Question

Every time I try to access my localhost/phpmyadmin it gives me this error —>
Error
MySQL said:

2002 – The server is not responding (or the local MySQL server’s socket is not correctly configured)

Connection for controluser as defined in your configuration failed.

Please I really need your help, I’m clueless. Below is my config.inc.php file
Thanks a lot for your help!

<?php
/*
* This is needed for cookie based authentication to encrypt password in
* cookie
*/
$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = 'xampp'; 

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

/*
* First server
*/
$i++;

/* Authentication type and info */
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'config';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = '**********'; 
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension'] = 'mysql';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = false;

/* User for advanced features */
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser'] = 'pma';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass'] = '';

/* Advanced phpMyAdmin features */
$cfg['Servers'][$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]['designer_coords'] = 'pma_designer_coords';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['tracking'] = 'pma_tracking';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['userconfig'] = 'pma_userconfig';

/*
* End of servers configuration
*/

?>

Answer 1

On a linux system, you should add the following to your config.inc.php

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['socket'] = '/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock';
    or
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['connect_type'] = 'tcp';

On a windows system,

 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['socket'] = "c:/tmp/mysql.sock"

The same changes must be reflected in your xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini file as well.