wampserver Err :1045 Access denied for user 'root@localhost'(using password NO)

Wampserver installed, changed your root@localhost mysql password but now can't log into phpmyadmin?

Well I thought I would post this to hopefully help anyone else who has fallen into this trap.

After installing wampserver I had a working webserver, after reading how to secure my wampserver installation as I was using it as a development server that was public facing, One article sugested that I give my sql database a password, which makes perfect sense. Only in doing this via phpadmin and going to privileges changing the root@localhost password to mypassword I found myself unable to get back into phpmyadmin.

The solution was as follows:

Find \apps\phpmyadmin3.2.0.1\config.inc.php
mine was at:
C:\wamp\apps\phpmyadmin3.2.0.1\config.inc.php

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = ”; // MySQL password

Change this so that it’ll reflect your current mysql password.

$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = ‘your_password_here‘; // MySQL password

And don't forget to save!

If you want to secure wampserver look at this article this method of securing wampserver avoids getting locked out and has quite a few other sensible suggestions.

out of coincidence I found after restarting the services I typed in localhost only to be redirected to www.localhost.com. Basically apache wasn't starting despite restarting all wampserver services. The solution was to go into the wampserver console and stop each service mysql and apache and then start apache first then mysql. Thats it!

Here's a picture of the wampserver console where you stop and stop the apache service



I have to give credit to rudy.egenias.jr as although his solution was for xampp-1.5.3a it worked for me using wampserver

GoModIt.co.uk | Renault 5 GT Turbo conversion | October 2009

October 09 - My first Sprint at Curburough
Well there's been many changes since Febuary and if I get chance I'll try and post them. However here's a few pictures from my first Hill climb / Sprint event at Curburough.

I'll try and get some video's of the car in action, it handled extremely well after setting up the tyre pressures.
I did have a problem with my gearbox as selecting 2nd gear was a problem which did hamper my standing starts, this is where you can make up vital seconds. In addition to the gearbox being fixed I'll be changing the gear selector for a cable type which originated from a MK1 Toyota MR2, this should give a lot better feel than the rod setup I have which gives quite a bit of play an long gearchanges.
I will also be replacing the standard shock absorbers for upgrated ones I have recently bought. These are a set of koni's for the front and a pair of renault 5 "cup" shock absorbers for the rear. I managed to pick both up for £30 a pair which providing I can reuse my coilover kits will be quite a bargin for a set of adjustable coilovers!

GoModIt.co.uk | Renault 5 GT Turbo conversion | Febuary 2009

February 09 - The Clio sport 172 engine is in the Renault 5
With the aid of an old wheel barrow and some will power I managed to lump the engine onto the gearbox and jack it up ready for fixing. So the engine is in although still many jobs to do.
The top two jobs are:
1)Fabricate an engine stabliser mount as this isn't a clio there's nothing to bolt it up to so this will need to be made
2)Modify the exhaust manifold, not sure how I'm going to do this. First stop will be to find some 45mm tubing and work out where I want the exhaust to end up.
Here's some pictures

RTOC national day at Mallory Park

For those that don't know RTOC stands for Renault Turbo Owners Club www.rtoc.org, today was national day at Mallory Park. It was a great chance to put some faces to names and generally mingle. Anyway here's a collection of footage from the day consisting of oddly enough Renault 5 GT turbo 's, a sideways Renault 5 turbo, a Renault GTA and few other turbo'd motors.
Below are a several of my favorite pictures of the day the rest are available on My Photobucket account. Please if any of these are your car's let me know and I can send you a full size image if you like.

The Fuel Tank
Yes that is a jerry can, It was the cheapest way I could find to create a fuel tank.I simply bought a length of 10mm steel tube from B&Q and drill three holes - one for the feed, one for the return and one for a breather. I have used this tank with no problems and as you can image the original design of the jerry can is to be a robust way of transporting flammable liquids so safety isn't an issue. I'll post a guide on the various stages of mounting and creating the tank later. The only thing missing is a fuel sender although I know roughly how many miles I can do from a tank - usually about 80 miles :)

A mock up
After a day of cutting out metal from the rear of the car, I could resist putting the subframe in situ just to see what it looked like in the back, at this point I had a very long way to go!!

Homemade Coilovers
This is one of my homemade coilovers using a kit bought from Rally Design, the cheapest coilovers retail for around £300 for a pair, this cost me £30 plus a pair of springs (less than £20) . Providing you don't weld the kits on too aggressively they are reusable on another set of shocks - when I get the money I'll by a set of uprated dampers and convert them. I'll post a guide of how to convert shock absorbers later

The Renault Is Returning

I'll soon be starting work on the next phase the fitting of a Clio 172 engine to my Renault 5 Turbo!

The main reason being reliability, being normally aspirated (not turbocharged) but still providing the same power - well actually a bit more, means there are less components to fail.

My first thing that needs doing is to lay some new slabs on my drive!

What's this about?

This is my car, it's a Renault 5 GT Turbo built in 1991. In 2004 I started to convert it from front to rear wheel drive. I'm not sure there was one particular reason why I started, but I did! I completed it in January 2007 when passed it's MOT.
It's certainly more of a fun car than practical, but I do use it as a daily driver (when on the road) . Although my main aim is to go hill climbing or sprinting.
Throughout my webpages or blogs you will be able to read about the conversion itself among other conversions such as my MK2 Fiesta XR2 turbo or should I say turbo's as I've had a few. Throughout the pages you will find guides on how to do these conversions yourself and various other snippets of information.. if you wished :)


Lets see where this goes...