August 13, 2010

How to reset WordPress Admin password from phpMyadmin

Filed under: Miscellaneous — SupportPRO Admin @ 6:05 am

Forgot your WordPress admin password, no issues. You can reset this from your cPanel.

Steps are as follows:

1. Login to cPanel

2. Navigate to phpMyAdmin

3. Click the database associated with your WordPress.

4. Look out for wp_users and access this table.

5. Now this will show the fields inside the wp_users table

6. Look out for the "admin" under the user_login

7. Remember its corresponding ID, just in case if we need to confirm it later.

8. Click Edit, on the same field

9. Check out for user_pass field

10. Delete the list of letters and numbers (it’s an encrypted format)

11. Enter your desired password (normal password) example: wppasswd (its case sensitive)

12. After that click the drop down next to user_pass ie; varchar(64) and select MD5

13. Click Go

14. You are done! Now check if the new password is working.

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