From a927c52322e098d04a35a32468d5c244c7556811 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Michal=20=C4=8Ciha=C5=99?= Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 15:04:58 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Extend lost password FAQ MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Signed-off-by: Michal Čihař --- doc/faq.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/faq.rst b/doc/faq.rst index 0588898a30..2baba586c1 100644 --- a/doc/faq.rst +++ b/doc/faq.rst @@ -128,9 +128,15 @@ and after execution of your :term:`SQL` commands, removed. 1.12 I have lost my MySQL root password, what can I do? ------------------------------------------------------- +phpMyAdmin does authenticate against MySQL server you're using, so to recover +from phpMyAdmin password loss, you need to recover at MySQL level. + The MySQL manual explains how to `reset the permissions `_. +If you are using MySQL server installed by your hosting provider, please +contact their support to recover the password for you. + .. _faq1_13: 1.13 (withdrawn).