Bug #43380 MySQL root password was forgotten and the advise on this site didn't help me

• Submitted: 4 Mar 2009 16:08
• Modified: 4 Mar 2009 16:50
• Reporter: Nikolay Miroshkin
• Status: Not a Bug
• Category: MySQL Server: Errors
• Severity: S2 (Serious)
• Version: 5.1.31
• OS: Windows (XP sp3)
• CPU Architecture: Any

[4 Mar 2009 16:08] Nikolay Miroshkin

Description:
I installed MySQL v.5.1.31 using binaries after apache and php. But I forgot root password I input during installation. I tried to uninstall&install the same way MySQL. It didn't help me. I could not start the MySQL anyway. I found an advice 1.4.1.1. on how to solve this issue. I did all the things correctly, but finally I've got a report in command line:

c:\program files\mysql\mysql server 5.1\bin\mysql.exe: unknown variable 'init-file=c:\mysql-init.txt'. What else can I do in order to clear the password?

How to repeat:
Install MySQL 5.1.31, using mysql-essential-5.1.31-win32 and set root password. Then try to follow steps 1.4.1.1. in MySQL manual to this version. I was installing MySQL according to advices: http://visionmasterdesigns.com/tutorial-installing-apache-php-5-mysql-5-phpmyadmin-windows....

[4 Mar 2009 16:50] MySQL Verification Team

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