What's the login for phpMyAdmin?
authentication, passwords, phpmyadmin, xampp
Solution
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.
Problem
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?