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Is there a way to change Magento back-end login and password using just cPanel and PHPMyAdmin? I cannot reset the password and if I attempt to reset the password It will email the developer who tried to screw me over. I now have a website I cannot log into. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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So I changed it but I still unable to login > See pic. Is there something I'm missing?

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  • do u have atleast username for admin login ?
    – Pradeep Sanku
    Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 17:10
  • try my code it will work
    – Pradeep Sanku
    Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 17:47
  • yes login is admin, but I do not have anything else. Shouldn't that phpmyadmin update fix things? I don't know why it's not working could it be the Extra Data? some kind of encryption there?
    – Homero Miranda
    Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 17:50

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Reset to default
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I've not really used PHPMyAdmin, but you should be able to do something like the following:

UPDATE admin_user SET password = md5('password0123') WHERE username = 'username';

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  • which line do you go to? admin_assert? admin_user? Could you please provide more precise instruction sir?
    – Homero Miranda
    Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 17:31
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    got it:) it's in admin_user
    – Homero Miranda
    Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 17:33
  • Looked at your picture, the password should be wrapped in the md5 function like md5('password') before being input. Such that the password looks like random gibberish. Go to the following URL to generate a MD5 of your password miraclesalad.com/webtools/md5.php
    – Luke Rodgers
    Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 18:01
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@Pradeep Sanku

i can't comment for lack of reputation but you need to remove a semicolon from the end of the setpassword line on your solution:

<?php
require_once('app/Mage.php'); //Path to Magento
umask(0);
Mage::app();

Mage::getModel('admin/user')
->loadByUsername('admin')
->setPassword("yournewpassword")
->save();

echo "Successfully Changed";
?>

I tried both the query solution and the php one but I still get access denied :(

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  • I fixed the syntax error in @PradeepSanku's answer, thank you
    – Fabian Schmengler
    Commented Jul 4, 2017 at 17:28
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if you have access to the ftp.you can create php file with following code

<?php
require_once('app/Mage.php'); //Path to Magento
umask(0);
Mage::app();

Mage::getModel('admin/user')
->loadByUsername('admin')
->setPassword("yournewpassword")
->save();

echo "Successfully Changed";
?>

and place this file at magento root directory (where you will see your index.php) and run this file using http://www.urlofwebsite.com/resetpassword.php

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  • I don't need to create a new account. Block the old login and provide one for myself in the backend. Thank you:)
    – Homero Miranda
    Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 17:48
  • it is not creating new login.it is loading the account and changing the password that it.which block the old password.believe me
    – Pradeep Sanku
    Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 17:49
  • Ok:) I believe you. where do I place this php? Could you be more specific sir.
    – Homero Miranda
    Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 17:51
  • at you root dir .it is the same place where you have your (app,skin,media etc folder) at this level.
    – Pradeep Sanku
    Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 17:55
  • hm, mysql cli or phpmyadmin is much faster and safer. all you have to do just forget this file, and guess what, any bot will find it right away...
    – user2857
    Commented Jan 10, 2015 at 19:02

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