I am having issues attempting to access a local phpmyadmin; and I'm sure some people may have run into this issue before.
The issue seems to be arising from previous installations and configurations.
I have IIS installed, which naturally takes up port 80. However I have successfully installed WAMP and attached it to port 8080 so as to avoid conflicts. I have installed phpmyadmin to run from both platforms, however neither is working.
Through IIS the browser throws a 403.14 - Forbidden error whilst through WAMP phpmyadmin returns the following message
MySQL said:
1045 - Access denied for user 'root'#'localhost' (using password: NO)
I believe that at least one of these errors is due to an earlier installation of Wordpress through WebMatrix (which has gone predominantly unused) which changed the MySQL (5.1) username and password defaults.
Googling the issue resulted in what seemed a promising source which claimed that one can edit a file called config.inc.php which contains the password details which are used by phpmyadmin to log into the local MySQL db. However, I couldn't find such a file (instead one named config.sample.inc.php which contained some similar information contained in the tutorial, but crucially without the relevant password field).
This isn't an absolutely critical issue as hosted dbs are ultimately necessary, but local versions nevertheless ease development.
in case you do not find config.inc.php then you can create one..
for details you may check this link..
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I've been browsing the web and this site from other users which have had this issue and reading the comments to resolve however I've not had much luck and i'm going bonkers trying to work out the issue.
I have two servers - Win Server 2019 and both use XAMPP with Apache and MYSQL, the first server (1) has been running for over a year perfectly fine, however I'm setting up another server (2) to use as a test environment but with a fresh install of windows, xampp along with the Apache/MYSQL modules.
I'm using Invision Community application but I'm getting this upon the first page of installation:
MySQL Requirements
Fatal error: Uncaught mysqli_sql_exception: Access denied for user ''#'localhost' (using password: NO) in C:\xampp\htdocs\ips4.php:317 Stack trace: #0 C:\xampp\htdocs\ips4.php(317): mysqli->__construct('localhost') #1 C:\xampp\htdocs\ips4.php(340): my_mysqli->__construct('localhost') #2 {main} thrown in C:\xampp\htdocs\ips4.php on line 317
IPS4.php is just a file to state whether the server meets all the requirements for the application.
I've then compared MYSQL on (1) to the install on (2) and I've matched the details, given privileges to "root" user on all of the available databases within PHPMYADMIN, granted full grants and then reloaded them, restarted MYSQL and Apache and still same issue.
Normally the Invision software continues through to then request the database details, user details etc. but it hasn't got to that point yet.
The only differences I can see between both servers is (1) is running PHP 7.3.7 | Apache 2.4.39 | MySQL 5.0.12 and server (2) is running PHP 8.2.0 | Apache 2.4.54 | MySQL 8.2.0
I was hoping I would just install XAMPP and then transfer the files to install the software and then configure it to choose which DB/User and then install and get started but apparently not.
ROOT doesn't have a password on (2) but does on (1), when I add a password to (2), I'm then unable to access PHPMYADMIN and doesn't ask for a password to log in. I've spent a few hours today trying to resolve this but now I think I'd like some advice. Many thanks
Setting root password, then flushing privileges, granting full permissions on all databases, copying the mysql files from server (1) to server (2). uninstalling XAMPP and reinstalling.
I don't recall ever needing to do anything for permissions when I setup this software on server (1). I've also installed this software on a few linux servers but didn't enjoy using linux so I stopped using it.
EDIT: It seems it's using MariaDB 10.4.27
Set a password for root on (2).
Change the phpMyAdmin config.inc.php file,change
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = '';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = '';
then phpMyAdmin will throw a login dialog and ask for a user/password
That should sort out the phpMyAdmin issue.
Big Note: You really should not be using the root account for any app/website access. Instead you should create a user account in MySQL/mariaDB one for each app/website that has access only to the database(s) required for that app/website. (Basic Security)
There was a user called "Any" hostname "%" which looks to be what was causing the issue, I gave it access to all databases (most likely wrong thing to do but it's internally accessed only - no access outside of our network).
This got rid of the error
Thanks for your help
I’m following this Lynda.com tutorial (WordPress – Building Themes from Scratch Using Underscores (2017)) and haven’t gotten very far. I’ve installed a blank WordPress install on localhost using WAMP Server and I downloaded and installed the underscores theme. But for some reason when I am trying to launch the website I am getting this error:
Can’t select database
We were able to connect to the database server (which means your username and password is okay) but not able to select the lynda_under17_040518 database.
Are you sure it exists?
Does the user root have permission to use the lynda_under17_040518 database?
On some systems the name of your database is prefixed with your username, so it would be like username_lynda_under17_040518. Could that be the problem?
If you don’t know how to set up a database you should contact your host. If all else fails you may find help at the WordPress Support Forums.
Here is what i know
The database exists and I can run SQL commands on it in phpMyAdmin.
My user is root
Host is localhost
Database is lynda_under17_040518
root has all privileges to database (as verified in phpMyAdmin)
Other local websites on the same WAMPServer work just fine
This Stack Overflow post says to put define( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG', true ); in wp-config.php which I’ve done. It also says:
“the debug.log file will be in wp-content.”
I don't see any debug log even though I’ve restarted all services in WAMP and refreshed the browser.
