Access Denied for user 'root'@'localhost' phpMyAdmin

phpMyAdmin is a popular web-based tool used to manage MySQL databases. As a powerful and convenient tool, it allows users to perform various database tasks with ease. However, encountering the "Access Denied" error for the user 'root'@'localhost' can be frustrating for developers and administrators.

In this article, we'll explore the possible causes of this error and provide practical solutions to resolve it.

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When you try to log in with the root user you can not enter phpMyAdmin as root in (MySQL 5.7.26 ubuntu 18, ubuntu 20, ubuntu 22). The error is.

Mysqli_real_connect(): Access denied for user ‘root’@‘localhost’

This issue arises from the fact that the Plugin for the root user is auth_socket.

To see this status enter MySQL by

sudo mysql -u root -p

After that, run the following command.

mysql>  SELECT User, Host, plugin FROM mysql.user;

You will see:

To fix this issue use this command:

mysql> ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH mysql_native_password BY 'YOUR_ROOT_PASSWORD';

Note: ‘YOUR_ROOT_PASSWORD’ which must be your root password.

The status must be finally the same as:

And again try to log in phpMyAdmin via the root user and your password.

http://example.com/phpmyadmin
or
http://127.0.0.1/phpmyadmin

 

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