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How To Reset My WordPress Password In PHP


Path to DB Config: wp-config.php
Path to Config: wp-config.php
Admin Login: /wp-admin/
Reset Password

  1. Browse to /wp-content/cache (You might want to create a backup!)
  2. Remove anything in this directory. “rm –rf *”
  3. Go to phpMyAdmin
  4. Select the WordPress database from the drop-down box on the left.
  5. Click on the wp_users table on the left.
  6. Click the Browse link at the top of the screen.
  7. Put a check next to the username, then click the pencil icon.
  8. Delete what is in the password field. Enter the desired password.
  9. Select MD5 from the drop-down box in the function field.
  10. Click Go at the bottom of the screen.

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