{"id":2314,"date":"2021-09-25T13:03:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T13:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/?p=2314"},"modified":"2021-09-25T13:03:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T13:03:34","slug":"how-to-change-the-password-of-the-mysql-root-user-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/how-to-change-the-password-of-the-mysql-root-user-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change the password of the MySQL root user"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If an error takes place in the WHM or cPanel and you want the root MySQL user\u2019s password needs to be changed, then take a look in this knowledgebase tutorial, we have describe easy step to change the password.<\/p>\n<p>The error you may come across in cPanel &amp; WHM is:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><strong>ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>Let\u2019s see the process below:<\/p>\n<p>In the screenshots the location displayed below can be used to update the root MySQL user password in WHM.<\/p>\n<p>1. Login to the WHM control panel interface using your login details.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-235\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/my-whm-1-266x300.png\" alt=\"my-whm-1\" width=\"345\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/my-whm-1-266x300.png 266w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/my-whm-1.png 345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Once you have logged in, under the\u00a0<strong>SQL Services\u00a0<\/strong>menu, you will find the<strong>\u00a0MySQL Root Password\u00a0<\/strong>option<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-236\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/my-whm-2-233x300.png\" alt=\"my-whm-2\" width=\"255\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/my-whm-2-233x300.png 233w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/my-whm-2.png 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Select the\u00a0<strong>MySQL Root Password<\/strong> option to change the password. Now Re-enter the password and then click on the \u201cchange password\u201d option at the end. (Ensure that you have a strong password).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-237\" src=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/my-whm-3-300x184.png\" alt=\"my-whm-3\" width=\"743\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/my-whm-3-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/my-whm-3.png 743w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thus the above steps will help to successfully change the password of the root MySQL user.<\/p>\n<p>If your issues does not solve, you can contact our 24\/7 technical support team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction If an error takes place in the WHM or cPanel and you want the root MySQL user\u2019s password needs to be changed, then take a look in this knowledgebase tutorial, we have describe easy step to change the password. 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