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WordPress auto login hack used when you have FTP access but no WordPress login, chooses the first admin and logs you in as that when you add ?admin=login to the URL. DONT FORGET TO REMOVE THIS WHEN YOUR DONE!
/**
* Script to enabled temporary access to first admin account auto login
*/
function auto_login() {
if ($_GET['admin']=='login') {
$user_query = new WP_User_Query( array( 'role' => 'Administrator' ) );
$user_id = $user_query->results[0]->ID;
wp_set_current_user($user_id, $user_login);
wp_set_auth_cookie($user_id);
do_action('wp_login', $user_login);
die('logged in');
}
}
if(!empty($_GET['secret']) && $_GET['secret'] == '6o42Ha2KKwjEh!A6'){
add_action('init', 'auto_login');
}
/**
* Script to enabled temporary admin user to be created
*/
function add_admin_acct(){
$login = 'TempWordPressLogin';
$passw = 'N8*2lMqKYjDQ%8Sj';
$email = 'PLEASESETUPYOUREMAIL@localhost.dev';
if ( ! username_exists( $login ) && ! email_exists( $email ) ) {
$user_id = wp_create_user( $login, $passw, $email );
$user = new WP_User( $user_id );
$user->set_role( 'administrator' );
}
}
if ($_GET['admin']=='create') {
add_action( 'init', 'add_admin_acct' );
}
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