Recover MySQL root Password
Step # 1 : Stop mysql service # /etc/init.d/mysqld stop Step # 2: Start to MySQL server without a password: # mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables & Step # 3: Connect to mysql server using mysql client: # mysql -u root mysql> Step # 4: Setup new MySQL root user password mysql> use mysql; mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD("New-Password") where User="root"; mysql> flush privileges; mysql> quit Step # 5: Stop MySQL Server: # /etc/init.d/mysqld stop Step # 6: Start MySQL server # /etc/init.d/mysqld start