phpMyAdmin connect error

[frozenpeas]

Hi, I just installed phpMyAdmin. I am getting the following error:

Welcome to phpMyAdmin 2.3.0


Error

MySQL said: 


MySQL Connection Failed: Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: NO)

My config.inc file contains:

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['host']          = 'localhost'; // MySQL hostname
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['port']          = '';          // MySQL port - leave blank for default port
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['socket']        = '';          // Path to the socket - leave blank for default socket
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['connect_type']  = 'socket';       // How to connect to MySQL server ('tcp' or 'socket')
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type']     = 'http';    // Authentication method (config, http or cookie based)?
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user']          = 'root';      // MySQL user
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password']      = '';          // MySQL password (only needed
                                                    // with 'config' auth_type)

I can connect manually and through other PHP scripts.

Thanks very much.

 

[KarveR]

Do you normally connect as root?
Do you have a password for root to connect to mysql ? (security peeps will yell - if not why not ?) ______________________________________________________________________
There's no present like the time, they say. - Henry's Cat.

 

[frozenpeas]

For creating databases, I will have to connect as root won't I?

I do have a root password set. That is what strikes me as odd... it says "using password: NO". I have the password variable set in the configuration file.

Thanks for your help.

 

[KarveR]

Has your password got any weird characters in ? I've had this fail over an @ symbol before now. ______________________________________________________________________
There's no present like the time, they say. - Henry's Cat.

 

[frozenpeas]

Hi again Karver,

Just letters...

 

[frozenpeas]

Hey man, I got it figured out. Thanks for all your help along the way!