How to reset a MySQL password?

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This article describes the steps taken to reset a MySQL user password.

Normal User:

1. Login to your MySQL server with the root login: mysql -u root -p
2. Execute these commands, replacing with your desired password and user:
   
   mysql> use mysql;
mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD("NEWPASSWORD") where User='username';
   mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> quit

Root User:

1. Stop the MySQL server: /etc/init.d/mysql stop or service mysqld stop
2. Start the MySQL server without the permission tables: mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &
3. Login to the server as root, skipping the password prompt: mysql -u root
4. Execute the following commands to change the root password:
   
   mysql> use mysql;
mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD("NEW-ROOT-PASSWORD") where User='root';
   mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> quit
   
   
5. Restart the MySQL server: /etc/init.d/mysql restart or service mysqld restart

You now should be able to login with the new root password as normal.

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