Warning: mysqli_connect(): (HY000/1045): Access denied for user 'username'@'localhost' (using password: YES)

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Warning: mysqli_connect(): (HY000/1045): Access denied for user 'username'@'localhost' (using password: YES) in C:\Users\xampp\htdocs\PHP_Login_Script\config.php on line 6

I'm getting this error above on localhost even if my config file is like this:

<?php

    define("DB_HOST", "localhost");
    define("DB_USER", "root");
    define("DB_PASSWORD", "");
    define("DB_DATABASE", "databasename");

    $db = mysqli_connect(DB_SERVER, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_DATABASE);

This used to work, but now it doesn't anymore. Is there any problem with this code or is it not working now?

score 35 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 07 '14 at 04:36

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That combination of username, host, and password is not allowed to connect to the server. Verify the permission tables (reloading grants if required) on the server and that you're connecting to the correct server.

answered Aug 07 '14 at 04:36

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

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sir im only using local host and i have root as username and a blank password..i dont see anything wrong with it because before it is working is it obsolete?that way of coding that is why it is not working?using localhost is like that and root and blank password is always accepted – Aug 07 '14 at 04:38
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Your server says otherwise. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Aug 07 '14 at 04:39
wait let me check again on how to connect to local host just to be sure il be back on you – Aug 07 '14 at 04:40
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Make sure that your password doesn't have special characters and just keep a plain password (for ex: 12345), it will work. This is the strangest thing that I have ever seen. I spent about 2 hours to figure this out. – Sathya Jul 16 '17 at 10:22
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@Sathya is right. Don't use cpanel's method of generating a password - apparently some special characters don't work. It took me the same 2 hours - then I found the above comment... – Chiwda Feb 02 '18 at 04:57
In my case, I've selected "locally access only" on the server. Sp I did not have permission. Just set it to any Host and voila. – AndyNope Oct 08 '21 at 08:42
Great, thanks Nacho, I saved those two hours. – KarTo Oct 24 '21 at 02:54
Thank you so so much @Sathya and Chiwda I was pulling my hairs till I reached your comments – Muhammad Asif Raza May 15 '22 at 19:57

score 15 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 29 '14 at 03:32

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If youre running wamp update

define("DB_HOST", "localhost");

To your machines ip address (mine is 192.168.0.25);

define("DB_HOST", "192.168.0.25");

You can find it on window by typing ipconfig in your console or ifconfig on mac/linux

answered Nov 29 '14 at 03:32

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On WAMP, one also need to make sure that PHP is connecting to mySQL only. By default it will connect to MariaDB. It can be changed from WAMP tray icon by changing default SQL server to mySQL. – thisisjaymehta Sep 17 '20 at 04:00
Had to do this on my local Mac in OSX too. Didnt work with localhost. Had to enter 127.0.0.1 instead. – moiamserru Nov 24 '21 at 14:27

score 15 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 16 '17 at 10:23

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Make sure that your password doesn't have special characters and just keep a plain password (for ex: 12345), it will work. This is the strangest thing that I have ever seen. I spent about 2 hours to figure this out.

Note: 12345 mentioned below is your plain password

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbname.* TO 'yourusername'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY '12345';

answered Jul 16 '17 at 10:23

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While this answer is the most correct, specifically do no use 12345 since it is one of the top 10 most used passwords in the world, but do keep your password alphanumeric. By adding just a few extra characters something like 'smJ4bJ39kHab29PpfjKq' can still provide equal or better entropy as those cPanel randomly generated passwords, while still excluding special characters. – Nosajimiki Feb 02 '18 at 18:06
don't know why this happened for one server, similar password worked in the other server, good catch by the way!! it solved the problem. – Rakibul Haq Sep 12 '18 at 11:42
I CANNOT believe that this worked, but it did and ended the madness I've been going through for the past 3+ hours! Alphanumeric passwords FTW!! – RyJ Mar 18 '21 at 03:07

score 11 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 21 '14 at 19:39

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mysqli_connect(DB_SERVER,DB_USERNAME,DB_PASSWORD,DB_DATABASE);

use DB_HOST instead of DB_SERVER

answered Sep 21 '14 at 19:39

moez

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why? What difference does it make how one calls their vars or constants? – vlex Aug 18 '15 at 14:02
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In the question the user passed the wrong constant names. – Jack Sep 17 '15 at 10:07

score 9 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 17 '15 at 12:39

Look at your code You defined DB_HOST and querying DB_SERVER. DB_USER and DB_USERNAME Use this code

define("DB_SERVER", "localhost");
define("DB_USER", "root");
define("DB_PASSWORD", "");
define("DB_DATABASE", "databasename");

$connect = mysqli_connect(DB_SERVER , DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_DATABASE);

score 5 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 05 '19 at 09:16

I have fixed a few things here, the "DB_HOST" defined here should be also DB_HOST down there, and the "DB_USER" is called "DB_USER" down there too, check the code always that those are the same.

