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Hi,

I am new to this. I have installed all apps PHP, Apache and MySQL via WAMP Server 2.4. All apps are working fine also able to login to MySql console. But when trying to login phpMyAdmin by using 'root' user with no password, throughing error '#2002 cannot login to the mysql server'.
My 'config.nic.php has folling code;

Please look at the configuration file and provide your comments;

<?php
/* vim: set expandtab sw=4 ts=4 sts=4: */
/**
* phpMyAdmin sample configuration, you can use it as base for
* manual configuration. For easier setup you can use setup/
*
* All directives are explained in documentation in the doc/ folder
* or at [docs.phpmyadmin.net].
*
* @package PhpMyAdmin
*/

/*
* This is needed for cookie based authentication to encrypt password in
* cookie
*/
$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = 'a8b7c6d'; /* YOU MUST FILL IN THIS FOR COOKIE AUTH! */

/*
* Servers configuration
*/
$i = 0;

/*
* First server
*/
$i++;/* Authentication type */
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';
/* Server parameters */
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = 'localhost';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['connect_type'] = 'tcp';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['compress'] = false;
/* Select mysql if your server does not have mysqli */
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension'] = 'mysqli';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = true;

/*
* phpMyAdmin configuration storage settings.
*/

/* User used to manipulate with storage */
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlhost'] = '';
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser'] = 'pma';
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass'] = 'pmapass';

/* Storage database and tables */
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['pmadb'] = 'phpmyadmin';
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['bookmarktable'] = 'pma__bookmark';
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['relation'] = 'pma__relation';
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['table_info'] = 'pma__table_info';
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['table_coords'] = 'pma__table_coords';
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['pdf_pages'] = 'pma__pdf_pages';
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['column_info'] = 'pma__column_info';
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['history'] = 'pma__history';
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['table_uiprefs'] = 'pma__table_uiprefs';
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['tracking'] = 'pma__tracking';
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['designer_coords'] = 'pma__designer_coords';
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['userconfig'] = 'pma__userconfig';
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['recent'] = 'pma__recent';
/* Contrib / Swekey authentication */
// $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_swekey_config'] = '/etc/swekey-pma.conf';

/*
* End of servers configuration
*/

/*
* Directories for saving/loading files from server
*/
$cfg['UploadDir'] = '';
$cfg['SaveDir'] = '';

/**
* Defines whether a user should be displayed a "show all (records)"
* button in browse mode or not.
* default = false
*/
//$cfg['ShowAll'] = true;

/**
* Number of rows displayed when browsing a result set. If the result
* set contains more rows, "Previous" and "Next".
* default = 30
*/
//$cfg['MaxRows'] = 50;

/**
* disallow editing of binary fields
* valid values are:
* false allow editing
* 'blob' allow editing except for BLOB fields
* 'noblob' disallow editing except for BLOB fields
* 'all' disallow editing
* default = blob
*/
//$cfg['ProtectBinary'] = 'false';

/**
* Default language to use, if not browser-defined or user-defined
* (you find all languages in the locale folder)
* uncomment the desired line:
* default = 'en'
*/
//$cfg['DefaultLang'] = 'en';
//$cfg['DefaultLang'] = 'de';

/**
* default display direction (horizontal|vertical|horizontalflipped)
*/
//$cfg['DefaultDisplay'] = 'vertical';


/**
* How many columns should be used for table display of a database?
* (a value larger than 1 results in some information being hidden)
* default = 1
*/
//$cfg['PropertiesNumColumns'] = 2;

/**
* Set to true if you want DB-based query history.If false, this utilizes
* JS-routines to display query history (lost by window close)
*
* This requires configuration storage enabled, see above.
* default = false
*/
//$cfg['QueryHistoryDB'] = true;

/**
* When using DB-based query history, how many entries should be kept?
*
* default = 25
*/
//$cfg['QueryHistoryMax'] = 100;

/*
* You can find more configuration options in the documentation
* in the doc/ folder or at [docs.phpmyadmin.net].
*/
?>

Please read through this post and make the suggested amendments

[forum.wampserver.com]

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(Windows 10 Pro 64bit) (Wampserver 3.3.4 64bit) Aestan Tray Menu 3.2.5.4
<Apache versions MULTIPE> <PHP versions MULTIPLE> <MySQL Versions MULTIPLE>
<MariaDB versions MULTIPLE> <phpMyAdmin versions MULTIPLE> <MySQL Workbench 8.0.23>
Read The Manuals Apache -- MySQL -- PHP -- phpMyAdmin
Get your Apache/MySQL/mariaDB/PHP ADDONs here from the WAMPServer alternate Repo
-X-X-X- Backup your databases regularly Here is How dont regret it later! Yes even when developing -X-X-X-

First of all I would like to thank you.
I made all required changes suggested but still my problem is same. As suggested in this forum to modify 'config.inc.php', if I put this code $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'config'; phpMyAdmin failed to connect and through error #2002 - No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
If I make $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie'; login page appears but when I input user=root and password=[no password], it through error #2002 Cannot log in to the MySQL server.

So after making all required changes suggested in the provided url/forum, my problem is still remain.
I also check each and every discussion and tried to follow if seems logical, but problem remain same.

Some more input required if possible.

Please help me out ASAP.

It sounds like you have another MySQL server running.

Look at Windows Event Viewer, WAMP's version of MySQL is called 'wampmysql'. If you see one called MYSQL and it is 'started' then you have another mysql running and that is what is being logged onto and that probably has a password on the root userid.

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(Windows 10 Pro 64bit) (Wampserver 3.3.4 64bit) Aestan Tray Menu 3.2.5.4
<Apache versions MULTIPE> <PHP versions MULTIPLE> <MySQL Versions MULTIPLE>
<MariaDB versions MULTIPLE> <phpMyAdmin versions MULTIPLE> <MySQL Workbench 8.0.23>
Read The Manuals Apache -- MySQL -- PHP -- phpMyAdmin
Get your Apache/MySQL/mariaDB/PHP ADDONs here from the WAMPServer alternate Repo
-X-X-X- Backup your databases regularly Here is How dont regret it later! Yes even when developing -X-X-X-