Title: My SQL Error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# My SQL Error

 *  [ltacf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ltacf/)
 * (@ltacf)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/my-sql-error-1/)
 * Hi! I’ve tried reinstalling WAMP and then WordPress. I start with a root user
   without a password. Then, I see the warning in mySQL that says:
 * _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 by
   setting a password for user ‘root’._
 * So I try to change the WordPress config file and the user database and mySQL.
   ini file but the results just go from bad to worse. I clearly don’t know what
   I’m missing. Any step-by-step assistance?
 * Thanks in advance,
 * Linda Cullen

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/my-sql-error-1/#post-3307128)
 * See if info in these threads help: [http://wordpress.org/search/Your+configuration+file+contains+settings+%28root+with+no+password%29+that+correspond+to+the+default+MySQL+privileged+account.+Your+MySQL+server+is+running+with+this+default%2C+is+open+to+intrusion%2C+and+you+really+should+fix+this+security+hole+by+setting+a+password+for+user+%27root%27?forums=1](http://wordpress.org/search/Your+configuration+file+contains+settings+%28root+with+no+password%29+that+correspond+to+the+default+MySQL+privileged+account.+Your+MySQL+server+is+running+with+this+default%2C+is+open+to+intrusion%2C+and+you+really+should+fix+this+security+hole+by+setting+a+password+for+user+%27root%27?forums=1)

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