Error # 1045 - Cannot Log in to MySQL server -> phpmyadmin

If you are installing first time then please try login with username and password as root

In Linux I resolve this problem by going to the root command prompt type:

# mysqladmin -u root password 'Secret Phrase Here'

Then go back and login. Works every time!

You need to do two additional things after following the link that you have mentioned in your post:

One have to map the changed login cridentials in phpmyadmin's config.inc.php

and second, you need to restart your web and mysql servers..

php version is not the issue here..you need to go to phpmyadmin installation directory and find file config.inc.php and in that file put your current mysql password at line

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root'; //mysql username here
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = 'password'; //mysql password here