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

1.-In XAMPP press button Shell

2.-place command:

mysqladmin -u root password

New password: aqui colocar password ejemplo ´09876´

3.-go on the local disk c: xampp \ phpMyAdmin open config.inic.php with notepad ++

5.- add the password and in AllowNoPassword change to false

/* Authentication type and info */

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie';

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

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = '09876';

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension'] = 'mysqli';

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = false;

$cfg['Lang'] = '';

6.- save changes, clear browser cache and restart xampp