How can I change my xampp username not as 'root'

xampp localhost username
user2658838 picture user2658838 · Aug 14, 2013 · Viewed 24.6k times · Source

I want to change my xampp username to a defined username. Can anyone tel me where can I change my username? Thanks.

Answer

StackSlave picture StackSlave · Aug 14, 2013

Change your username and password at localhost/phpmyadmin then go to xampp/phpMyAdmin/config.inc.php. Look for the lines below, without the quoted material.

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'UserName';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = 'NewPassword';

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