Need Help With Wordpress Login Details

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stung

Regular Member

Aug 11, 2009

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• Nov 5, 2009

• #1

I got a site from someone else recently and I now have all the files and database / domain name etc...but they never gave me the details to log into the wp-admin area!!

Does anyone know how I can change these login wp-admin details now that I have all the files on my hosting? Is there even a way?

Thanks for the help.

 

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renkman

Newbie

Sep 27, 2008

28

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• Nov 5, 2009

• #2

Try the username admin and the word password as the pass
Posted via Mobile Device

 

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stung

Regular Member

Aug 11, 2009

308

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• Nov 5, 2009

• #3

Thanks, didn't work though

Isn't there something I can change in a config file or similar?

 

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majinx

Newbie

Oct 2, 2008

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• Nov 5, 2009

• #4

Install phpmyadmin and check out this tutorial:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
(scroll down to "Reset through phpyadmin)

 

OldMadHatter

Junior Member

Feb 26, 2009

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• Nov 5, 2009

• #5

if you have access to the hosting account (hopefully cpanel/plesk/dreamhost) you should have a database management tool installed (as per #4, most likely phpMyAdmin). simply locate the users table in the corresponding database and reset it there.

 

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stung

Regular Member

Aug 11, 2009

308

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• Nov 5, 2009

• #6

Great stuff. Got it working now, pity the hostgator support people didn't know that - I asked them at the beginning..

 

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Datamaster

Newbie

Jan 29, 2009

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• Nov 7, 2009

• #7

Great that you've got it working! For those stumbling upon this problem and wanting a simple way to fix it this little thingie might be of interest:

Code:

http://www.village-idiot.org/archives/2007/05/22/wp-emergency-password-recovery/

I've used it on a number of occasions (yep need to get better organized) up to WP 2.8 and it's been working great. FTP to your root - Surf to URL/emergency.php - Change PW - Delete emergency.php

May have been shared before but there you go