So i've installed MySQL server 5.6, and it just will not let me in as it keeps telling me i've got the root password wrong on the installer.
I may or may not have used another MySQL server before, but have long since deleted it and set a new root password upon installing this new server.
Since it wasn't letting me in, i decided to see if there was another way to find out my password (which there isn't) or change it (which there is) but this hasn't worked either.
This is the document i was using.
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/resetting-permissions.html
I have changed my password multiple times now, it's accepted it according to the command prompt, and yet it still won't let me use SQL server...
Oh and i am on the administrator's account. How do i find out, or fix the root password permanently?
Okay i've finally figured out how to solve this (and in turn get it to install fully!).
What i did was delete everything from my system relating to MySQL, uninstall it and then re-download the installer. When installing i created a new file location and made MySQL install under C:\MySQL (a new folder i made), rather than let it install into C:\Program Files... and this seemed to make it install immediately, and meant that it couldn't find (if they were still there) any previously made root passwords.
The key to what it says in that link is to run it as administrator in the Windows sense. Otherwise it all appears to work but it reverts itself when you exit.
I just had this same issue. If you go into the installer and remove MYSQL Server and re-install, it will allow you to set the root password again and continue with your configurations.
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I didn't get option to set root password of mysql during installation. Now, I am unable to form instance I am beginner in mysql I have tried reinstallating the software watching youtube still didn't got that option.
Actually I had solved this problem the day after posting this question.. My main problem was I was not getting wizard for saving information regarding root password port and etc. I figured after installing quite a few time that I have been clicking on update before the actual product installation as that was first question before installing... Not having previous verison of mysql I was unable to get root wizard i.e I was able to install product but while create database or server I was having trouble with password because it was not set while installation process... Clicking on no before installation for update solved my issue
This might be useful if you have installed mySql community server.
Download MySQL Installer from here if you haven't already, then open the installer and you might see some products listed in the section, then click on reconfigure of mySQL Server, it will take you through the instructions of setting up few things including your password(which you'll probably find after clicking "next" a few windows).
I am new to MySQL and am setting up a new instance of MySQL using the Windows Installer and am being prompted for two passwords.
The Current Root Password and the MySQL Root Password.
Is there a standard Current Root Password for new installations?
What is the difference between the two passwords.
If you don't remember your current root password and want to install new instance of MySQL and you have applied other ways like "-init-file.txt", but still failed.
There is another solution which worked for me. Uninstalling MySQL from control panel didn't remove all files, it left some references in the system.
To delete MySQL files completely, open the folder path C:\Users\your pc name\AppData\Roaming and delete the MySQL folder.
Then remove one more reference which is in C:\ProgramData\MySQL, if not visible check your folder view options and uncheck "Don't show hidden files".
The last reference of MySQL exists in our system services:
Type "Services" in the search box of the taskbar. Find services related to MySQL and note them down. I have two in my case(MySQLRouter and MYSQL80).
Open the command prompt with administrator and type:
sc delete "ServiceName",
In my case:
sc delete MySQL80
sc delete MySQLRouter
Ensure all services related to MySQL are removed by using the above command. Restart your computer and install your MySQL instance with a new configuration.
The standard password for user root is simply: password
Each user had its own password. So a password must belong to a user. So the only difference of password are just what they contain.
root is AFAIK the only user created upon installation. Did you create a new user after installation?
issue:- new mysql installation steps asks for current root password when it ideally should be prompting set new password option.
solution :-Issue could be due to existence of a previous unsuccessful mysql installation, leaving behind contents even after uninstalling.(at c:mysql,c:/ program files/mysql,c:/program data/mysql )
In my case they required manual deletion;after which new installation of mysql went on smooth .
(had to msconfig too, to handle unending windows hanging sometime during the process.)
The community wiki has an excellent guide on the steps that one needs to follow.
Please note that uninstalling MySQL from the installer gives the option to remove all data as well, which by default is unselected.
Check the box and then uninstall MySQL.
After that, follow the guidelines in the community wiki.
Uninstall mysql all setup fully
Delete all files related to MySQL
From program files, program files x86:
C>username>appdata_>Roaming>mysql
After that install mysql
Try switching to root user using su or sudo -i, if possible, then use password as password.
