Reset Mysql Root Password in Xampp -- Resolved

• Go to your xampp\mysql\bin\ folder
• Edit my.ini and insert skip-grant-tables below [mysqld]
• Restart MySQL
• Set new password for your root user by running UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('new_password') WHERE User='root' in phpMyAdmin in the mysql database (or just leave it like this if MySQL cannot be accessed from remote hosts)