First, there is no need to reinstall.
For future reference, if you forget your password - check the manual for an
easy way to fix: http://www.mysql.com/doc/R/e/Resetting_permissions.html
For a mysql that wont start, check the error log and isolate what the
problem is ( it probably isnt that hard
I had a similar problem on a win2k system when I started using mySQL. I
changed the user and password in phpmyadmin's config.inc.php. Or you can
change it in the my.ini file.
This might be alot more complicated with a unix system.
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From: "GUYOT Carole" <[EMAIL PROTEC