If you never set, forgot, or change your MySQL password, you're in luck. This article walks you through these steps, so you'll never be at a loss for that database root user password.

A fresh installation of the XAMPP Control Panel on a Windows device doesn’t hold the root password for MySQL PHPMyAdmin. In such a case, it could be easily accessible to everyone and that ...

Change the root password (to dismiss this option, type N, so the tool does not change the admin password for MySQL) Remove anonymous users (Press Y to remove) Disallow remote root login (Press Y ...