<?php
    define("DB_HOST", "localhost");
    define("DB_USER", "root");
    define("DB_PASSWORD", "");
    define("DB_DATABASE", "");

    $db = mysqli_connect(DB_HOST, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_DATABASE);
?>

score 4 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 07 '14 at 04:50

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you defIne as DB_USER but use as DB_USERNAME. Also php says username@localhost cant access. Not root@localhost.

Change your define or connect paramater.

answered Aug 07 '14 at 04:50

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score 2 · Answer 8 · edited Mar 13 '16 at 01:30

This is your code:

<?php

    define("DB_HOST", "localhost");
    define("DB_USER", "root");
    define("DB_PASSWORD", "");
    define("DB_DATABASE", "databasename");

    $db = mysqli_connect(DB_SERVER, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_DATABASE);

?>

The only error that causes this message is that:

you're defining a DB_USER but you're calling after as DB_USERNAME.

Please be more careful next time.

It is better for an entry-level programmer that wants to start coding in PHP not to use what he or she does not know very well.

ONLY as advice, please try to use (for the first time) code more ubiquitous.

ex: do not use the define() statement, try to use variables declaration as $db_user = 'root';

Have a nice experience :)

score 2 · Answer 9 · answered Nov 17 '17 at 22:52

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The same issue faced me with XAMPP 7 and opencart Arabic 3. Replacing localhost by the actual machine name reslove the issue.

answered Nov 17 '17 at 22:52

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score 2 · Answer 10 · answered Sep 23 '19 at 13:11

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Use this

After setup this you will not receive this issue again

SET PASSWORD FOR root@localhost = PASSWORD('your_root_password');

I was stuck up in this issue after used this query everything was solved

answered Sep 23 '19 at 13:11

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score 2 · Answer 11 · answered Apr 29 '20 at 18:42

Try the above answers 90% of the time this will be you issue. For me my problem was that my database password had a $ in it.

$servername = '127.0.0.1';
$username = 'user_bob';
$password = 'sdfasdf$B';

$conn = mysqli_connect($servername, $username, $password, 'any_database');

//DO NOT USE DOUBLE QUOTES;
//$password = "sdfasdf$B";

score 1 · Answer 12 · answered Jul 16 '17 at 06:27

The question has been answered above, Just to make you feel comfortable using all four string at the same time in a connection

<?php
  define("DB_HOST", "localhost");
  define("DB_USER", "root");
  define("DB_PASSWORD", "");
  define("DB_DATABASE", "databasename");

  $db = new mysqli(DB_SERVER, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_DATABASE);
  // you could test connection eventually using a if and else conditional statement, 
  // feel free to take out the code below once you see Connected!
  if ($db) {
    echo "Connected!";
  } else {
    echo "Connection Failed";
  }
?>

score 1 · Answer 13 · answered Sep 23 '17 at 01:50

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I had this error trying to connect with a different user than root I'd set up to limit access.

In mysql I'd set up user MofX with host % and it wouldn't connect.

When I changed the user's host to 127.0.0.1, as in 'MofX'@'127.0.0.1', it worked.

answered Sep 23 '17 at 01:50

ourmandave

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I was using MAMP on MacOs and replacing 'localhost' by '127.0.0.1' resolved the issue. – techmagister Jun 30 '21 at 12:23

score 0 · Answer 14 · edited Nov 30 '16 at 14:50

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There is a typo error in define arguments, change DB_HOST into DB_SERVER and DB_USER into DB_USERNAME:

<?php

    define("DB_SERVER", "localhost");
    define("DB_USERNAME", "root");
    define("DB_PASSWORD", "");
    define("DB_DATABASE", "databasename");
    $db = mysqli_connect(DB_SERVER, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_DATABASE);

?>

edited Nov 30 '16 at 14:50

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answered Nov 29 '16 at 10:27

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score 0 · Answer 15 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

Same problem occurd with me, with AWS RDS MySQL. Just now, answered similar question here. Looked various sources, but as of this thread, almost all lack of answer. While this thread helped me, tweak in mind to update hostnames at server. Access your SSH and follow the steps:

cd /etc/
sudo nano hosts

Now, Appending here your hostnames: For example:

