2.14.2.6. Change administrator password in Joomla!

Attention!

The current administrator password cannot be retrieved because it is not stored on the site in plain text — only its hash is stored. The password can only be changed to a new one.

The administrator password can be changed through the control panel or directly via the <g>database</g>.

  1. Open the "CMS install" section.
  2. Click "Reset password":
  3. Select the user, specify the new password, and click "Change password":
  1. In the configuration file of the site, check the name of the database to which it is connected.
  2. Open database in phpMyAdmin.
  3. Execute the following SQL query (replace new_password, jos_, admin with your own data):
    UPDATE `jos_users` SET `password` = MD5('new_password') WHERE `username` = 'admin';
  4. Check the login to the admin panel.
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