Mysql 5.7.14 ***Alter user root reset Windows 8.1- tutorial*** Fresh install WampServer Version 3.0.6 64bit (1 reply)

Fresh install WampServer Version 3.0.6 64bit using Mysql 5.7.14

***Alter user root reset Windows 8.1- tutorial***

I was having trouble resetting the root pw for phpMyadmin.

I found out that any installation of after Mysql 5.7 needed a new command line to reset root.(Alter User syntaxt)

Some of the tutorials online were not helpful so I found my own way to reset root using a combination of different methods.

Here is what has worked for me:)

"How to reset root for phpMyadmin using mysql 5.7.14 console"

find component services in the administrative tools folder of your windows 8.1 control panel
find Mysql and stop it from running
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open mysql console (assuming your wamp server icon is green in the task bar)
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if no password hit: enter or return
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type: show databases
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type: UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string = PASSWORD('MyNewPass'), password_expired = 'N' WHERE User = 'root' AND Host = 'localhost';
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*side note* where it says ('MyNewPass') create new password between single quotaions and perenthesis.
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hit: enter
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Type: FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
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Type: Exit
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*Password should be updated for phpMyadmin login*
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login to phpMyadmin using:
Username: root
login: MyNewPass (new pw you created using Alter User command line syntax)

***references***
"MySQL 5.7 Reference Manual / ... / How to Reset the Root Password"

[dev.mysql.com]

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"Setting the MySQL Password in WAMP - Lucid Nerd Tutorial"

[youtu.be]