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Change mySQL password without SQL manager or PHPmyAdmin for WordPress
<?php
/**
* Tutorial by: nanodesigns (@nanodesigns)
* URL: http://tuts.nanodesignsbd.com/change-wordpress-password-without-sql-manager/
* by: Mayeenul Islam (@mayeenulislam)
*/
//Connect to mySQL First
$connection = mysql_connect('DB_HOST','DB_USER','DB_PASSWORD');
//Select Database
mysql_select_db('DB_NAME');
//Reset password with SQL UPDATE Query
$SQL="update wp_users set user_pass=MD5('newpassword123here') where user_login='admin'";
//If everything's OK, your password will be reset
if(mysql_query($SQL)){
echo "Your password was succesfully reset!";
}
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