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

sudo service mysql stop

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sudo mysqld --skip-grant-tables &

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mysql -u root mysql

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Change MYSECRET with your new root password

UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD('MYSECRET') WHERE User='root'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES; exit;