#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

I have encountered similar mistakes, and later found that my password is wrong.

Answer 2

after installation i started wamp and i was asked for user and pass which were already set on default (user:admin pass: dots), and that was wrong with a message from your topic. Than, i just entered:

Username: root 
Password: (leave it empty)

and it worked for me!!

Answer 3

I first changed the root password running mysql at a prompt with

mysql -u root -p

Update password:

UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('MyNewPass') WHERE User='root';

Edited line in the file config.inc.php with the new root password:

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = 'MyNewPass'

Stop and re-start mysql service (in Windows: mysql_stop.bat/mysql_start.bat)

and got phpMyAdmin to work!

EDIT 2017: for MySQL≥5.7 use authentication_string in place of Password (see this answer):

UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string=PASSWORD('MyNewPass') WHERE User='root';

Answer 4

1. Go to C:\xampp\phpMyAdmin

2. Edit the config.inc.php file

3. Replace $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'config'; by $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie';

For now on the PHPMyAdmin will ask you for your password, no more error.

Answer 5

In the my.ini file in C:\xampp\mysql\bin, add the following line after the [mysqld] command under #Mysql Server:

skip-grant-tables

This should remove the error 1045.