This is one of those reference posts mainly for myself, that helps me remember commands for stuff I have to do from time to time, but not often enough that I remember it without searching for it. This post is about MySQL commands.

Resetting the Root Password: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/resetting-permissions.html

What to run on a new MySQL install: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/mysql-secure-installation.html