Hmm.... dunno about that. Nothing to worry because you're having it show the same as mine.
Now onwards to a _bit_ of startup, if you'd like...
Normally, you'll need to create a new database for each web application that you want to run. The database is comparable to making a new word file to store your pages in it. You can create a new database from the main screen of phpMyAdmin itself.
After that, your web app will need to run with the rights of a given user account. So that's what you have to do next - make a new user and assign password for him. Then edit the user's rights and assign him all rights on the specific database that you want to associate it to. This also is from PMA itself.
After the above steps and then installing your forum or portal or anything you want.... you will be up and running - but not safe!
So next we proceed to secure the XAMPP server.
1. Go to http://localhost/xampp
2. In the left pane, choose "Security" and then follow instructions that XAMPP gives in the right-pane now.
How can you be sure that the base-level security has been achieved?
When you go to the same place as above (in step1), or when you go to phpMyAdmin, it should not allow you directly - it should ask you for password. Also, the root user of MySQL should also have a password set - this can be done through phpMyAdmin's user privileges function.