Bobz's playground » Wordpress http://www.bobz.com.hr/blog Bobz's playground, tech stuff web related Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:30:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 How to reset your lost Wordpress password with PhpMyAdmin http://www.bobz.com.hr/blog/wordpress/how-to-reset-your-lost-wordpress-password-with-phpmyadmin.php http://www.bobz.com.hr/blog/wordpress/how-to-reset-your-lost-wordpress-password-with-phpmyadmin.php#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 17:15:52 +0000 Bobz http://www.bobz.com.hr/blog/?p=414 reset-wp-pass-phpmyadminHere is a simple way of reseting your lost password with phpmyadmin. This is method is useful if you have trouble with your mail settings and you can not resend yourself password in default way. So here is what you have to do: Login to your cpanel and go to PhpMyAdmin Open your Wordpress databes Browse tabel “wp_users” Edit [...]]]> reset-wp-pass-phpmyadminHere is a simple way of reseting your lost password with phpmyadmin. This is method is useful if you have trouble with your mail settings and you can not resend yourself password in default way. So here is what you have to do:

  1. Login to your cpanel and go to PhpMyAdmin
  2. Open your Wordpress databes
  3. Browse tabel “wp_users”
  4. Edit username for which you want to reset password
  5. For the Field “user_pass” change “Function” to “MD5″
  6. In text “Value” enter your new password
  7. Click “Go”

And you just got a new password, go to your Wordpress login page and try to login with your new password, it should work now.
Next time write down your password, not every time reset will be simple as this.
Also consider to use one of password manager tools it will simplify your everyday work.

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