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Created November 19, 2012 05:02
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Wordpress, insert admin user to database
# Adds a user and gives admin permissions to Wordpress database
# Change db_wordpress to DB name
# Change wp_ to your table prefix
# Change username, pass, nicename, email, url, displayname and pass to your new user info
# Change date to whenever you want the registered date to be
INSERT INTO `db_wordpress`.`wp_users` (`ID`, `user_login`, `user_pass`, `user_nicename`, `user_email`, `user_url`, `user_registered`, `user_activation_key`, `user_status`, `display_name`) VALUES (NULL, 'username', MD5('pass'), 'nicename', 'email', 'url', '2010-10-08 00:00:00', '', '0', 'displayname');
# Find the userid that was just created (int)
# Replace id with the user id
INSERT INTO `db_wordpress`.`wp_usermeta` (`umeta_id`, `user_id`, `meta_key`, `meta_value`) VALUES (NULL, 'id', 'wp_capabilities', 'a:1:{s:13:"administrator";b:1;}');
INSERT INTO `db_wordpress`.`wp_usermeta` (`umeta_id`, `user_id`, `meta_key`, `meta_value`) VALUES (NULL, 'id', 'wp_user_level', '10');
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