# Log in to your account using SSH.

# Stop the MySQL server.

  service mysqld stop #for Centos and Fedora
  service mysql stop  #for Debian and Ubuntu

# Restart the MySQL server with the —skip-grant-tables option

  mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &

# Log into MySQL.

  mysql

# At the mysql> prompt, reset the password.

  UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('NEW-YOUR-PASSWORD') WHERE User='root';

# At the mysql> prompt

  FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
  exit;

 # Stop the MySQL server.

  mysqladmin -u root -p shutdown

# Start Mysql

  service mysqld start #for Centos & Fedora
  service mysql start #for Debian & Ubuntu