How to Solve the XAMPP 1.7.7 - PHPMyAdmin - MySQL Error #2002 in Ubuntu

Question

I have been through lots of forums and checked various posts on similar topic but non seems to work out for me.

I have freshly installed XAMPP 1.7.7 on my Ubuntu 11

Answer 1

Go to phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php edit the line

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

to

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = 'yourpassword';

This problem might occur due to setting of a password to root, thus phpmyadmin is not able to connect to the mysql database.

And the last thing change

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension'] = 'mysql';

to

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension'] = 'mysqli';

Now restart your server. and see.

Answer 2

At each point in these instructions, check to see if the problem is fixed. If so, great! Otherwise, continue.

1. Get to Services. (I was able to right click the Apache launch icon to get there.)
2. Scroll down to MySQL. Click to start. This will get rid of the #2002 error. Now you'll have a new error:

#1045 - Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

1. Edit the C:\wamp\apps\phpmyadmin3.5.1\config.inc.php file, changing $cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension'] = 'mysqli'; to instead be= 'mysql'
2. Open Services again and Stop MySQL
3. While in Services, Start wampmysqld

This is convoluted, I know, but that's what worked for me. Some posts may say you need a password in the config file, but you don't. Mine is still ""

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

The problem might be with service mysql-server and apache2 running while system start. You can do the following.

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp stop

To stop already running default services

sudo service apache2 stop
sudo service mysql  stop

To remove the services completely, so that they won't create problem in next system-restart, If you are in ubuntu(debian)

sudo apt-get remove apache2
sudo apt-get remove mysql-server

If you are in redhat or other, You could use yum or similar command to uninstall the services

Then start the lampp again

sudo /opt/lampp/lampp start

Also, don't install mysql-server in the system, because it might start in system start-up, occupy the port, and create problem for mysql of lampp.

Answer 4

1. Open config.default.php file under phpmyadmin/libraries/
2. Find $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = 'localhost'; Change to $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = '127.0.0.1';
3. refresh your phpmyadmin page, login

Answer 5

You can check it by connecting MySQL through the command prompt.

I think that your MySQL Database is blocked by firewall. Once stop all the services of antivirus software you have on your computer, then try to connect.

I faced this problem as well and rectified by blocking all firewalls..