How to recover root password in MySQL?

1. As Linux system root user stop the database process: /etc/init.d/mysql stop
   (or: service mysql stop)


2. Start MySQL in safe mode and skip the use of the "grant tables": /usr/bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql --socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking &


3. Reset the MySQL root password: mysqladmin -u root flush-privileges password newpassword


4. Stop MySQL running in safe mode: kill `cat /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid`


5. Start MySQL: /etc/init.d/mysql start


6. The new MySQL root password can now be used: mysql -u root -p
   Respond withthe password: newpassword