Use the traffic light icon to
Hide and
Win NT>Shut down this tool to close it not the useual X in the top Windows title bar. Then remove the tick in the Svc box in the CP.
Check your startup folders again for any WinMySQLAdmin entries and remove.
Once all clear try not to use this deprecated admin tool again - or at least follow the above methods for controlling it.
pocketchalker wrote:Running things as a service?
What's the difference?
The difference between running as a service and not running as a service is, as a service it will start on booting the PC, running not as a service you would start MySQL manually from the CP or the bat files in the XAMPP folder.
pocketchalker wrote:...somethings goofy with the password. How do I reset it?
If you want to change the MySQL password then use the Security page in the XAMPP Welcome page at
http://localhost then click on this link
http://localhost/security/xamppsecurity.phpIf FileZilla click on the FileZilla link in the Welcome page for some possible help.
pocketchalker wrote:phpMyAdmin/database/jos_users...
Now what?
AFAIK this should be from within Joomla as the passwords will be encrypted when placed in the database by Joomla.
Try and find in the Joolma config where you would add and/or change the user's passwords.
To view individual users select Browse from the top menu when in the page you have in your image above.
Doug wrote:The reason I got into this mess was because I"m trying to make my localhost writable. I'm connecting to my host with FZilla but as an anonymous user. I know I need to log in as admin but somethings goofy with the password. How do I reset it?
We seem to have slipped off topic now - perhaps to continue with this you may wish to start a new thread.