Other Links I Consulted
I reviewed the info on these pages, but they didn't really help for my situation.
can't select database wordpress error
Can't select database - Wordpress
https://acloud.guru/forums/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate/discussion/-KP4_87InltfL9P6rf-J/cant-select-database-wordpress-error
https://chartio.com/resources/tutorials/how-to-grant-all-privileges-on-a-database-in-mysql/
https://serverfault.com/questions/263868/how-to-know-all-the-users-that-can-access-a-database-mysql/263936
Where is my debug log and how can i get my local website running?
Even though SQL and its ilk will allow database names that are very long, a lot of applications (such as cPanel) will only recognize database names that are 16 characters or less. I suspect that your database name (lynda_under17_040518) is simply too long for WAMP and/or WordPress to recognize and will work correctly if the database name is shortened.
In my case, I was using an alternate port (something other than 3306), so I had to follow these instructions:
https://codex.wordpress.org/sk:Editing_wp-config.php#MySQL_Alternate_Port
I have really weird problem that I can't wrap my mind around. I'm using Debian Jessie for our servers. I've added testing repos and upgraded mysql version from 5.5 to 5.7.2 then setup private network between 2 servers:
Server A - 192.168.0.1 as database server
Server B - 192.168.0.2 as application server
I've created user and gave him all required privileges (i've tested multiple hosts and multiple variations of global and database privileges). Everything is working fine but randomly after couple days the user starts getting "Access denied" and can not log in to the database. Communication between servers works just fine, servers can ping each other and connection to mysql is not blocked as its sending Access Denied as response. I've flushed privileges many times and the user has no limits by default.
I've turned off firewall and checked system logs and I don't see anything even remotely related to my problem. I've tried all steps suggested by mysql docs where they suggest possible solutions to "Access Denied". I've tried with different app/database. I've tried many different users with both wildcard and classic hosts definitions, with different permissions and after couple days my application server is still getting "Access denied". If I log in locally on the database server and perform "Show grants" and "Show databases" everything seems fine - user has correct host and privileges yet can not log in remotely.
Application stack used for our apps is PHP with Symfony2/3. Is there anything I can do about it? Is there any software that could help me debug?
I think I've seen a variety of similar posts on this topic, but am still unable to resolve my issue, so I figured I'd post with my specifics.
I have an Amazon AWS Linux EC2 instance running Tomcat7 web server. On the same machine I am also running a MySQL5 server, but I am unable to get the Tomcat app to talk to the MySQL database.
My Java app on tomcat tries to connect to MySQL by reading from a properties file:
jdbc.mysql.host.path=jdbc:mysql://localhost/
jdbc.mysql.schema=prod
jdbc.mysql.username=root
jdbc.mysql.password=<password>
I am accessing the app from another system via web browser, but when the app tries to connect to the database I get the following error in catalina.out:
java.sql.SQLException: Access denied for user 'root'#'localhost' (using password: YES)
I'm pretty sure the issue has to do with permissions and communication between Tomcat and MySQL, because I've written a simple java program utilizing the same code to read the same properties file, and the connection is made successfully.
Here are some things I have attempted to remedy the issue:
change the owner of the properties file (currently owned by 'Tomcat')
ensured that user 'root' has been granted all privileges in MySQL
ensured that port 3306 (MySQL default port) is accessible by my test server
updated iptables made various modifications to /etc/my.cnf file
(tried to bind ip, but that didn't work)
I have a hunch that the issue may be related to the fact that I am trying to access the MySQL database using user 'root'. Even though I'm accessing it via localhost, the system may not support this because MySQL treats this as access from a separate host and (maybe?) root access from other hosts isn't allowed?
Any suggestions on things to try would be greatly appreciated...
I believe the issue was a combination of things.
Here are some items to consider that ultimately fixed it for me:
- making sure you were accessing the correct app via browser (I was using ROOT app, but trying to connect to another one)
- making sure a user exists in MySQL using 'Create User ....'
- making sure all privileges are granted on the database in question, for some reason granting all privileges on . wasn't working for me
This is a very strange issue that is similar to a few other people issue that has been going on for a while with MAMP.
I recently upgraded to MAMP2 and followed the instruction for the new phpMyAdmin and it work for a while but recently whenever I try to connect to MySQL I always get this error:
Error: Could not connect to MySQL server!
/Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/mysqlcheck: Got error: 1045: Access denied for user 'root'#'localhost' (using password: YES) when trying to connect
So I changed the password to the correct one and changed all the files as per advised on this forum topic: http://forum.mamp.info/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11974.
But it did not work at all. I realized that there was two phpMyAdmin folder on my Mac one which is in
/Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/phpMyAdmin
and the other one in
Library/Application Support/appsolute/MAMP PRO/phpMyAdmin
In the first folder the config.inc.php as the correct credential for the user, however the second as root for both username and password. Obviously I tried to changed that but to no avail, the file is somehow always reverted to the default credential.
Did someone ever had this issue? is there a way to solve this?
I forgot to update this, if anyone is interested I got the fix for this (and I know many people had a similar issue).
In mamp.pro.global.preferences.plist is listed the encoded MySQLRootPassword, if like me you did update of your MAMP overrite this password field with your old one and there you have it, it works !
The phpMyAdmin configuration storage is not completely configured, some extended features have been deactivated. Find out why.
Or alternately go to 'Operations' tab of any database to set it up there..