5 Oct 2006

The default password for MySQL under MAMP is username: root, password: root. Apparently the default password in a plain vanilla install is username: root, password: "" (empty).

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The default password for MySQL under MAMP

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  1. Was wondering what this was, and you where top of the results in Google, so thanks! :D

    Robert Dougan

  2. Same thing as with Robert happened to me. Thanks!

    Bart

  3. Great to hear it guys :)

    Aral

  4. I have installed MAMP and it automatically gave me root and root. I also do freelance work for a company that is PC based, using WAMP, and their password is in plain vanilla. How can I change my password on MAMP?

    PS. I’m a designer and NOT a developer so you can imagine my reaction when I saw SQL and Apache. :-O

    Markus

  5. thanks for the tip, that was very helpful to me.

    marc

  6. Thanks for getting me past this!

    kevtacular

  7. Hi,

    I’ve been trying changing root and “” to my personal adress and password, and now I can’t connect anymore to MySQL ! Any idea ?

    xav

  8. Is this the same for WAMP??

    Chike

  9. check out this page for how to reconnect to your MAMP start page after altering your mysql passwd : http://www.network0.org/2006/09/23/how-to-secure-mamp/

    Dan Ackerson

  10. Thnks so much.

    quangtruong1985

  11. Thanks so much, you saved my day!

    Stefan

  12. Thanks worked!

    David

  13. THX DUDE!!!!
    One happy moose!

    Moose

  14. Thanks Aral ;)

    Dan Brickley

  15. Thanks for the tip, I was wondering why my newly created mamp install was refusing the good ole’ blank password.

    Thomas

  16. No more — default password is not “root”.

    Jay

  17. Thanks man =)

    Avijit Paul

  18. Hi This is AShish and i’m testing this book

    Ashish

  19. i install MAMP and password changing when i restart system after 24 hrs
    this password automatically changing
    Phpmyadmin table database is getting deleted and some other database is added automatically
    what is happening?
    what can i do with firewalls on MAC tiger 10.4 powerPC

    himanshu

  20. thanks. i didn’t find that in the documentation …

    jonathan

  21. Thanks Aral, I was looking everywhere for this default root password!

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