Error de phpMyAdmin -> error #1698 phpmyadmin “Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'”

Error

#1698 Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'

mysqli_real_connect(): (HY000/1698): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'


Solución

sudo mysql -p -u root

CREATE USER 'newuser'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'you_password_here';
RESULTADO: Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO 'newuser'@'%' WITH GRANT OPTION;
RESULTADO: Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)