folder

For Ex : C:xampp/phpmyadmin/config.inc.php

2) In that find the following :

$cfg['servers'][$i]['password'] = '';

3) Here enter which password you set.

Ex : $cfg['servers'][$i]['password'] = '1234';

4) Then Save it and Restart your Xamp server.

Answer 5

I had a similar problem not being able to access phpmyadmin on a testing server after changing the root password. I tried everything mentioned above, including advice from other forums, using all kinds of variations to the config files. THEN I remembered that Google Chrome has some issues working with a testing server. The reason is that Chrome has a security feature to prevent local hard drive access from a remote website - unfortunately this can cause issues in a testing environment because the server is a local hard drive. When I tried to log in to phpmyadmin with Internet Explorer it worked fine. I tried several tests of Chrome v IE9, and Chrome would not work under any configuration with the root password set. I also tested Firefox it also worked fine, the issue is only with Chrome. My advice: if you're on a testing server make sure your config file has the correct settings as described above, but if the problem continues and you're using Chrome try a different browser.

Answer 6

Step 1: Go to

http://localhost/security/xamppsecurity.php

Step 2: Set/Modify your password.

Step 3: Open C:\xampp\phpMyAdmin\config.inc.php using a editor.

Step 4: Check the following lines:

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

// your_password = the password that you have set in Step 2.

Step 5: Make sure the following line is set to TRUE: $cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = true;

Step 6: Save the file, Restart MySQL from XAMPP Control Panel

Step 7: Login into phpmyadmin with root & your password.

Note: If again the same error comes, check the security page:

http://localhost/security/index.php

It will say: The MySQL admin user root has no longer no password SECURE
PhpMyAdmin password login is enabled. SECURE

Then Restart your system, the problem will be solved.