How to reset `root` password in XAMPP MySQL

instructions.md

Open C:\xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini (MySQL config file)

Find the line [mysqld] and right below it add skip-grant-tables. Example:

# The MySQL server
[mysqld]
skip-grant-tables
port= 3306
socket = "C:/xampp/mysql/mysql.sock"
basedir = "C:/xampp/mysql" 
tmpdir = "C:/xampp/tmp" 
[...etc...]

This should allow you to access MySQL if you don't know your password.

Stop and start MySQL from XAMPP to make this change take effect.

Next, in command line, connect to MySQL:

C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysql.exe --user=root

Once in MySQL command line "select" the mysql database:

USE mysql;

Then, the following command will list all your MySQL users:

SELECT * FROM user \G;

You can scan through the rows to see what the root user's password is set to. There will be a few root users listed, with different hosts.

To set all root user's to have a blank password, run this command:

UPDATE user SET password = '' WHERE user = 'root';

When you're done, run exit; to exit the MySQL command line.

Next, re-enable password checking by removing skip-grant-tables from C:\xampp\mysql\bin\my.ini.

Save changes, restart MySQL from XAMPP.

Test it

Finally, test you can connect to the database using username root and password '' (blank) via one of the following methods:

1. Attempting to access phpMyAdmin (http://localhost/phpmyadmin)
2. Run the debug route I provided from within one of your Laravel apps

yep, got the ERROR 1348 (HY000): Column 'Password' is not updatable... :'>