reset root password with wrong mysql config

Question

I have installed xampp, I did the security settings, but after a time I have forgot the root password. I have google it, how to reset, the problem seems he can\'t create low

Answer 1

I'd suggest to forget the bat file and do it manually:

• Go to your xampp\mysql\bin\ folder
• Edit my.ini and insert skip-grant-tables below [mysqld]
• Restart MySQL
• Set new password for your root user by running UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('new_password') WHERE User='root' in phpMyAdmin in the mysql database (or just leave it like this if MySQL cannot be accessed from remote hosts)

Answer 2

Here is a great link

In short goto

http://localhost/security/

and there you can reset the password. It is web interface rather than you have to look for a file somewhere.

Answer 3

I face the same problem & simply update the password with below SQL query With HeidiSQL (Free mySQL editor).

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

Then, stop mysql from xampp control panel & start it again.