In our today’s blog post, we will show you how to reset a WordPress Password from phpMyAdmin. Did you forget your WordPress website login password or want to reset it but didn’t receive any reset link email from WordPress?
Despite your best practices to manage your password security, situations may arise where you forget or lose access to your WordPress password. In this case, the easiest method of resetting your WordPress password through the WordPress login page’s Password reset option may not be feasible. This is where resetting your password from phpMyAdmin comes into play.
Resetting your WordPress password from phpMyAdmin involves accessing your website’s database, and you will need to make some changes to that. No need to worry as in this article we will walk you through a step by step guidance on how to Reset your WordPress Password via phpMyAdmin.
How to Reset a WordPress Password from phpMyAdmin
To reset your WordPress login password, follow the below step-by-step guide:
Sign in to your hosting cPanel, and click on phpMyAdmin under databases
After Signing in to phpMyAdmin, select your database from the sidebar menu, then select the wp_users table. (The prefix wp_ might vary based on your database configuration)
Select Edit next to the user you want to reset the password.
In the Value column, delete the contents of the user_pass box and enter your new password.
After entering your new password, select the MD5 from the drop-down menu under the function column.
Click on the “Go” button to save the changes.
Go to your website login page, and try to log in with the new password.
Hopefully, this step-by-step guide will help you learn how to reset your WordPress password using Database phpMyAdmin. Stay in touch for more informative WordPress How-to tutorials.
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