Reset WP Password

Simple way to reset your WordPress password through phpMyAdmin.

Step 1:
Create PHP file on your WordPress root and rename to password.php and put this code:

<?php
require('./wp-blog-header.php');
echo wp_hash_password('yourpasswordhere'); //
?>

Execute and copy the text appear.

Step 2:
Open IE or Firefox browser, go to your phpMyAdmin (Note: use phpMyAdmin at your own risk.)

  • Click your WordPress database
  • All the tables in your database will appear. If not, click Structure.
  • Look for wp_users.
  • Click on the icon for browse or structure.
  • Choose user and click edit
  • Find user_pass and paste the text from password.php
  • Click Go

Go to your Wordpress Login page (something like http://yoursite.com/wordpress/wp-login.php) and type yourpasswordhere

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