March 22, 2009 | In: how-to, Tips & Tricks
Restore Joomla! 1.5 administrator’s password (for dummies)
I have installed a new Joomla! instance but unluckily I forgot my password
.I was seeking for the forget my password link but no way !
Solutions :
- Generate a new MD5 hashed / encrypted password, to do this you can visit : http://pajhome.org.uk/crypt/md5/ type your clear password and then en crypt it using MD5.
- Go to your phpmyadmin or any other MySQL client and execute the query below (don’t forget to replace your_new_encrypted_password by your own encrypted password) or just do it manually through the gui/phpmyadmin interface:
1UPDATE jos_users SET password='your_new_encrypted_password' WHERE name='Administrator';
PS : verify your table’s prefix, as here I am using jos_ as a table prefix. - You can now log-in using your new password.

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