Reset MySQL root password

How to Reset a forgotten MySQL root Password:

1. Stop the mysqld daemon process.

2. Start the mysqld daemon process with the --skip-grant-tables option.

3. Start the mysql client with the -u root option.

4. Execute the UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('password') WHERE User='root';

5. Execute the FLUSH PRIVILEGES; command.


These steps reset the password for the "root" account to "password". To change the password for a different account, or to set a different password, just edit the variables in single-quotes in step 4.