#1045 - Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

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

Answer 1

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.