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- The “Current password” field should be left blank.<\/li>\n
When you first install XAMPP the default is that there is no password for MySQL’s administrator user root, so you will not need to enter anything in the field.<\/p>\n
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- For “PhpMyAdmin authentication”, select “cookie” radio button<\/li>\n
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- Do not check the boxes “Save password in text file”<\/li>\n
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- Click “Password changing” button<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n
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- In XAMPP directory section, fill in the “User” and “Password” fields<\/strong><\/li>\n
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- Enter desired username and password into the fields<\/li>\n
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- Do not check the boxes “Save password in text file”<\/li>\n
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- Click “Make safe the XAMPP directory” button<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n
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With the passwords set, the next time you go into phpMyAdmin or load http:\/\/localhost\/, you will need to enter the user and the password you set. PhpMyAdmin will use the one you set for MySQL; to load localhost directory, you will use the user and password set in the XAMPP directory section.<\/p>\n
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RESETTING ROOT USER PASSWORD<\/strong><\/p>\n
If you happen to get locked out for whatever reason, you can reset MySQL’s administrator user root password through XAMPP’s shell command. XAMPP’s shell command is accessed through XAMPP’s control panel (see picture below). The article at Kioskea.net has the specific commands to reset the password<\/a>.<\/p>\n
- In XAMPP directory section, fill in the “User” and “Password” fields<\/strong><\/li>\n