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Asked: 2026-06-16T04:51:25+00:00

I encounter the error below no matter what mysql command I enter in my

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I encounter the error below no matter what mysql command I enter in my shell on my bluehost connected server.

ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'myuser'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

The simplest command I have tried that nets this error is

mysql -u myuser -pMypass
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'myuser'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

I am 100% sure the user and password are correct as I have tried several different users.
I have tried granting all permissions to each user.
I have tried executing as my root user. I have also tried with -e on a simply query.

Does anyone know if there is a global setting that is preventing my from even the simplest of commands?

I am getting access with PuTTy and can see/edit my files correctly.

EDIT:::: SOLUTION:::: My password contained a ‘$’ which needed to be escaped….

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  1. Editorial Team

    When you ran 

    mysql -u myuser -p

    and got this error

    ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'myuser'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

    mysqld is expecting you to connect as myuser@localhost

    Try creating myuser@localhost

    CREATE USER myuser@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'passpass';
grant all privileges on *.* to myuser@localhost with grant option;

    If you want to connect remotely, you must specify either the DNS name, the public IP, or 127.0.0.1 using TCP/IP:

    mysql -u myuser -p -hmydb@mydomain.com
mysql -u myuser -p -h10.1.2.30
mysql -u myuser -p -h127.0.0.1 --protocol=TCP

    Once you login, please run this

    SELECT USER(),CURRENT_USER();

    USER() reports how you attempted to authenticate in MySQL

    CURRENT_USER() reports how you were allowed to authenticate in MySQL from the mysql.user table

    This will give you a better view of how and why you were allowed to login to mysql. Why is this view important to know? It has to do with the user authentication ordering protocol.

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