Upgrade MySQL 8 in XAMPP from MySQL 5.7 or 5.4

The latest version of XAMPP contains MariaDB instead of MySQL. But MariaDB is not 100% compatible with MySQL and can be replaced with the “original” MySQL server. Requirements Backup Installation Initializing the data directory Important: Don’t skip this step! Start the MySQL service (in your XAMPP Control Panel) Data restore You can’t import the databases from MySQL 5.7 or MySQL 5.4 as … Read more

phpMyAdmin ERROR: mysqli_real_connect(): (HY000/1045): Access denied for user ‘pma’@’localhost’ (using password: NO)

In a previous article, I explained how to change MariaDB with MySQL 8 in a local installation of XAMPP for Windows. This procedure works and it’s just perfect for your local environment, however, in some installations a couple of errors that don’t interfere with the default behaviour of the tool may appear. One of those exceptions … Read more