[Webdev] phpMyAdmin config, how?

[Lars Hecking]

 Has anyone ever managed to set up phpMyAdmin? I seem unable to.

| Error
| 
| MySQL said:
| 
| Access denied for user: 'root at localhost' (Using password: NO)

 In config.inc, I have specified auth_type=config, and specified the
 password of the mysql root user. What is this mysql control user? Is
 it a UNIX or mysql user? If it's a mysql user, how can I find out
 whether it exists, or how can I add it?

 Confusing ...