SQLSTATE[HY000] [1698] Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost'.md

sudo mysql -u root
mysql> USE mysql;
mysql> UPDATE user SET plugin='mysql_native_password' WHERE User='root';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql> exit;
service mysql restart

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---------------------------------THIS IS WHAT STILL POPS----------------------------

Could not connect
PDOException: SQLSTATE[HY000] [1045] Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES) in /opt/lampp/htdocs/demo/demo-pdo.php:5 Stack trace: #0 /opt/lampp/htdocs/demo/demo-pdo.php(5): PDO->__construct('mysql:host=127....', 'root', 'root') #1 {main}

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