This article shows you how to set, change, and recover secure passwords for your MySQL root account, so you'll never be at a loss.

How to change phpMyAdmin password on XAMPP To change the phpMyAdmin password on XAMPP, you first need to launch the XAMPP Control Panel. Once it opens, click on the Admin button for MySQL.

Another list of MySQL build flavours revealed 43,900 running Ubuntu, 6408 on Debian, and 98,665 on Windows. Check Moore’s blog for updates of affected and safe versions.