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Create a WordPress admin user via SQL
INSERT INTO `wp_users` (`ID`, `user_login`, `user_pass`, `user_nicename`, `user_email`, `user_url`, `user_registered`, `user_activation_key`, `user_status`, `display_name`) VALUES ('userid_here', 'username_here', MD5('password_here'), 'personname_here', 'email_here', 'http://www.wpbeginner.com/', '2011-06-07 00:00:00', '', '0', 'personname_here');
INSERT INTO `wp_usermeta` (`umeta_id`, `user_id`, `meta_key`, `meta_value`) VALUES (NULL, 'userid_here', 'wp_capabilities', 'a:1:{s:13:"administrator";s:1:"1";}');
INSERT INTO `wp_usermeta` (`umeta_id`, `user_id`, `meta_key`, `meta_value`) VALUES (NULL, 'userid_here', 'wp_user_level', '10');
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