WampServer

I have installed the current latest WAMP package on Winserver 2003.
Everything checked out fine. phpMyAdmin worked fine.
THEN I saw that phpMyAdmin was warning that there was no password set for root@localhost.
So I used the MYSQL console to set a password. SET PASSWORD etc.
I exited the MYSQL console and re-entered to verify that the correct password was now required. It was.
I then started phpMyAdmin and got an expected 'access denied' message because it had no password for root on MYSQL.
I found that this password can be added to the php.ini file to solve this problem - I thought.
But it didn't. I added the correct password to php.ini - BUT phpMyAdmin still failed.
I shutdown and restarted WAMPSERVER but that didn't help.
So I am seeking advice on how I can tell phpMyAdmin the root password.
I also noted that I am advised *not* to put the password in clear in php.ini. How else can I provide it?

Hoping someone can help.
Keep it simple please

George

download resetmysql here

[downloads.jlbn.net]

then follow here

[guides.jlbn.net]

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Wow! Alchemy comes to mind!!
But it worked - I can now use phpMyAdmin again.
I now get an error message on the first phpMyAdmin screen saying "cannot load mycrypt extension"
Should I worry about that?

Many, many thanks for your help. Much appreciated. It took less than 4 minutes to get a response!!!!
I'll be back . . . . as they say

George

LEFT click wamp icon, PHP , PHP extentions , PHP_mycrypt (tick it)

Steven Martin
stevenmartin99@gmail.com
stevenmartin99@hotmail.com
PampServer.com - [pampserver.com]

already posted solution for it in the last step, but guess you're so excited to test wamp and did not follow the guide that far ;-)

Have fun,

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You got it :-) !!!!!

George