I recently switched from using XAMPP to WAMP on my Windows 7 machine so I can do fast switching of PHP versions.
I completely uninstalled XAMPP, but first I backed up my htdocs, apache and mysql directories just in case.
After I installed WAMP and had everything up and running, I figured I could just drop some of my databases from my old XAMPP install into the "data" directory of the mysql directory in WAMP.
So that worked and the database shows up in phpMyadmin, but there are no tables. Is this a permissions thing? Like maybe I don't have the same user in the new install of mysql? Or am I missing something?
Am I allowed to just copy MySQL databases from one data folder to another or does it not work that way?
Both instances are using MySQL 5.5 (at least that's what both README files say in both MySQL directories).
THANKS
When using phpMyAdmin out of the box so to speak in WAMP, MYSQL is installed as per its default installation with the root userid setup to have NO PASSWORD.
Some people seem to think they should make one up when they see the login screen, is that what you are doing?
When you do this phpmyadmin allows you to APPEAR to login but then as you do not have root's privilages you see almost nothing on its other screens and are allowed to do nothing.
Use
username = root
password = (leave this blank)
Then set a password, there is a link on the next page it presents. AND DONT FORGET IT!!!!
This generally isn't a good idea. RiggsFolly was asking about your table type because some table types are more forgiving than others. Other possible trouble spots include file system permission problems or MySQL permission problems (as RiggsFolly asked).
I'd suggest to do an export (as an SQL file) and import that for a complete solution.
I'm kind of stuck on what to do with this. There were several options I found between this site and the mysql site on how to resolve a forgotten root password, but I think I've now broken it.
I was unable to use the line command with the created reset text file that mysql.com recommended here
So I uninstalled WAMP which is what I had used to install it to begin with. That also failed because after reinstall I had a new version and I couldnt log into either of them. Apparently both versions were still there as uninstalling WAMP didnt uninstall MySQL.
So I tried the make-sure-everything-is-deleted steps here and rebooted and reinstalled WAMP. No go, won't take default password.
Tried to run the command line command using the newest version and got this error.
Now I can't do anything I need to get done and all other posts I find on this seem to be variants of these things I've already tried.
This time around, the newer version of mysql let me log in with no password. I was able to get it fixed from the command line and get it reset to what I wanted. Tried that multiple times before, so I cannot say I understand what changed now, but it did.
Try to reset you password as described here
stop the mysql service (likely requires user to be admin/root)
write ALTER USER 'root'#'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'MyNewPass'; into new file and save it under C:\mysql-init.txt (for windows)
Open cmd.exe (with admin privilges) and enter commands (see below)
Commands
C:\> cd "C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin"
C:\> mysqld --init-file=C:\\mysql-init.txt
It worked for me.
Man, is my stack overflowing!
I've tried about four times to install MySQL in a developer configuration on Windows XP. It fails with Error 1045. Access denied for user 'root'#'localhost' (using password NO). I go through the whole install app, it actually starts the service, then fails at "Applying Security settings".
There is no firewall running and I can access port 3306.
I get the following "helpful" hint.
If you are re-installing after you just uninstalled the MySQL server
please note that the data directory was not removed automatically.
Therefore the old password from your last installation is still needed
to connect to the server. In this case please select skip now and
re-run the Configuration Window from the start menu.
What is the "data directory"? I tried uninstalling completely. As far as I can tell, this removes nothing from the disk, only the registry. There is still a C:\Program Files\MYSql directory. OK, I deleted that whole thing and reinstalled. I searched for all files and folders named mysql. Nothing turns up after that deletion. I reinstall, and it's the same thing. How do I clean this up so I can reinstall? What OTHER data files are there to get rid of? Or do I need to reboot, or what?
And to think, the only reason I got into this was because I lost the root password.
Aargh!
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.5\data
Get rid of that and you're golden. Of course you have to repair your installation afterward, or it won't work, but it does get rid of the previous password.
That's the data directory they're looking for. Nice of them to tell me.
I realize it's obnoxious to answer your own question, but on the other hand, I've spent a fair bit of time googling this without finding this answer.