Update MySQL User Password To Use Long Hash

PHP 5.3 or newer requires to use the "long hash" mysql user password option for security purposes.  If you receive a database connection error, ensure that you're using the long hash option by updating the password via the following method:
  1. Go to Databases -> MySQL -> MySQL DBs
  2. Find the database in the list
  3. Click the "Change password" button
  4. Type in a temp password, select Long Hash and submit
  5. Click the "Change Password" button again
  6. Type in the real password
  7. Select "Long" under the "MySQL Password hash length" section
  8. Submit
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