Posted by:
hardtaro
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Alrighty, got that message earlier and 5 hours later here i am to tell you no worries
I went through a lot of trouble and research to fix it, so there's a number of things that might be the problem. But i'll just give you the one i think it is. And if it doesn't work i'll try another one
Here goes:
1. Make sure you dont have any left over my.ini files.
START > search for "my.ini"
If you find a my.ini in the "c:\system32\" folder then rename it to "my2.ini" just so mysql will overlook it and look for your new my.ini. (don't delete it just in case we need it)
2. open "c:\wamp\apps\phpmyadmin3.4.5\config.inc.php" -- Your config file should look something like this:
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['verbose'] = 'localhost';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = 'localhost';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['port'] = '3306';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['socket'] = '/tmp/mysql.sock';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['connect_type'] = 'tcp';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension'] = 'mysqli';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'config';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = '<yourpasswordhere>'; // enter your password here
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = true;
3. go to "C:\wamp\bin\mysql\mysql5.5.16\my.ini" --> Verify that the port and socket location are the same as ABOVE. It should look like this
[client]
#password = your_password
port = 3306
socket = /tmp/mysql.sock
4. restart wamp server
let me know if this works if i don't log in here for a while just email me (mfalmog at gmail dot com)