| Lost admin password? |
| Description: 2 ways of getting back your admin status |
| Author: Jaeboy |
| Date: Wed Apr 09, 2003 5:28 am |
| Type: Tutorial |
| Keywords: lost, password, administrator, retrieval |
| Category: Administrating |
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Lost admin password?
1st Method (by Acecool)
This is the best method.
- 1st Steps
- Open your phpMyAdmin or any database manager.
- Browse through phpbb_users table (replace phpbb_ with your current prefix)
- Look for your username and select "edit"
- Look for the field user_password
- 2nd Steps
- Now go to http://www.acecoolco.com/tool_md5.php (This is a password Generator)
- Type your new password in the field
- Copy the code on the row After:
- 3rd Steps
- Paste the code in the user_password value field
- Press "Go" or submit (depends on your db manager)
2nd Method (by Jaeboy)
If method 1 don't work, try this one
- 1st Steps
- Register a new account
- 2nd Steps
- Open your phpMyAdmin or any database manager.
- Browse through phpbb_users table (replace phpbb_ with your current prefix)
- Look for your new username. Click "Edit"
- Change the user level to 1
- Press "Go" or submit (depends on your db manager)
Note that phpBB user levels
0- Normal User
1- Administrator
2- Moderator
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