I installed Apache, MySQL, PHP, and phpmyadmin, and I did everything needed to make the localhost/phpmyadmin webpage work correctly, with the two user inputs, I remember making my password and username 'root', when I try to log in, I get the error in the title. I've have been searching for an hour for a solution, but nothing has worked for me, please someone help, this is so frustrating! Thanks in advance
PS. I also installed 'xampp' to start and stop mysql server (that's all I know how to use it for)
I assume you have not been able to put any valid data into your MySQL database. Therefore you should definitely remove Apache, MySQL, PHP, and phpmyadmin, plus XAMPP; then restart your machine and install just XAMPP.
Getting all the necessary parts working together is tricky, that's why there are packages like XAMPP that do the work for you.
So you haven't managed to connect to the MySQL server through php myadmin, just get to the login screen?
The way you have phrased you question makes it sound like you've installed MySQL and php seperatly from xampp, is this the case as I believe that xampp comes with it's own versions?
You are on windows??