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Asked: 2026-06-04T22:52:06+00:00

I downloaded the most recent version of XAMPP (v.1.7.7) and decided start a database.

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I downloaded the most recent version of XAMPP (v.1.7.7) and decided start a database. When I opened phpMyAdmin, it alerts me there is a new version of phpMyAdmin available. I downloaded it from online, and I deleted the old version of phpMyAdmin and replaced it with the current version (v.3.5.1). I opened it up and it came up with a log-in screen. I entered in “root” without a password, but it alerts me I need one. I don’t know any password nor I know any alternative log-ins. How would I log-in to enter phpMyAdmin?

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    Enabling login without a password, to make it work exactly as before

    You’ll need to change your configuration file. Open up your XAMPP installation directory, browse to the folder phpmyadmin, and look for a file called config.inc.php. If there isn’t one already, you’ll first need to copy config.sample.inc.php to config.inc.php. Then, just open config.inc.php and find this line:

    $cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = false;

    Change it to:

    $cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = true;

    Alternatively, just add a password

    Open a command prompt and type this, followed by Enter:

    mysqladmin -u root -p pass

    When it asks you for the current password, just press Enter again. Then set the new password, and log in to phpMyAdmin using that.

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