Title: Error 1045
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Error 1045

 *  [JohnKendrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnkendrick/)
 * (@johnkendrick)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-1045/)
 * I made the mistake of trying to tweak something in MAMP (running MAMP on a Mac
   Pro) tonight and lost contact with the database.
 * When I reboot MAMP, I get the following message from Firefox: Checking MySQL 
   database failed.
 * And the attempt to boot MAMP, brings up the following error message:
 * Error message:
 * /Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/mysqlcheck: Got error: 1045: Access denied for
   user ‘root’@’localhost’ (using password: YES) when trying to connect
 * Since the password is ‘root’ and the script attempts to use the password ‘YES’,
   how could I fix this?
 * Any help would be appreciated.
 * John Kendrick

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 *  [shane-g](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g/)
 * (@shane-g)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-1045/#post-1232370)
 * Hi,
 * Make sure that you have assigned proper permissions to MySQL database user. Also
   added that user to the database user group. Reset and check the database configuration
   details with wp-config.php file.
 * Thanks,
 * Shane G.
 *  Thread Starter [JohnKendrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnkendrick/)
 * (@johnkendrick)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-1045/#post-1232372)
 * Thanks for the quick reply, Shane.
 * My problem is that, given my status as a rank beginner, the only access I know
   I have to the MySQL database configuration is via the browser window when I boot
   up MAMP. And I’m denied access at precisely that point. And, if I understand 
   that error message correctly, the my MAMP startup script uses the password ‘YES’
   when it should be using ‘root’.
 * You suggest I check the wp-config.php file. I can see it but have no way to know
   what the php means.
 * Is there a specific piece of text I should, for instance, change a ‘YES’ to a‘
   root?’
 * John
 *  [Jeffro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffr0/)
 * (@jeffr0)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-1045/#post-1232373)
 * Look for something like this in wp-config.php
 *     ```
       /** MySQL database password */
       define('DB_PASSWORD', '');
       ```
   
 * **change it to **
 *     ```
       /** MySQL database password */
       define('DB_PASSWORD', 'YES');
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [JohnKendrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnkendrick/)
 * (@johnkendrick)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-1045/#post-1232385)
 * Tried it but it didn’t work. Something else is going on. Is there a password 
   file in the MAMP application folders?
 *  Thread Starter [JohnKendrick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnkendrick/)
 * (@johnkendrick)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-1045/#post-1232507)
 * I’ve now concluded that my problem above is in MAMP and is a consequence of a
   misstep when I was installing Joomla. I did something to block access to MySQL.
   I have no idea what.
 * So I’ve decided the next best strategy is to reinstall MAMP. I would like to 
   save all my Word Press files work, if possible, however. The problem is that 
   some of the WordPress work is in the MAMP folder.
 * 1. At the moment, both the main set of files are in a WordPress older in the 
   sites secton outside the MAMP folder. Thus, they are not in the htdocs folder.
   So no problem there.
 * 2. However, I see in the ‘db’ folder in the MAMP folder, another folder labeled‘
   mysql’. It, in turn, contains WordPress related files for my work. I would love
   to be able to save them and replace them here once I complete a reinstall of 
   MAMP.
 * 3. So my questions:
    a. Is that overall strategy–reinstall MAMP–likely to solve
   my problem? b. Can I copy the MAMP/db/mysql/wordpress materials out prior to 
   the reinstall, and then replace the contents of that reinstalled folder with 
   my old materials. And expect them to work?
 * Any help is much appreciated,
 * John Kendrick

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 * Last activity: [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-1045/#post-1232507)
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