Wamp MySQL password change

Once you get WAMP5 installed, you will want to change the MySQL password. When you first install WAMP5 passwords are not set. If you do not password protect your MySQL tables your are leaving your machine open to hackers. You can change the password by clicking the WAMP5 Server icon in the task bar and selecting phpMyAdmin. This will launch Internet Explorer and the phpMyAdmin web interface. Locate the Privileges link and change the Privileges as directed in this Password FAQ. You will want to be sure to change the 'root' password.

After you change the MySQL password you will have to edit the config.inc.php file typically located in C:\wamp\www\phpmyadmin. Open this file with a text editor and scroll to approximately line 85. The code should look something like this:

You will need to type your new password between the two single quotes as directed in the above image. Do not delete the quotes.