“localhost” is the default name of your computer, not your user. It is simply asking for a login. You can type “root”, then your root password, to get logged in. You can change your computer’s name from “localhost” to whatever you want by using the “hostname” command.

What is localhost username and password?

By default, you can access your databases at http:// localhost/phpmyadmin using user: root and a blank password.

What does root localhost mean?

localhost means your own computer, root is a super high privilege mode that lets you do anything to your computer, you generally don’t want to use it.