Recover MySQL root Password https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/recover-mysql-root-password.html Y ou can recover MySQL database server password with following five easy steps. Step # 1: Stop the MySQL server process. Step # 2: Start the MySQL (mysqld) server/daemon process with the –skip-grant-tables option so that it will not prompt for password. Step # 3: Connect to mysql server as the root user. Step # 4: Setup new mysql root account password i.e. reset mysql password. Step # 5: Exit and restart the MySQL server. Here are commands you need to type for each step (login as the root user): Step # 1 : Stop mysql service # /etc/init.d/mysql stop Output: Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. Step # 2: Start to MySQL server w/o password: # mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables & Output: [1] 5988 Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql mysqld_safe[6025]: started Step # 3: Connect to mysql server using mysql client: # mysql -u root Output: Welc...