See article: MySQL Rejecting Correct Password
You are trying to log into phpMyAdmin using an account other than root but are getting an error “Access denied for user (using password: YES)”.See article: Understanding MySQL Users and Hosts The host value for root is preventing access via phpMyAdmin.See article: How To Reset the MySQL Root Password You have forgotten your root password.Due to changes in MySQL 5.7 / MySQL 8+, you cannot log into phpMyAdmin using the root account.This error may be due to one of the following reasons:
