Most people need their MySQL database protected with at least a decent password. I agree, but in development this often causes conflicts - and I prefer to work with my MySQL datbase without all the password-hassle.
On Ubuntu I recently installed MySQL and set a password. Here's how to remove that password so you can skip all the password stuff during development.
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First, connect to MySQL and check what permissions are currently set:
You'll probably see three entries for the `root` user: `localhost`, `127.0.0.1` and your hostname like `hostname`. To clear the password for the root user issue the following query: