You can change the WordPress admin username and password directly from the MySQL database using SSH access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Log in to the server and navigate to the website’s public_html folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then execute the following commands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nvi wp-config.php<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Check the database name used by WordPress and stop using it: q!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nmysql
use “database” (database = name of the database )
show tables;
desc wp_users;
select ID, user_login, user_pass from wp_users;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nFor changing the username<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\nupdate wp_users set user_login=’username’ where ID=1;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nFor changing the password<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\nupdate wp_users set user_pass=md5(‘password’) where user_login=’username’;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nConclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Using MySQL commands, you can directly update the WordPress admin username and password from the database.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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