Quick Help Needed - Connecting to MySQL DB

(I'm new to MySQL) - I'm trying to connect to a MySQL DB (below) - in cf admin I tried:

Database = TEST1
server = localhost
port = 8888
user = root
pass = root

error = Connection verification failed for data source: house1
java.sql.SQLException: Timed out trying to establish connection
The root cause was that: java.sql.SQLException: Timed out trying to establish connection

* I'll bet I need to create a 'normal' user tied to this DB - but I Don't know how...?

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* GEAR: CF8 mac 10.4.10 tiger w MAMP install of php -phpMyAdmin - mysql and apache - working


I went to:

http://localhost:8888/MAMP phpMyAdmin

- and created new empty database called TEST1
- now I need to create a user - how do I do that?
- I tried to log in using using MySQL administrator APP using :

The MySQL Database can be administrated with phpMyAdmin.
To connect to the MySQL Server from your own scripts use the following connection parameters:
Host: localhost
[Port: 8889]
User: root
Password: root

but the app errored: access denied for root@localhost using password "yes" code 1045

Q: How do I create a user for this database TEST1?
Q: How do I restore in this database TEST1 from another backup (which I have)?