title: Can't connect to MySQL with XAMPP
body: <p>I have used XAMPP many times before and this has never happened. I do not know what's wrong with it, I have not changed anything in the configuration files.</p>
  
  <p>This is what I get when trying to access localhost/phpmyadmin.<br>
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qqj3a.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qqj3a.png" alt="Picture of phpMyAdmin not being able to connect"></a></p>
  
  <p>I can use mysql with my CLI however, using login root (using password: NO).
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/25QAP.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/25QAP.png" alt="CLI showing that I can access my database."></a></p>
  
  <p>Here is my configuration file for phpMyAdmin:</p>
  
  <pre><code>...
  
  /* Authentication type and info */
  $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'config';
  $cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';
  $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = '';
  $cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension'] = 'mysqli';
  $cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPassword'] = true;
  $cfg['Lang'] = '';
  
  ...
  
  /* User for advanced features */
  $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser'] = 'pma';
  $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass'] = '';
  
  ...
  </code></pre>