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Reset Mysql Password

The document provides instructions for resetting the MySQL root password in XAMPP to improve security. It outlines 4 steps: 1) Ensure MySQL server is running, 2) Open command prompt, 3) Use mysqladmin command with syntax to change password, 4) Test connection with new password.

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Reset Mysql Password

The document provides instructions for resetting the MySQL root password in XAMPP to improve security. It outlines 4 steps: 1) Ensure MySQL server is running, 2) Open command prompt, 3) Use mysqladmin command with syntax to change password, 4) Test connection with new password.

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Reset the MySQL Root Password

By default, the MySQL installation that ships with XAMPP has an empty root password. This is a serious
security risk, especially if you plan to use XAMPP in production scenarios.
To change the MySQL root password, follow these steps:
1. Ensure that the MySQL server is running.
2. Open your Windows command prompt by clicking the "Shell" button in the XAMPP control panel.

3. Use the mysqladmin command-line utility to alter the MySQL password, using the following syntax:
mysqladmin --user=root password "newpassword"

For example, to change the MySQL root password from its default empty value to the password gue55me,
you would execute:
mysqladmin --user=root password "gue55me"

Or, if a password has already been previously set and youd like to change it to a new one, you can use the
following syntax:
mysqladmin --user=root --password=oldpassword password "newpassword"

For example, to change the root password from 12345 to gue55me, you would execute:
mysqladmin --user=root --password=12345 password "gue55me"

4. Test that your password change has been accepted, by attempting to connect to the MySQL server using
the mysql command-line client in the same directory. For example, you could use the command below to
connect to the server and return the results of a calculation:
mysql --user=root --password=gue55me -e "SELECT 1+1"

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