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 subdomain.domain.com [if cname redirected to endpoints]
127.0.0.1 xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxxxx.rds.amazonaws.com [Endpoints]

and now, configuring config/database.php as follows:

$active_group = 'default';
$query_builder = TRUE;

$db['default'] = array(
    'dsn'   => '',
    'hostname' => '35.150.12.345',
    'username' => 'user-name-here',
    'password' => 'password-here',
    'database' => 'database-name-here',
    'dbdriver' => 'mysqli',
    'dbprefix' => '',
    'pconnect' => FALSE,
    'db_debug' => TRUE,
    'cache_on' => FALSE,
    'cachedir' => '',
    'char_set' => 'utf8',
    'dbcollat' => 'utf8_general_ci',
    'swap_pre' => '',
    'encrypt' => FALSE,
    'compress' => FALSE,
    'stricton' => FALSE,
    'failover' => array(),
    'save_queries' => TRUE
);

where 35.150.12.345 is your IPv4 Public IP, located at ec2-dashboard > Network Interfaces > Description : RDSNetworkInterface >> IPv4 Public IP('35.150.12.345') there.

Note: Please note that only IPV4 will work at 'hostname' option. hostname, cname, domains will output database connection error.

score 0 · Answer 16 · answered Sep 26 '18 at 13:54

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In my case the problem was:

define ('DB_PASSWORD', "MyPassw0rd!'");

(the odd single ' before the double ")

answered Sep 26 '18 at 13:54

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score 0 · Answer 17 · answered May 15 '20 at 22:12

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Not that anyone would ever have CAPS on when entering a password...but it can give this error.

answered May 15 '20 at 22:12

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score 0 · Answer 18 · answered Aug 09 '21 at 02:44

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For somebody use XAMPP 8. Actually XAMPP install MySQL in VM, so connect it via IP address show in XAMPP. There is no MySQL server on localhost.

answered Aug 09 '21 at 02:44

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score 0 · Answer 19 · answered Sep 01 '21 at 15:50

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This can happen for a number of reasons. In my case, I just needed to change the port. You can do so by specifying it after a colon when defining DB_HOST.

define( 'DB_HOST', localhost:3308 )

answered Sep 01 '21 at 15:50

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score 0 · Answer 20 · answered Sep 24 '21 at 12:42

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In the privileges section of the database in phpmyadmin, make sure to use the privileged user and password. My default user is "root" and no password. I got this problem since i was searching in w3schools and copy pasted the whole script in and find out that's the problem

answered Sep 24 '21 at 12:42

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Your answer could be improved with additional supporting information. Please [edit] to add further details, such as citations or documentation, so that others can confirm that your answer is correct. You can find more information on how to write good answers [in the help center](/help/how-to-answer). – Community Sep 24 '21 at 15:58

score 0 · Answer 21 · answered Mar 11 '22 at 18:23

Here is what solved my problem:

Open config.inc.php

/* Authentication type and info */
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'config';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = 'something';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension'] = 'mysqli';
$cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = true;
$cfg['Lang'] = '';

This is what part of the file looks like. I removed the password and then was able to log in to localhost/myphpadmin (the place that gave me this error). You might have the issue from somewhere else like trying to go to adminer.

I got this issue because I reinstalled and recopied files so things got messed up. I went an removed the password, accessed myphpadmin and set the password to the database from there and readded the files like above.

score -1 · Answer 22 · edited Feb 11 '15 at 13:05

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Do you have two connections at the same time? If so, close every time you don't need it.

edited Feb 11 '15 at 13:05

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answered Feb 11 '15 at 11:50

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score -1 · Answer 23 · edited Aug 17 '15 at 12:47

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$db = mysqli_connect(DB_SERVER,DB_USERNAME,DB_PASSWORD,DB_DATABASE);

Put " DB_HOST " instead of " DB_SERVER " also 
put " DB_USER " Instead of " DB_USERNAME "

than it working fine !

edited Aug 17 '15 at 12:47

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answered Aug 13 '15 at 06:15

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score -2 · Answer 24 · answered Aug 07 '14 at 04:51

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try

define("DB_PASSWORD", null);

and those are warnings try

$db = @mysqli_connect(DB_SERVER,DB_USERNAME,DB_PASSWORD,DB_DATABASE);

But i will recommend you to set a root password

answered Aug 07 '14 at 04:51

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score -2 · Answer 25 · edited Mar 07 '16 at 07:28

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Try changing:

define("DB_SERVER", "localhost");

to this:

define("DB_SERVER", "127.0.0.1");

edited Mar 07 '16 at 07:28

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answered Mar 07 '16 at 06:56

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