If you have forgot the MySQL root password, can’t remember or want to break in….. you can reset the mysql database password from the command line in either Linux or OS X as long as you know the root user password of the box you are on:
Stop MySQL
Start it in safe mode:
This will be an ongoing command until the process is finished so open another shell/terminal window, log in without a password:
Change the lowercase password to what you want – with single quotes.
Start MySQL
1
2
3
|
sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start
source:http://coolestguidesontheplanet.com/how-to-change-the-mysql-root-password/
|