Hello Apache friends,
I am in the process of installing Xampp locally, I got Apache and MySQL running in the control panel and I am now at the step of introducing a password for phpMyAdmin/MySQL which is presently blank (no password) for the user "root". I can actually login to phpMyAdmin this way.
From information gathered in this forum, I understand I should use the Xampp Security Console to introduce a new password.
The problem is when I access the XAMPP Security Console page (http://localhost:8080/security/index.php), I do not see anymore the usual fields where you enter your old password, new password, confirm new password, etc. (which I have seen at the first stages of my arduous attempts to install Xampp...).
Instead, there is the following message:
MYSQL SECTION: "ROOT" PASSWORD
MySQL SuperUser: root
The MySQL server is not running or is blocked by a firewall! Please check this problem first ...
This is the status:
MySQL, PHP, CGI, SSI, Tomcat = activated
HTTPS, SMTP, FTP = deactivated
The security status is as follows:
These XAMPP pages... Unsecure
A MySQL server is not running or is blocked by a firewall! Unknown
PhpMyAdmin password login is enabled. Secure
A FTP server is not running or is blocked by a firewall! Unknown
Well, if there is other information I should provide, please tell me since I am very unfamiliar with server matters.
Thanks very much in advance for your help.