ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; Want to configure a password as root being the user

Question

I have just downloaded WAMP. I want to configure a password for the MySQL root user using MySQL console. No password has been set previously.

The following is the in

Answer 1

I have problems with set password too. And find answer at official site

SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = 'your_password';