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Riza Satyabudhi
Riza Satyabudhi
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Posted by Riza Satyabudhi
Riza Satyabudhi
5,511 Points

Error: 1018 SQLSTATE: HY000 (ER_CANT_READ_DIR), when setting up User on phpmyadmin

Im stuck when setting up the user for my database, when i try to save, it shows this

1018 - Can't read dir of 'C:\xampp\mysql\lib\plugin\'

(errorno: 2 "No such file or directory ")

can anyone solve this? thanks

Avia Malcolm
Avia Malcolm
3,068 Points
Avia Malcolm
Avia Malcolm
3,068 Points

I'm having the same issue as well. Help please!

3 Answers

Avia Malcolm
Avia Malcolm
3,068 Points
Avia Malcolm
Avia Malcolm
3,068 Points

Got this info from another site and it worked :)...

'Just create the missing folders 'C:\xampp\mysql\lib\plugin\' and it should work'

Riza Satyabudhi
Riza Satyabudhi
5,511 Points
Riza Satyabudhi
Riza Satyabudhi
5,511 Points

yes i found the solution also after i created this question page lol, thanks btw

Jim Gerber
Jim Gerber
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Jim Gerber
Jim Gerber
248 Points

Thanks Avia, it worked