TRACKED PROBLEM DOWN FINALLY.
DID A COMPLETE REINSTALL OF MAMP PRO , UNDERSTOOD THE DEFAULT PASSWORD FOR ROOT  TO BE ROOT  AND HAD BEEN WORKING ON THAT PREMISE, SO I DECIDED TO CHANGE  ROUTES PASSWORD ... AND IT WORKED.
SO CHANGED ROOT PASSWORD  TO ROOT AND IT WORKED AGAIN, THIS TIME I DELETED THE PASSWORD AND THE PROBLEM RE-APPEARED
HAVE TRIED IT OUT AN IT WORKS FINE,.
JUST SHOWS THAT IT DOESNT     PAY TO ASSUME   DEFAULTS ARE NOT ALWAYS IN PLACE


