I believe XAMPP does require a MySQL db user with a password (I'm sure I read that recently; perhaps I'm misinformed). I use WAMPServer ordinarily, and out of the box the MySQL password (e.g. to log into phpMyAdmin is "root" and no password. I assume it can then be set with a password if desired. Those details are then used for the Joomla installation.
Running XAMPP "as administrator" in Windows has nothing to do with the MySQL privileges being discussed here as mentioned by @imanickam. They are two separate things.
In the Joomla setup, you are asked for two sets of credentials: (1) the *database* details, and (2) the superuser (for joomla administrator). We are talking about the database user not the superuser for Joomla itself. The database requires a user and certain access privileges so it can 'talk' to Joomla (through all its complicated scripting).
Running XAMPP "as administrator" in Windows has nothing to do with the MySQL privileges being discussed here as mentioned by @imanickam. They are two separate things.
In the Joomla setup, you are asked for two sets of credentials: (1) the *database* details, and (2) the superuser (for joomla administrator). We are talking about the database user not the superuser for Joomla itself. The database requires a user and certain access privileges so it can 'talk' to Joomla (through all its complicated scripting).
Statistics: Posted by AMurray — Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:09 pm