How to recover administrator password? A lot of users faced this problem so we made a tutorial for the administrators of WordPress and Joomla websites.
First you need to identify the name of your database
For WordPress website look at wp-config.php file which is located in your root WordPress Directory.
For Joomla website look at configuration.php file
Log in to phpMyAdmin. To do it you have to choose “PhpMyAdmin” in the “Additional Apps” menu.
Please, enter your login and password you`ve got in the configuration file. You may also choose the interface language.
Select the necessary Database, for example, wordpressBD
Choose wp_users table (sometimes prefix may be different).
On the right side you will see the table. Press “Change” button to edit admin info.
Edit users password
To edit administrator password fill user_pass field. While doing it, you have to select MD5 function for user_pass field, then type the new password.
Click “Go” to save changes. Now you successfully changed your password and you may use it to log in to WordPress administrator panel. Please note, you will not see your new password in phpMyAdmin panel, because all passwords in WordPress are encrypted.
Several words about the algorithm, how to recover administrator password in Joomla. The principle is the same but the table names differ. You have to log in using data from the configuration file.
Choose the necessary database:
Choose the table jos_users (prefix may differ):
On the right side you will see the table. Press “Change” button to edit admin info.
Now you may edit users data:
To edit administrator password fill password field. While doing it, you have to select MD5 function for password field, then type the new password.
Click “Go” to save changes. Now you successfully changed your password and you may use it to log in to Joomla administrator panel. Please note, you will not see your new password in phpMyAdmin panel (jos_users table), because all passwords in Joomla are encrypted.
Hope, it was easy for you to understand how to recover administrator password and you have done it successfully!