How do I fix this MySQL Warning? (Apple Mac Tiger 10.4)

Question

'Your configuration file contains settings (root with no
password) that
correspond to the default MySQL privileged account. Your
MySQL server is
running with this default, is open to intrusion, and you
really should
fix this security hole.'
I obviously need to amend the mySQL password locally and get
phpMyAdmin
'config' file configured to accept the connection to mySQL.
I've tried a couple of ways via the 'terminal' to change the
mySQL
password but I get so far and it breaks down from what is
shown in the
tutorial.
Plus I have no idea how the phpMyAdmin 'config' file should
look. Seems
a lot more complex now than a previous version I was using. I
just need
the minimum info in that file to get phpMyAdmin and mySQL
playing
together. I am connected to mySQl at the moment but
presumably that's is
through the 'sample' config file in phpMYAdmin.
Anyone had any experience of the correct way?
Its not urgent but if anyone knows at some stage I'd like to
get this
fixed up.
Done it before with ease on Jaguar OS via the instructions in
Dave
Powers book but those instructions look to be out of date
now. Two years
onwards I guess they would be.
On the other hand does it really matter as I am the only
person using
this machine and is a pass really necessary?
Cheers
Os

Answer 1

David Powers wrote:
> Osgood wrote:
>> Although I can set a database up in phpMyAdmin when
I try to connect
>> to mySQL via Dreamweaver it tells me 'access is
denied' presumably
>> because I haven't set up a password.
>
> Dreamweaver doesn't require a password.
Humm it denied me access when I tried to connect to the mySQL
server.
Maybe that's because I used 'root' in the password field
though.
> I no longer have OS X 10.4 installed, but it worked
exactly as described
> in that book (with updates).
I don't quite know what went wrong then. I couldn't open the
.profiles
file so I followed the next procedure and the terminal just
reported
'-bash: command not found. I wasn't getting the msql>
prompt.
I tired it on several occasions. Something was wrong
somewhere, not your
tutorial because I tried a few other methods to change the
root password
which were not working either.
The only thing I can think of is when I tried the pico method
as
described on the weblink you gave it somehow unblocked the
terminal. I
went back after that and repeated the steps again as outlined
in your
book PHP for Dreamweaver 8 and it all worked save for I still
could not
update the .profiles file in the 'home' folder.
OS X 10.5 is a different kettle of fish. I
> understand there have been a lot of problems with MySQL.
Since I use a
> Mac only for occasional testing, I haven't bothered
installing MySQL
> until the problems get sorted out.
Right...well I won't go there just yet then.
> If you're having difficulty with the
PHP/MySQL/phpMyAdmin setup, I
> suggest trying MAMP. I have test installed it on a
couple of occasions,
> and it seems to work very well. A lot of other Mac users
like it, too.
Oh well it all seems to be up and running now fortunately.
Thanks for 'hanging in there with me man' the web link proved
to be
useful for configuring the config.inc/php file in the
phpMyAdmin folder.
I can sleep this weekend now knowing I'm fully functional.
Now I've just
got to remember how to get stuff out of the database and onto
the page lol.
Cheers
Have a great weekend
Os.