Re-Allowing ‘root’ access to PhpMyAdmin in newer versions of MySQL (or MariaDB)

In newer versions of MySQL (or MariaDB) the 'root' user can no longer connect remotely to the database server via PhpMyAdmin (and other such tools). After searching and finding a few backwards and complicated solutions there is actually a simpler way, very simple in fact. In just 3 quick steps. Step 1 Connect to the database server as root in a terminal and use the database 'mysql': mysql -u root...
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