Resetting MySQL Root Password with XAMPP on Localhost

Question

So for the past hour I\'ve been trying to figure out how to reset my \'root\' password for MySQL as I cannot log into PHPMyAdmin. I\'ve tried changing the password in the co

Answer 1

You want to edit this file: "\xampp\phpMyAdmin\config.inc.php"

change this line:

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

to whatever your password is. If you don't remember your password, then run this command within the Shell:

mysqladmin.exe -u root password WhateverPassword

where WhateverPassword is your new password.