I have a question about Wordpress Admin Account

[Xarzu]

I have a question about Wordpress Admin Account

It seems like I have lost my admin password to my wordpress blog. I tried to send a reset password message but I did not get any email notification. I kind of remember that the admin account in wordpress is a special case and that you cannot loose the password for that account. Is this right? Does this mean I will have to rebuild my wordpress from the ground up? I mean, will I have to reinstall everything?

I found a web page that tells how to go into my database and change my admin password.

It says:

In the MySQL database:

1.Go to wp_users and click ?browse.?
2.On the user_pass field, click ?browse? and find the ID number associated with your login (there is usually only one) and click Edit.
3.Select the password content and delete it. Type in your new password as you normally would.
4.In the dropdown menu, choose MD5.
5.Click Go or Save at the bottom of the screen.
6.Return to the tab for your WordPress blog and test the new password. If it doesn?t work, start over.​

But this did not work.

I noticed that all the passwords started with "$P$B". So I added these to the reset admin password.

But this did not work either.

 

[djbaxter]

Are you running the latest version of WordPress? (3.1)

 

[ArizonaJay]

Did you look at the emails that are collecting in your cpanel with your host? They may not have been forwarded to whatever you THINK your email is. . .

 

[zeemzeem]

redundant

Connect to it with a FTP client and find where the username and password is stored to change it, not sure if its encrypted or not.

 

[djbaxter]

Actually, the admin password isn't stored in a file you can view on the server.

However:

1. backup wp-config.php and wp-settings.php to your local hard drive.

2. If you are already using the latest version of WordPress (3.1), just upload the install folder via FTP and then re-run the install.php program. This should allow you to reset your admin login and password.

3. If you are not using 3.1, download it and install it manually: WordPress › Download - see installation instructions at Updating WordPress WordPress Codex

4. If you're not sure, install 3.1 anyway.