error message after installation

[hostall]

pls i got this error message after installation of xampp. i was trying to check my phpmyadmin. help.

Error

MySQL said: Documentation
Cannot connect: invalid settings.
Unknown language: en.
phpMyAdmin tried to connect to the MySQL server, and the server rejected the connection. You should check the host, username and password in your configuration and make sure that they correspond to the information given by the administrator of the MySQL server.

what could be the problem

[JonB]

i was trying to check my phpmyadmin

Please define 'trying to check' ?

How were you trying to access phpMyAdmin?