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im haveing problems trying to open this demo. when i click on the tab i get this error.
Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp\cds.php on line 77
Could not connect to database!
Is MySQL running or did you change the password?

also if i click CD list as PDF document i get a these errors?
Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp\cds.php on line 17

Warning: mysql_select_db() [function.mysql-select-db]: Access denied for user 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp\cds.php on line 18

Warning: mysql_select_db() [function.mysql-select-db]: A link to the server could not be established in C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp\cds.php on line 18

Warning: mysql_query() [function.mysql-query]: Access denied for user 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp\cds.php on line 28

Warning: mysql_query() [function.mysql-query]: A link to the server could not be established in C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp\cds.php on line 28

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp\cds.php on line 31

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp\cds.php:17) in C:\xampp\php\PEAR\class.pdf.php on line 1916

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp\cds.php:17) in C:\xampp\php\PEAR\class.pdf.php on line 1917

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp\cds.php:17) in C:\xampp\php\PEAR\class.pdf.php on line 1919
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i dont have problems accessing any admin panels however

Is MySQL started?

I get all those error messages exactly when I don't have MySQL running.

im haveing problems trying to open this demo. when i click on the tab i get this error.
Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO) in C:\xampp\htdocs\xampp\cds.php on line 77

You have changed the MySQL "root" password (in the secuity page). In this case, MySQL demos stop to work.

I know this is old but I found this post via Google. I just installed XAMPP 1.7.3 in WinXP SP3 and came across the "Is MySQL running or did you change the password?" error when trying to use the CD Collection demo. I thought I'd have to hunt down and start editing files when I noticed in the PHP errors it kept referring to a password text file. During the password change screen of the XAMPP Security runthrough I failed to check the 2 boxes for creating those text files. I merely went back to that page, "changed" the passwords again while checking both boxes, and now it works. Hope this helps.