ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user ‘root’@’localhost’ (using password: YES)

Note: For MySQL 5.7+, please see the [answer from Lahiru] to this question. That contains more current information. For MySQL < 5.7: The default root password is blank (i.e., an empty string), not root. So you can just log in as: You should obviously change your root password after installation: In most cases you should … Read more

The wait operation timed out. ASP

If you found the exact error “The wait operation timed out” then it is likely you have a database call that took longer than expected. This could be due to any number of things: Transient network problem High SQL server load Problem with SAN, RAID, or storage device Deadlock or other form of multiprocess contention … Read more

ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user ‘root’@’localhost’ (using password: YES)

Note: For MySQL 5.7+ please see answer from @Lahiru to this question. That contains more current information. For MySQL < 5.7: The default root password is blank (i.e. empty string) not root. So you can just login as: You should obviously change your root password after installation In most cases you should also set up individual user accounts before working extensively … Read more