Reset MySQL root password to “default” - MAMP

Question

I changed my root level password on phpMyAdmin. I was unsure where to enter the password itself, as it did not give me the option (login form). I wondered if it was the php.ini

Answer 1

Look in the files:

• checkMysql.sh
• quickCheckMysqlUpgrade.sh
• repairMysql.sh
• stopMysql.sh

The important one in this case is "quickCheckMysqlUpgrade.sh". All the files are located in the /Applications/MAMP/bin/ directory.

In these files you'll find something like

# /bin/sh
/Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/mysqlcheck --quick --check-upgrade -u root -proot --socket=/Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock mysql

When you see -proot that is the password MAMP will try to use, -p{password}.

-p means "password" and whatever comes after is the password. So change "-proot" to eg. "-pmysecret" or whatever your password is.