#1045 - Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES) MAMP MySQL access denied
<p>I'm trying to copy a live WordPress site to my local server. I went to import the database from the live site through MAMP, and I received an error message when trying to connect to phpMyAdmin: </p>

<p><strong>#1045 - Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)</strong> </p>

<p>I have a couple local WP installations running already, and I'm able to access them through the localhost:8888/sitename path just fine. </p>

<p>I haven't changed any passwords or messed around with any configurations in phpMyAdmin. In fact, it was all working fine just yesterday. I had to re-boot my computer because it froze on me this morning, and that's when the issues began. </p>

<p>I even went into the config.inc.php file in Applications/MAMP/phpMyAdmin, and the usernames and passwords match what I had originally. (It definitely wasn't 'YES')</p>

<p>I'm stumped at this point. Could anyone help?</p>