Change WordPress User Role to Admin mySql

change-user-role-mysql.txt

-- Look at the field called "id" in the result set
--
select * from wp_users
where user_login = 'WORDPRESS_USERNAME_GOES_HERE';

-- Substitute the above "id" value in the "user_id" field below.
-- This is an integer value so do not use quotes around it
-- For example if the above "id" is the value 10 then the resulting line would be: where user_id = 10
-- 
update wp_usermeta
set meta_value = 'a:1:{s:13:"administrator";s:1:"1";}'
where user_id = USER_ID_GOES_HERE
and meta_key = 'wp_capabilities';

-- Lastly execute this statement remembering to substitute the same "id" value
update wp_usermeta
set meta_value = '10'
where user_id = USER_ID_GOES_HERE
and meta_key = 'wp_user_level';