Error # 1045 - Cannot Log in to MySQL server -> phpmyadmin

Question

We have installed PHPMyAdmin on a windows machine running IIS 7.0.
We are able to connect to MySQL using command-line, But we are not able to connect using PHPMyAdmin.

Answer 1

If you logged into "phpmyadmin", then logged out, you might have trouble attempting to log back in on the same browser window. The logout sends the browser to a URL that looks like this:

http://localhost/phpmyadmin/index.php?db=&token=354a350abed02588e4b59f44217826fd&old_usr=tester

But for me, on Mac OS X in Safari browser, that URL just doesn't want to work. Therefore, I have to put in the clean URL:

http://localhost/phpmyadmin

Don't know why, but as of today, Oct 20, 2015, that is what I am experiencing.